#autistic!hiccup

[local-dragon-haunt]

Local psychology major takes one look at loser Viking from 1300 years ago and clocks him instantly

(Inspired by this post of @itsybitsybatsyspider ‘s, ty for letting me yoink it, bestie <3)

( anyways you should totally go read Of Ghost Tales and Dragon Scales on ao3)

[saturnniidae]

Hiccup is a prime example of that specific type of autism where you were ostracized for being different as a kid then later in life struggle to empathize with other people and are better at relating to and connecting with animals.

Like that scene when they were on the ship they found the dragon eye in??? They see the bones of dragons and Hiccup is visibly disturbed and upset that Toothless has to be seeing this, then like less than a minute later he pries something out of the hand of a human skeleton and has little to no reaction to seeing it other than 'ew'

[howtodrawyourdragon]

In a modern AU, Fishlegs has a rock collection, Hiccup a dinosaur collection and Astrid a (medieval) weapon collection.

[10blue10]

Autistic!Hiccup

I’m a big fan of the ‘Hiccup is autistic’ headcanon so here’s a list of reasons why I think this dork is on the spectrum/his positive traits that are related to it:

He has two special interests, namely dragons and inventing stuff.

He hyper-focuses on whatever his current project is - be it rescuing dragons, studying dragons, inventing things to help him train dragons…

He couldn’t socialise with/relate to his peers growing up.

He prefers the non verbal company of dragons to other humans.

He sometimes says insensitive/inappropriate things (like “the village could do with a little less feeding” when Stoick implies their people could starve.)

He can’t sit or stand still unless he’s hyper focused on something.

He has great attention to detail - he shot down a Night Fury in the dark.

He is really observant and figures most things out just by watching.

He remembers facts about dragons without using cards like Fishlegs.

He is visually oriented, making diagrams and drawings all the time.

He has a unique thought process and comes up with innovative solutions.

He is extremely creative, to the point of inventing really advanced stuff.

He questions social norms and doesn’t judge his own differences.

He has a lot of integrity and a commitment to doing the right thing.

I don’t think he’s resistant to changes in routine or overly sensitive to certain stimuli, but if anyone has examples of these I’d be happy to reconsider. Feel free to add your own reasons why Hiccup is neurodivergent in the reblogs!

[saturnniidae]

Hiccup haddock the typa guy whose desk is an absolutely indecipherable mess but he swears up and down he has a 'system' and will know if you touched it and if anything is even an inch out of place he'll have a conniption

[saturnniidae]

Hiccup avoids eye contact like an animal that knows it's a threat and Astrid prolongs it because it Is a threat and also a game she can and will win

[saturnniidae]

More dragon rider disability headcanons for disability pride month!

(Ones specifically abt Hiccup are here)

Ruffnut has hypermobile EDS (when the twins were doing some bit that was basically Guinness book of world records she said smth abt 'worlds stretchiest skin' and my mom made a joke and said 'ruff has eds!' And it stuck)

A joke Ruffnut loves to make is saying Tuff is so insufferable she should just run away to join a circus and become a contortionist. She thinks it's the funniest thing ever

Hiccup also has some weird hypermobility stuff going on, when Ruff learns this she calls him a fellow circus freak (affectionate) and offers to let him come with her when she runs away. The response she got was "I'd rather stick my hand in Fenrir's mouth."

Tuff is visually impaired in his right eye from a childhood injury (another joke taken seriously)

All the riders are neurodivergent!

Snotlout has a frequently irregular heartbeat as well as memory issues due to how many times he's been struck by lightning. His whole book he wrote in that one episode isn't the only writing he does, he keeps a notebook to help keep track of minor things he might forget.

Astrid tries to make Hiccup breakfast in bed when he's having bad pain days and is too tired to do it himself. She almost burns the house down every time, so Toothless will go and get the other riders to help out while Astrid is kicked out of the kitchen and sent back to bed

Hiccup can be really fucking mean sometimes! Usually it's intentional bc he's in a bad mood and wants to be left alone. If it's seemingly unprovoked though, the others know it as a sign he's likely in pain and needs to be left alone (he still insists on getting work done but usually Toothless annoys him into resting)

Astrid has aches in her leg from when she got shot with that arrow, it being poisoned with dragon root did something to mess up the healing process so its worse than other old injuries (Dragon root isn't poisonous to humans but still having it in your blood stream isn't a good idea). She's also very mean when she's in pain, especially because it ruins her schedule since she can't train. Eventually her and Hiccup come to an agreement when they're having bad pain days they'll meet up in one of their huts and just. Sit together enjoying the others comforting presence but rarely talking

This is because Hiccup and Astrid both hate being in pain in front of people, they both share that almost extreme fear of vulnerability and the best they can do is take comfort in each other

Hiccup and Fishlegs are hyperfixation buddies! Fishlegs is the only one who doesn't get mad (it's just fond exasperation) when Hiccup wakes him up in the middle of the night to infodump, they just bounce off each other talking about dragons until woah suddenly the sun is rising and that is when Fishlegs gets upset because he values his sleep

All the riders have burn scars of varying severity. They literally work with dragons there's no way they wouldn't. And they all deal with their pain in different ways, but are unwavering supportive of each other when they can be

I've said it before and I'll say it again, a lot of characters should be disabled.

I know, cartoon logic and all, but the things that happen to these guys are things that should affect them for the rest of their lives. And watching characters struggle with permanent change like that, the realization you can never go back to how things were, and eventually healing and learning that's okay! You can still find happiness and be happy and it doesn't make your pain any less valid! It's so important to me and that's obviously reflected in my interpretations of my favorite characters lmao

[saturnniidae]

I like to think Hiccup has whole 'conversations' with Toothless that are essentially incomprehensible to anyone but them (they consist of little human language–mostly draconic noises and body language as well as signals/cues specific to Hiccup and Toothless) the other riders are used to it at this point, but a lot of people are very much not and find it incredibly confusing.

Its started a lot of rumors of Hiccup being some 'dragon whisperer' that can actually speak to and command them and the other riders tease him about it relentlessly because he despises the rumors and always tries to correct them. Like every time they're brought up he'll say something along the lines of "No. If u actually pay attention to and connect with them, adapting to their way of communication isn't hard. I don't actually speak with them ur just not observant enough" and is constantly ignored

(This is kind of a follow-up to another post but I didn't want to tack it onto a rb)