#autistic house

[scintillatingshortone]

high-masking autistic guy giving pointers to his non-masking autistic boybestie to prepare him for his date with cameron

[smoothoperatorleclerc]

wilson found house in the nurses break room, the tv running an old episode of ‘prescription passion’ quietly in the background. but house wasn’t watching the tv. he was lying down on the couch on his back, a notebook on his chest. his left sleeve was rolled up and there appeared to be notes written across his forearm.

something about the scene sent a crashing wave of understanding through wilson. slowly, he eased himself down into an armchair positioned across from the couch.

he didn’t speak. wasn’t the one to break the silence between them. he waited, knowing something monumental was catapulting around in house’s brain.

a minute passed, then two, before house finally spoke.

“kid picked up my ball and started bouncing it off the wall exactly like i do,” house said.

wilson waited a beat, and then gestured at house with his hand in the universal sign for ‘go-on.’

“smart, too. super witty. followed along with my differentials. read my team like he was reading a book.”

wilson gathered house was talking about his current patient. a nineteen-year-old boy whose case had been transferred to house the day before yesterday.

wilson motioned towards the notebook, seeking house’s approval.

sitting up, house tossed the notebook over towards wilson. wilson caught it and skimmed over the points that house had been scribbling down.

patient:

-dislikes changes

-lacks connections to others

-difficulty communicating

-repetitive motions

-routines

-highly intelligent with specific areas of focus

-lacks impulse control

at the bottom of the page, a sentence was underlined three times.

behavior patterns repeatable in gregory house

wilson cast his eyes up to house and found house was already looking at him.

“kids autistic,” house said, tapping at the writing on his forearm where more symptoms were scrawled out. “he even pointed out when i was out in the hallway twirling my cane as i was thinking.”

taking a slow breath, wilson said softly, “stimming. repeated movements to focus or to express emotions.”

house nodded once, then dropped his head back against the couch arm.

“i’m on the spectrum,” house muttered, as if it was a revelation. something he hadn’t thought about before but had suddenly become aware of after seeing it reflected back at him.

wilson considered standing up and sitting down next to house. debated opening up the conversation to go into further details about autism and what symptoms house now saw in himself. but that wasn’t what house needed.

instead, wilson locked eyes with house, nodded once, and replied, “hungry? we can get dinner.”

an acknowledgement, an understanding, but not pushing house to talk more until he wanted to. wilson had found him after all. and when house was ready, he’d come find wilson in his office and he’d sprawl out over wilson’s couch and speak his mind. but house wasn’t ready for that yet.

house pushed his sleeve down and nodded. “starving.”

wilson snagged the cane, stood up, and held it out for house to take. when house reached out to take it, their fingers brushed. neither of them pulled away. house’s eyes met wilson’s.

they were good.

house gave wilson one of his rare half-smiles.

wilson held the break room door open for house.

everything in house’s head was tilted on its axis, backlit in a new light as he reevaluated his mind.

but nothing had changed between them.

[vicodinvindication]

Hilson thoughts! Again! Surprise!

- House and Wilson RARELY sleep face to face. Why? House fucking loves burying himself down in the covers and will usually have his face right up against his chest when they sleep facing each other. Something about it makes him feel safe. Kind of a feeling of being hidden away from the world that’s harsh and cold. There, when it’s just them, it’s warm and different. That and he takes a lot of comfort in the warmth and the familiarity of being able to take in Wilson’s smell, feel his skin, hear his heartbeat, etc…just takes great comfort in sensory things like that and the familiarity that comes with them.

House loves pressure and will just sometimes ask Wilson to lay on him randomly.

- House is always laying on Wilson when he gets the chance. Wilson’s personal space is his own personal space. If Wilson is sitting on the couch you BEST bet he’s sitting right next to him or laying across him if he’s tired enough to. Wilson never really minds and happily lets him, even plays with his hair as House has his head against his lap and sleeps. Sometimes he’ll fall asleep there for the night and Wilson more than happily picks him up and carries him to bed. Also YES. I DO BELIEVE IN STRONG WILSON

- Wilson doesn’t look the part but he is much stronger than he looks I think. He can literally manhandle House if he wanted to. Usually he only lifts him up though to bring him to bed though. Usually. Once House figures this out he makes him pick up things for his own entertainment.

[bamboozledcorvid]

HOUSE MD HEADCANONS

(Mainly about Chase tho, and in the first few seasons cause I love the og group)

- Chase and House both love working with kids, their easier to talk to and they don’t lie as much.

- Foreman HATES working with kids, they’re loud, they’re messy, they’re hyper, they’re annoying.

- Chase hates the jokes made about his dad or his upbringing but doesn’t want to seem overdramatic so doesn’t say anything.

