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@autistic-characters
I have a headcanon that Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin is autistic (partially because I kin him and I’m autistic and partially cuz imagining him having stimming methods and such is cute to me-)
Headcanoning a character as autistic because you kin them and see yourself in them is completely valid! Headcanons are for fun and if Boyfriend being autistic makes you happy then that's good enough a reason to me!
I love stimming by listening to music and bunny hopping! Also spinning and bouncing on my feet are also one of my happy stims!
When I’m sad I take hot showers, take a nap, covered by a thick blanket n huggin my plushie or look for meaningful relatable quotes as I listen to songs with sad vibes.
these are great I love hearing about you guy's stims, please flood my inbox with your favorite stims and special interests I love that stuff
The mane 6 from My Little Pony are all autistic
anon is right I am Lauren Faust
Milo Thatch is autistic! This movie (Atlantis: the lost empire) is one of my favorites. In many ways Milo is the stereotypical autistic character, but he can show compassion and is a little different than, say, Sheldon Cooper. He has a special interest, being the lost city of Atlantis.
ash and kristofferson from fantastic mr. fox are both autistic
Kenpachi Zaraki from Bleach is autistic, his special interest is fighting (he has little interest in anything that doesn't involve fighting) and he stims by swinging his sword
reminder that
Autism is not white, it is not experienced exclusively by white people, but in online spaces white voices shout so much louder than our autistic siblings of color. I am white and I know that the way I experience autism is so different than the experiences of our autistic siblings of color. If you are a non-white autistic, I would love to hear from you and get your perspective, but only if you feel safe and comfortable. My ask box is open if you wish to remain anonymous.
Reminder when submitting headcanons:
when making submissions, please include a picture of the character you're referring to, and if you have the spoons then I'd like to hear what you think their special interests/stims are as well :) you don't have to! It's just a suggestion, it just makes it more fun!
also, if you don't intend to include images with your submission, please defer to leaving your headcanon in my ask box instead!
Any submissions without an image attached will be deleted.
shoutout to autistics who can't unmask due to safety reasons. Black and autistics of color are often seen as dangerous by white neurotypicals and that is so unfair. It must be so frustrating seeing posts about unmasking and stimming in public when you can't safely do so yourself because of how people will perceive you. Your struggle is real and it is valid, please stay safe. You are so unique and important, keep fighting <3
Reminder when submitting headcanons:
when making submissions, please include a picture of the character you're referring to, and if you have the spoons then I'd like to hear what you think their special interests/stims are as well :) you don't have to! It's just a suggestion, it just makes it more fun!
also, if you don't intend to include images with your submission, please defer to leaving your headcanon in my ask box instead!
hanna from hanna is not a boy’s name is autistic
Ok but shes not autistic she has a personality disorder, she was a fully functioning member of society before her transformation into Harley Quinn
thank you for telling me! I wasn't aware of personality disorders at the time I made that post, but I am learning more about them every day. It makes much more sense for Harley Quinn to have a personality disorder than to be autistic, but I do understand that some autistics see themselves in Harley and it makes them feel valid to project their disabilities onto a character they relate to. I will no longer be sharing any "Harley is autistic" posts but I will bear in mind what you have said today.
Reminder when submitting headcanons:
when making submissions, please include a picture of the character you're referring to, and if you have the spoons then I'd like to hear what you think their special interests/stims are as well :) you don't have to! It's just a suggestion, it just makes it more fun!
The LGBT+ autistic character of the day is... The Doctor from Doctor Who!
The Doctor is canonically genderfluid and autistic-coded!
Requested by @koolaidcrow (I wasn't sure what doctor you wanted)
The autistic character of the day is... Tenya Iida from My Hero Academia!
He is autistic-coded!
This may just be my experience as an autistic person, but the kids I’ve nannied whose parent’s complain of ‘bad awful in cooperative selfish autistic behavior’ are… Not like that? At all?
