Should I make a list of Thai BL characters that I, as an autistic person, wholeheartedly believe are autistic? Because woo-boy, I've got a LOT of them.
No one asked for this but I’m giving it to y’all anyways!!
User qland’s (not so) definitive list of totally real autistic characters in Thai BL!!
For clarifications sake, I am joking—unfortunately we’re a long way from having substantial autistic representation in Thai BL. I just thought it would be fun to take a look at the characters I see myself in, and why…
Sun & Junior (Caged Again)
audible + textile sensory issues / lack of emotional regulation / attention issues / unregulated eye contact / (Junior) special interest / irregular speech patterns / strong connection to animals
Teh & Oh’Aew (ITSAY / IPYTM)
special interests / (Teh) inability to accept change / lack of emotional regulation / attachment issues / lack of self awareness / imitation of others as a form of masking / vivid imagination
Heng (Ossan’s Love Thailand)
requires assisted living / struggle with comprehending concepts of time / hyperfixation(s) / emotional unawareness / impulsivity / unable to say no + anxiety / vivid imagination
Akin (Top Form)
textile sensory issues / lack of emotional regulation / special interest (?) / struggle controlling facial expressions (expert at masking while acting) / strong connection to animals / superiority complex / struggle making relationships / “rude” / comfort foods / vivid imagination
Fadel (The Heart Killers)
unregulated eye contact / struggle controlling facial expressions / intense focus / strong sense of justice / stimming / heavy masking / trauma
Babe (Pitbabe)
special interest / hypersensitivity / lack of emotional regulation / strong sense of justice / heavy masking / gullible / trauma
Honorable non-BL mentions!
Peach (Peaceful Property)
struggle controlling facial expressions / debilitating anxiety / underlying mental illness / stimming / special interest / trauma / vivid imagination
Wave (The Gifted)
lack of emotional regulation / strong sense of justice / stimming / intense focus / depression / superiority complex / struggle making relationships / “rude” / attachment issues / comfort items / thinks in binaries / trauma
