My Autistic Character Headcanons
Newt Scamander (Fantastic Beasts & Where to find them)
Seemingly uncomfortable with touching or physical contact
Special Interests in Fantastic Beasts
Has difficulty saying what he means
Relates to animals more than people, a mood
Compliments a girl on her eyes looking like those of a salamander
Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
Has trouble concentrating
Known to be strange by other students
Prefers being barefoot, possibly out of sensory reasons
Stares into space and gets lost in her thoughts
Large fields of Special Interests
Info-Dumps like 90% of the time
Has trouble figuring out emotions sometimes
Certain Doctors have barely any volume control
Certain Doctors are clearly hyper-empathetic
Peridot (Steven Universe)
Echolalia for the word “Clods”
Doesn’t get Amethyst’s jokes
Has trouble communicating
Very very literal and logical
Gets upset by unpredictability
Alien Plush and IPad as comfort items
Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Mostly Nonverbal, and only says one specific phrase
Seemingly takes awhile to process information
Struggles with following directions
Hates wearing clothes (when the Ravagers put him in that tiny little outfit)
Makes ‘strange’ noises, groans and is shown to pace
Possibly stims by dancing
Doesn’t really bother to follow social rules
Chews on his shirt to stim
Tries to plan everything out
Huge trouble with social interaction
Special Interest in the Paranormal
No volume control whatsoever
Pulls her sweater over her head and rocks back and forth when overwhelmed
Loves shiny things and stickers, almost like visual stimming
Only wears sweaters, possibly for sensory reasons
Special interests in boy bands, arts and crafts
Incredibly trusting of others
Struggles with communication, especially towards humans
Difficulty processing emotions
Hyperfocus and need to follow rules
Has meltdowns when she’s confronted by difficult topics (Rose, Sardonyx, etc…)
This Gif looks a lot like her stimming
Often misses social cues from Pearl
Misunderstands situations and intentions
When insulted, she often is totally unaware that she’s supposed to take offense
Gets really excited about bikes and moving stages
Wears headphones all the time
Hates the texture of mayonnaise:
Comfort objects such as Scrump the doll
Specific and unusual routines
Understands other creatures better than humans
Star Butterfly (Star vs the Forces of Evil)
Very confused by Human stuff
Doesn’t understand Marco’s sarcasm
Chews on her wand to stim
Has a hard time following rules
Doesn’t understand metaphors
Has meltdowns when fighting Toffee and in other very upsetting situations
Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)
Special Interest in Books and Magic
Struggles with social interactions
Difficulty understanding emotions at times
Struggles with unpredictability
Has a hard time breaking rules
There’s descriptions of what sounds like her stimming in the book, even flapping her hands in the Half-Blood Prince
Has difficulty seeing from others perspectives
Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Special Interests in Physics and Science
Generally prefers to be alone
Difficulty processing and controlling his emotions at times
Prefers to be partially nonverbal
Clearly gets overstimulated and has a meltdown as the Hulk in Thor;Ragnarok after seeing Natasha’s video
Doesn’t always get Tony’s jokes and references
Confused by certain emotions
Communicates more through action than words
Difficulty with communications, even with other Robots
Loves watching ‘Hello Dolly’ over and over again
Rubik’s Cube for stimming?