#autistic mirroring

[insomanic-fanfication]

🍃🌹Mirrors: Tim Drake x Autistic Reader🌹🍃

[Dan Moka 2022]

Summary: Autistic Reader and Tim mirroring eachother.

Cw: None that I can think of.

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So I feel like no one even thought of getting Tim tested for Autism, because they all just assumed the Drake's would of. Bruce not really being neruotyical, probably just took one look at Tim and thought, 'Yep, that's normal child behavior'. Especially, since Bruce's frist kid he raised was Dick 'ADHD' Grayson.

When you began working with Tim, his Autism got to shine way more than it did in the past. You mirroring eachother, probably started with a couple of things. Then, just went down hill from there. Maybe, he started doing one of your hand stims, then you started eating his safe foods.

Now, you both are particularly a reflection of the other. If you have similar sized clothes, good luck telling them apart. Because, you both would steal the others for very different reasons. Tim, not wanting to go through the agonizing process that is doing laundry, while having burn out. The ladder of you, was that you couldn't find your safety clothing and took Tim's that has the same texture.

What, made his brothers realize something was up, was during one morning where you both were doing the same exact routine. Shower, Clothes, Coffee. You both even picked up your drinks at the same time. Jason definitely would start making 'Redrum' and other Shinning book jokes.

Batman I feel like would frist notice when Tim and yours fighting styles started to merge.

All in all, you both never realized you mirroring the other, until his brothers and your two's friends pointed it out. And Bruce has to fill out paperwork.

[finally-got-a-diagnosis]

Black Autistic Culture is wondering whether you're mirroring someone or code switching.

[eimeomoon]

Literally just realised that autistic mirroring is part of the reason I'm good at my job.

I'm a copywriter, and a HUGE part of what I do involves matching the words I write to my client's brand persona and tone of voice. Which comes SO naturally to me because I've spent my whole life working out how to human by watching how other people do it and doing whatever seems to work for them.

I don't have my own brand persona or tone of voice - I'm always matching my presentation to the current audience. (Which, when you put it that way, sounds kind of bleak, but also I've learned how to monetise my social awkwardness, so overall a win.)