Like, for example, I cared for a kid for a while who was nonverbal and didn’t like being touched. Around six years old? Their parent said that they were fussy and had a strict schedule, and that they had problems getting them to eat. Their last few nannies had quit out of frustration.
So, I showed up. And for the first little while, it was awkward. The kid didn’t know me, I didn’t know them, you know how it is. And for the first… Day and a half, maybe? I fucked up a few times.
I changed their diaper and they screamed at me. I put the TV off and they threw things. Not fun, but regular upset kid stuff.
Next time, I figured, hell, I wouldn’t like being manhandled and ordered around either. Who likes being physically lifted out of whatever it is they’re doing and having their pants yanked off? Fucking few, that’s who.
Next time, I go, ‘hey, kiddo. You need a new diaper?’ and check. ‘I’m gonna go grab a new one and get you clean, okay?’ ‘Wanna find a spot to lay down?’ ‘Alright, almost done. Awesome job, thanks buddy’.
I learned stuff about them. They liked a heads up before I did anything disruptive. They didn’t mind that I rattled of about nothing all day. They didn’t like grass or plastic touching their back. They were okay with carpets and towels. They liked pictionary, and the color yellow, and fish crackers, and painting. They didn’t look me in the face (which was never an issue- I hate that too, it fucking sucks) but I never had reason to believe that they were ignoring me.
Once I learned what I was doing wrong, everything was fine. Did they magically “”“become normal”“” and start talking and laughing and hugging? No, but we had fun and had a good time and found a compromise between what I was comfortable with and what they were comfortable with. (For the record, I didn’t magically sailor-moon transform into a socially adept individual, either. In case anyone was wondering.)
I don’t like eye contact. It’s distracting and painful and stresses me out.
They didn’t like eye contact either.
Is eye contact necessary to communication? No. So we just didn’t do it.
Was there ever a situation where I HAD to force them to drop everything and lay down on the lawn? No. So the thirty second warning came into play, and nobody died.
“But they never talked!”
No, they didn’t. And they didn’t know ASL, and they didn’t like being touched.
So you know what happened?
My third day in, they tugged on my shirt. ‘Hey monkey, what’s up?’ I asked. And they tugged me towards the kitchen. ‘oh, cool. You hungry?’. They raised their hands in an ‘up’ gesture. ‘you want up? Cool.’ and I lifted them up. They pointed to the fridge. I opened it. They grabbed a juice box out of the top shelf, and pushed the door closed again. ‘oh sweet, grape is the best. You are an individual of refined taste.’ I put them down and they went back to their room to play Legos.
“But they didn’t say please or thank you!” “But you should be teaching them communication skills!” “But!” Lalalalala.
1. The entire interaction was entirely considerate and polite. I was never made uncomfortable. I was made aware of the problem so that I could help them solve it. There was no mess, no tears, no bruises, no shouting.
2. Did my brain collapse into a thousand million fragments of shattered diamond dust out of sheer incomprehension? No? Then their communication skills were fine. Goal realized, solution found, objective complete. They found the most simple and painless way to communicate the situation and then did it.
Kids are not stupid. AUTISTIC kids are not stupid.
I’m willing to bet real cash money that the real reason the last few nannies had quit had a million times more to do with their own ability to cope, not the kid’s.
To this day, that was the most relaxed and enjoyable job I’ve ever had.
And I know I don’t speak for everyone. All kids are different. All adults are different. But in my time and experience, pretty much 95% of all my difficulties with children come from ME not being understanding enough. Every single “problem child” I’ve worked with turned out to be a pretty cool person once I started figuring out how to put my ego aside and let them set the pace.
Again, not speaking universally, here. I’m just saying. Sometimes social rules are bullshit, you know? People are people
The thing about why so many parents think their neurodivergent children are a handful and a half is that they cannot wrap their heads around the fact that their child has needs and boundaries that conflict with what they want their child to do and be like.
Sometimes stimming is rocking back and forth or flapping your hands, and sometimes stimming is curling up in bed under your favorite blanket and listening to music. However you stim, you are valid!
