#autistic representation

[raytorotitsenthusiast]

Fun fact! Minecraft has autistic representation in its game!

[fictional-apologistt]

Autism in the media is often portrayed stereotypically and over-dramatised. Though there are people out there with those “stereotypical” traits, in reality for many people on the spectrum, it isn't obvious at first glance - it's subtle, different for everyone, and not easy to deal with - and Hudson portrayed that perfectly.

They delivered a subtle representation without taking the focus away from the actual storyline and overall meaning of the show.

[zzineedsleepzz]

Dare I say it, but in my opinion, Caine is some of the best representation I’ve seen for being autistic and a people pleaser.

He’s says weird things without realising,

He is always trying to please his members with things he thinks they’ll like yet he never does it right due to the fact that he’s ’not like them’ ,

He has clear fixations on things such as Bees,

He starts falling apart/emotionally shutting down when things don’t go as planned.

Not to mention in the new trailer, we see him playing around with a couple of toys in his office, like a rubix cube and one of those metal bead things. Popular toys used for fidgeting.

I actually relate to him so much it’s not even funny anymore like what

[touchlikethesun]

i love, like really it warms my heart so much genuinely, that hudson doesn’t play about shane being autistic. like he is so certain and so willing to say it and make sure people don’t misunderstand that yes, shane is an autistic man, and he is so protective when people imply anything about it. like in the thirst tweets vid someone called shane neurotic and he was like well he’s autistic so he has routines what of it like, it means so much to me to see someone not only lovingly portray an autistic character but to also be so consistent in their respect. hudson is not letting infantilisation or casual ableism - even unintentional - slide and that means so much

[crashingcryptid]

Simon's autistic partner asked him out.

He was at the gym with Johnny when you appeared in front of him. "Are you single?" He glances over at Johnny, ready to see the Scott bag another baddie, when you scoff. "Not him, you. Look at me." He doesn't know why but he obeys.

"You. Are you single?" He nods once, and you take his phone from his hand and add your contact. "Meet me at Main Street Sandwiches for lunch tomorrow, noon. Our first date." And without another word, not even your name, you walked away back to your weights.

When he gets to the sandwich shop, you're already at the front counter chatting with the owner. "Why would you change it? The original recipe was better."

"We changed the salt we use, Y/N, there's no way you noticed that." Your eyes narrow at the man, and you cross your arms.

"It's Himalayan pink salt, not celery salt. I can tell." The man's face falters, clearly defeated, and he perks up when he sees Simon, hoping the huge hunk of a man would save him from your scolding.

When you turn to face him, you smile wide, eyes lighting up. "Oh, you came! I wasn't sure you'd actually come." You hum happily, reaching out and taking his hand. "He shouldn't have changed the salt, I'm trying to get him to change it back."

The deli owner looks at Simon with wide pleading eyes, begging him to be on his side, not yours.

"Why'd you change it? Clearly, it's better the way it was."

[autiebiographical]

There are more and more autistic actors out there nowadays. Can't people just hire them to play autistic characters?

And along that line, can we please get autistic people involved in the writing of autistic characters?! Look at Entrapta from SheRa! An autistic member of the team helped write her, and I loved her as autistic representation!

[whattfisausername]

In a world where most Autistic characters are either

A. Literal children

B. Portrayed as "mentally children" and thus incapable of understanding sex

or

C. Taught a very heteronormative idea of sex and relationships by other characters

Shane Hollander is a breath of fresh fucking air. He's allowed to be socially awkward, routine oriented, monotone, etc, while equally being sexy and sexual. And while part of his story is learning about his sexuality and his desires, he's not portrayed as some wide-eyed virgin for Ilya to teach. He's submissive, but not passive. He's allowed to be horny and to want sex.

So often Autistic people in media and IRL are desexualized, meaning we are stripped of our sexual autonomy, leading to the belief that we are incapable of having or wanting sex. Because of this, Autistic people are often not given proper sexual education, not allowed to engage with sexual content, and have less opportunities to explore our sexuality. But the truth is Autistic people are just as diverse in terms of our sexual identities, desires, and experiences as our neurotypical counterparts. This does not mean Autistic people experience sexuality the same as neurotypicals, as our sensory needs and communication differences do impact our experiences (another thing we can see in Heated Rivalry), but that our sexualities deserve to be equally celebrated.

This concept is a huge part of my final collection and what I'm planning on taking into my master's degree, and it's so wonderful to see media engage with these ideas and do so in such an authentic and empathetic manner. So thank you Rachel, Jacob, and Hudson.

[do-u-know-this-autisticcharacter]

Do You Know This (non-canon) Autistic Character?

Farah Reyes from Of The Devil (game)

Yes, I know her and see them as autistic

Yes, I know her, but I don't see them as autistic

I've heard of her

I don't know her, but they seem autistic

I don't know her, but they don't seem autistic

I don't know her

Voting ended onApr 9

Propaganda:

She's got a special interest in combustion engine cars, infodumping about cars on multiple occasions.

She works in the homicide department, noted as a dumping ground for cops nobody wants to be around, because of her poor social skills and uncompromising sense of justice (as in she won't "go along" with other cops' corruption).

Here's a clip of demilypyro explaining why she thinks Farah Reyes is autistic.

"She is so autistic... Like I've got a lot of headcanons about this game, Reyes being autistic is way up there.The unwavering moral code of it all, like her very strong convictions that she will not compromise at any cost. That said she's also a fucking idiot. She puts her foot in her mouth constantly. She does not have social skills. She does not recognise when she's being an idiot. The special interests, the infodumping, the swearing frankly. It's all there. Like there's a lot of different flavours of autistic but she's a very specific one that I'm very familiar with."

Any other details:

Her eyepatch is because of her cybernetic eye being oversensitive, with her brain needing to adjust to the new eye. Since it's only been a few months since she had the surgery, that's apparently still expected for people with new implants, but as more chapters come out and the timeline progresses, still needing the eyepatch might suggest she has neurological issues making it harder for her to tune out sensory information than a neurotypical person.

Are they LGBTQ+?

Bisexual.