#adhd denki

[surelyimisheard]

bionic reading

[foreverafangirl14]

KamiShima Saturday

Kirishima is trying to help kaminari with his homework. Kamiari is distracted as usual. (Adhd headcanon)

[saturn-ian]

I’m speaking the truth and you know it

[northlight14]

Denki: remember when you told me to go to the pharmacy?

Yaoyorozu: yes?

Denki: they’re out of my ADHD medication for five days

Monoma: oh my god

Denki: it’s gonna be a fun week!

Shinso: I’m going to my dad’s

Jirou: though sickness and in health mother fucker!

[wank127]

denki: sorry i zoned out for a sec there, my brain was reading a monologue from the notebook and singing ‘hotel room service’ by pitbull simultaneously. what were we talking about?

shinsou: you were asking me out and telling me how in love you are with me..

denki: OH! right, okay so, you’re eyes man..

[wormofglass]

I’LL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT IT

[fandom-joiner]

Time for a random headcanon!

Hizashi drinks more coffee than any other character because he showed signs of ADHD but never wanted to actually be diagnosed with it. Caffeine is a stimulation drug that can have the same effects as some ADHD medication. Mic didn't want to take meds so, even though it's not as effective, he started drinking coffee. At some point he noticed Denki having some of the same problems that he did and had a talk with him. When he realized that Denki and him were kind of in the same boat, he suggested caffeine and it actually helped Denki a lot. The only problem is, Denki doesn't like coffee no matter what's done to it so he probably drinks energy drinks instead.

[tornateos]

Why I think Denki Kaminari has ADHD or is neurodivergent (as someone who has ADHD)

These are just a few of the things I’ve noticed about Denki and I have only written about a few of the symptoms that I experience because they’re the ones that I really understand and I didn’t want to write about something that I may not be able to accurately write about. Please feel free to add more.

** Trigger Warning— Mentions of tics!

For the last point I’m talking about Tics. If you get them, reading about them can cause them. If they cause you any physical, mental, or emotional distress feel free to skip this post :)

Focus. He’s said he has trouble focusing on school and studying. This is what most people think of with adhd is a lack of focus and while that can be a part of it caused by sensory issues, hyper or hypo energy phases, fixations and other symptoms that’s not all ADHD is.

Schooling issues. Many people with either adhd, autism, or anything else on the neurodivergent spectrum have trouble in school either due to a lack of focus, not being able to comprehend the questions, not being able to form your thoughts into words on paper, sensory-overload and a multitude of different issues. Denki, like in the last point, has said he has trouble with school, had the lowest score on class 1-A’s midterm and is often called dumb (which unfortunately is not uncommon for people on the spectrum)

Stimming. Stimming(self-stimulatory behavior) is a common coping mechanism for neurodivergent people. It’s a way of stimulating yourself with a physical stimuli and can be to release energy, to have a sense of control, to stop sensory-overloads, and a whole bunch of other possibilities that are unique to the individual. I can see Kaminari playing with Ojiro’s tail as a way of stimming.

Sleep issues. A big part of neurodivergence is either not being able to sleep, always feeling like you need to sleep, or not realizing that you need to sleep. These can all come from focus and attentive issues, sensory issues, or other symptoms but I always find this panel fun (I can’t remember what chapter the screen shot is from Im sorry)

Personal Space. An especially common symptom of ADHD and neurodivergence that isn’t talked about much is personal space. People on the spectrum may either be very serious about their personal space due to sensory reasons and may not want people touching them while others may not realize that other people value personal space and as a result they are often times touching other people or at least extremely close to them. This can tie in with Denki touching Ojiro’s tail but we’ve also seen him being very touchy with multiple characters including Bakugo, who other characters are cautious about.

Warning

for this next one I am talking about tics and if you have them reading about them can cause them!!

The last one I wanted to point out isn’t as common, but can happen very often (and is a symptom that I get) which is tics. Tics are usually involuntary motor or vocal actions that can occur randomly or they can be triggered by something in someone’s environment. I head canon that when Denki is in his “whey” mode him saying “whey” and giving thumbs up like he does are actually both ticks caused by the sensory-overload when he overexerts himself and essentially shocks himself.