Autistic Pete Headcanons (Because I Can and I Will)
Stims using propreoceptive input, ie: hopping, waving, flapping.
He and Egon have a sort of sign language they use when things can’t be expressed/are hard to express verbally.
Uses sarcasm as a default tone
Jokes around as a social strategy (it doesn’t always work, think “game show host”)
Hyperfocuses on people he likes, (Dana, Ray and Egon to some extent, Winston) kinda pushes away the loud, cranky ones (Walter). Has trouble focusing on other things.
Has trouble shaving/washing clothes/cleaning because of executive dysfunction
Fascinated by patterned clothing (he loves to wear patterns, occasionally conflicting ones)
Automatically takes on other people’s interests to advance the friendship/mask an interest in them as a person. He doesn’t realize he’s doing it but he does. Ie: interest in parapsychology because Ray and Egon love it, interest in art and music because Dana loves them. Part of codependency.
Very clumsy dancer. Not the greatest spacial awareness here.
Has trouble performing/remembering tasks assigned to him because of verbal instructions/executive dysfunction.
Occasionally communicates/stims through song, especially when uncomfortable/uncertain.
Difficulty expressing negative emotions (results in hitting because dammit Egon there’s a ghost right there, put the PKE meter down)
Only likes touch from certain people, disgusted and uncomfortable with unfamiliar people touching him (even shaking hands, Janosz)
Hates the texture of slime.
Reverts to politeness scripts when he’s in trouble with authority.
Smiles at inappropriate times, makes jokes about “inappropriate” subjects, overshares about some things
Special interest in the Jets and “figuring out” (pshychoanalyzing) other people.
Hyperempathy allows him to “get” (and then manipulate) other’s feelings, and trouble expressing emotions helps him hide his intentions.
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