- Foreman and Chase frequently have religious debates (Chase chose religion/Foreman was raised religious) both of them have a love/hate relationship with it.

- Chase is really understanding and patient with children and the mentally ill, he is incredibly short tempered with everyone else.

- Cameron, Chase and Foreman all keep their apartments spotless for different reasons (Cameron’s a neat freak, Chase is a snob, Foreman’s just really well organised).

- Cameron will sometimes buy small things for the others if it reminds her of them or if she thinks they’ll like it.

- Chase reads encyclopaedias for fun.

- they all insist on the Dr. Title; Foreman, Cuddy and House cause they earned it, Wilson and Cameron cause they love their jobs and like people to know, Chase cause he doesn’t like being called Mr. (Trans chase propaganda).

- Wilson and House are both bisexual and waiting on the other one to make the first move.

- Chase definitely experimented with men and liked it but he’s also a whore and likes just about anyone.

- he also definitely experimented with some freaky stuff whilst dating that one banker girl, he also definitely liked it.

- sometimes house just makes things up about one of the doctors to the other two cause he thinks it’s funny that they believe him.

- Cameron likes to see how many outrageous jokes and comments she can get away with before one of them questions her.

- Chase is autistic in the overly loyal, gullible, black and white, rule following way.

- House is autistic in the curious, over thinking, superiority complex, ‘rules are made up’ way.

- Cameron is also autistic but masks a lot better than house, who doesn’t mask, and Chase, who tries to and fails.

- Cameron is “straight” cause she doesn’t want to admit to anyone else that she’s bisexual, she’s “bisexual” cause she doesn’t want to admit to herself that she’s gay.

- Chase believed in Santa Claus and the tooth fairy until a concerningly high age (like 14-16).

[kit-kat-kake]

The thing about Autistic Headcanon House is so Much of his personality is a response to Allistic Peoples Rules and Opinions about his Autistic Traits where he leans fully into them

Oh you're actually supposed to lie and not always speak the plain truth GOT IT

Oh you think I'm rude and a Jerk? WATCH THIS

Oh I'm too Direct and you feel called out? WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT

Oh I'm Insensitive? WELL I'm gonna call People Slurs on Purpose now

It's Masking in the opposite way, instead of becoming a people pleaser (Like Wilson ) you become an insufferable jerk

[buckysoldatbarnes]

Not only does House being autistic and queer make sense, it thematically and emotionally fulfills the heart of the show. Firstly, almost every aspect of House's character makes more sense through the lens of him being on the spectrum, and the fact that they literally pointed this out in the autism episode but refused to commit to confirming it is emblematic to a misunderstanding and disrespect to what autism is (the show thinking oh house has autistic traits but he has to be his own unique thing, or that an autistic character couldn't be as complex as him). But we knew that.

The thesis of House MD is, what happens when someone refuses to follow societal rules? When someone is brutally honest, goes against authority, has no filter, and does everything their own way? House tests this in every episode- when the stakes are high, will he still push the boundaries? Will he self destruct? Will he get away with it? and also in every episode, the PATIENT is also outside social norms in some way. They have an unusual lifestyle, career, personality, or sexuality, and usually their "difference" is making them sick, or they have an underlying medical condition that is causing it. It usually destroys their personal lives, but ultimately the "thing" they commit to is what makes them happy.

This is the medical, or "main plot" core of the show. The emotional "B Plot" answers the question- When someone (House) refuses to follow societal rules and can never be "normal" (his addiction and disability), can he still have a lasting relationship? Can he still be happy? Every single season tries to answer this question. For a while Cuddy is the answer, until the show disproves this. But from the first episode to the last, Wilson is there, always emotionally pushing house to be vulnerable, to improve his life. Every season tests their relationship, but wilson always comes back. Just like House, he's not normal.

Being queer and autistic explains much House's  difficulties with conventional norms and conventional (heteronormative) relationships. When we do see House have sex, it's a weighty moment of emotional vulnerability, because most of the time sex is a mechanical act for him. He rarely has a girlfriend, never dates. We barely ever even see him have sex, but he makes a big deal out of hiring hookers for companionship (and comphet) because he cant form a meaningful lasting relationship with anyone but wilson.  The thesis question of the show is "Can House be happy?". Wilson is the answer.

[false-heteros16]

Spreading the ‘wilson only wears non-patterned ties when he’s sad and thats how house is able to read his emotions’ agenda.

[unemployedandproud]

I had this weird thought about Wilson being into kpop and House making fun of him. House goes so far that he learned the dances and lyrics just to annoy Wilson but House ends up actually enjoying K-pop so Wilson invites him to a concert.

House ends up being an even bigger K-pop fan in the end.