#autistic raph

[cat-sithe]

i don’t think sugar packets and glass animals are things these boys would canonically collect, i’m just projecting me and my friend’s weird collections onto them.

the dialogue is kinda wonky but i fear i’ll go mad if I stare at this comic for longer than i have already.

[peebles-turtlesommelier]

Raph + their parents :3

also scumbug redesign bc I want her to look more cockroach like and I hate her main personality trait is “v* a lots”

Also both of these angst comics are based on my fic Bad Endings on AO3 if you’re curious (although neither happen IN the story)

[thisisadonaldduckblognow]

rise raph also has autism swag: a post

so basically heres a quick little cap collection just of some of raph not getting social cues or reading tones etc

01. minotaur maze, calls leo out on being up to something only because of the use of the word “indubitably” (bonus: so into behavior pattern/routine that even though leo admits outright that he lied to get them to do the maze, raph just continues having half an argument like leo denied it)

02. mrs cuddles, raph is fully wholly completely unaware of the suspicious pre-prank energy his brothers and april are giving with their faces, actions, and tones of voice. like he fully 100% does not suspect a thing

03. stuck on you, raph does not pick up on the fact that his brothers are CLEARLY only saying that the teamwork ball they complained about all episode ~really did make them a better team and they wanna get back together~ to make him feel better bc he was sad it got wrecked

04. shadow of evil, does not pick up on or suspect ANYTHING about the weird-ass energy of the mutually-lying-and-hiding-something exchange they had with splinter. look at him. he is in the middle of being like “we nailed it i can’t believe he fell for that”. i love him.

05. mutant menace, raph is VERY ANGERY that people were unable to tell that the note they left with their ‘good deeds’ was using THE JUST-KIDDING QUOTES AND JUST-KIDDING WINKY FACE!!!! this whole ep could make a case for his autism swag, it’s so.... he is understanding many things in a way that makes a ton of sense to him that is largely not understood by others

06. the ancient art of ninja hide and seek, where raph spends almost the entire mission taking “stick to the shadows” as literally and face-value as turtle-ly possible and thinks he is absolutely nailing it.

07. snow day, (or lbr any other time he interacts w ghost bear) just. so so so excited about his favorite wrestler... very much having that override the fact that ghost bear is clearly not about this

08. raph’s ridealong, goes through the entire process of getting mistaken for a criminal, freaking out a whole police station, getting apprehended and thrown into the back of the wagon, without clocking any of that energy (bc he is so excited to do a cool activity related to his extreme interest in crimefighting/justice)

and like thats just the stuff i found idly browsing through caps i bet theres a ton of other examples on the social front alone, let alone stuff like stims, special interests, behavior patterns, etc.  

BONUS: 

late fee, iconic autism to autism communication

[alvie-pines]

....,, autistic 2012 raph

undiagnosed autistic raph having meltdowns and feeling terrible afterwards

raph complaining to spike about all the noise mikey is making, and leo grabbed his arm today and it made his skin crawl, and the smell of whatever someone is making for dinner is making him sick and he just wants to hit something

raph struggling to show affection or socialize in "standard" ways, and everyone interpreting him as standoffish because of it

raph being a biter, lol (same)

splinter's lessons on controlling his temper not working because splinter doesnt realize raph is lashing out because he's overstimulated or having his space invaded, and also probably struggling from hardcore autistic burnout

ALSO once they realize raph is autistic, his mask slowly coming down, and everyone's lives being better for it. yeah, now raph is more openly "weird", but he's obviously happier

[delicatechildwitch]

( @rottmnt-secret-gifting )

@rottmnt-brainrot-hours (Oh, wow, did we just get each other? Did anyone else just switch names like that? Weird.)

It's a bit late! Sorry. It was originally about thirteen pages and I kept 'fixing' the colors and dialogue. Now it's only seven pages and fewer colors and no shading (I'm sad; I like shading, but this is what I get for biting off more than I can chew). Sorry if it's not to your liking. I tried.

The dialogue might still be off because this feels cringe.

(Frankenfoot dialogue, because he knows more words, but probably can't say them perfectly yet:

Overwelled = overwhelmed

Awe-tee-stick = Autistic)

Also, bonus pictures I liked from pages that will now never be.

[echonvoid]

I haven’t done a raph centered piece yet, and I struggled with an idea for a while. But I really like how it turned out. And as an oldest sibling, raph is like… he’s probably the one I most personally relate too (although Donnie and Leo are still my bois) Like I see myself in him when I was his age. God, I love all these bois and want to give them all the hugs possible. And weighted blankets. Tons of weighted blankets.

[junction-draws]

HIIIII EVERTYHING IS SO OUCH RN AFTER THR PANEL YES I SLREADY USED THIS SONG NO IDC PLEASE JUST TAKE THIS I HOPE IT MAKES YOU FEEL LESS OUCH 💔

Seriously look at them I love them.... I LVOE them I’m so unwell they’re . I DONT WANNA THINK ABOUT THE PANEL IM IN SO MUCH MENTAL ANGUISH

[mezzo-geek]

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