HoO with Autism Headcanons:
JASON: Imagine Jason who is nonverbal. The idea of talking just overwhelms him. When he tries to talk he gets anxious and either stutters so bad he can't be understood or no sound comes out. He can definitely communicate though. He learns sign language and slowly the people in his life learn some as well. When people don't know it he uses universal hand signals. His favorite is the middle finger.
PIPER: Imagine Piper who NEEDS to stim, but no one ever told her what it was or that it was okay, so she starts skin-picking. She calls it an anxiety response, but when she meets Annabeth Annabeth teaches her that there are healthier ways to stim and gets her a tangle. Piper starts tapping instead of picking. She also experiences an inability to tell what's appropriate to say in what situation. She overshares on accident and feels terrible when people tell her she's making them uncomfortable.
LEO: Imagine Leo with auditory sensory issues. Sound that he can't control, especially if it's loud, often results in meltdowns. He wears sound-cancelling headphones and sometimes blasts his favorite music in them (sound he CAN control). He gets really good at reading lips and gleefully learns sign language when he meets Jason.
REYNA: Imagine Reyna with food sensitivities. Her safe foods are plain quesadillas (nothing but cheese), french fries, and Granny Smith apples. She will eat other things if necessary but they make her very uncomfortable.
HAZEL: Imagine Hazel with clothing sensitivity. She just can't wear pants that are tight on her legs, like jeans, leggings, and tights. The color red is her favorite and plaid patterns are soothing for her. She can usually be found wearing red sweatpants, harem pants, cargo pants, or red plaid skirts. They clash horribly with the Camp Jupiter shirt but she doesn't care.
FRANK: Imagine Frank whose most obvious autism habit is echolalia. He can suppress it, but he's always happiest when he just lets it happen. He repeats stuff from books, stuff that rhymes, silly things he thinks of, things Ella says, mockingly repeats stuff from Octavian, and just whatever sounds his brain decides to make.
OCTAVIAN: Imagine Octavian who unconsciously masks for the first few years at Camp Jupiter before realizing he doesn't have to. His special interest is prophecy and as a result he hyperfocuses on it to the point of fooling himself into thinking he has the gift. He hyperfocuses on things to the point where he literally can't talk about other things.
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