(non-canon) PROOF THAT SIMON LEWIS IS AUTISTIC, AND THAT'S WHY (I just started watching Shadowhunters, and I just wanted to share my vague thoughts. Yeah.... I know according to the universe's fans, Alec is actually autistic, but I see Simon more as an autistic person, sorry :333)
FIRST (NONCANON) PROOF - he seems quirky, overly excited and naive. LIKE, MOST OF THE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS WHO ARE AUTISTIC ARE WRITTEN THAT WAY, CURIOUS AND OVERLY OPTIMISTIC.... DISNEY PRINCESSES, MABEL FROM GRAVITY FALLS..... IT BECAME ALMOST A CLICHE WHEN IT COMES TO AUTISTIC REPRESENTATION.... BECAUSE WE ARE THAT WAY. QUIRKY AND SHARPWITTED LOL.
But. Simon is overly excited when Izzy in S1EO2 proposes him to show the band's videos, he is like "OOOH YOU LIKE IT, I WAITED FOR YOU TO SEE THAT!".... Like, IT'S NOT ONLY AUTISTIC REPRESENATION VISIBLE HERE, IT'S ALSO SIMON'S QUIRKINESS SEEN HERE AND HIS ALMOST CHILDLISH EXCITEMENT WHEN HE WANTS TO SHOW SOMETHING THAT HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT AND SOMEONE LETS HIM SEE IT :3333
PROOF 2 - Naiveity in... you know, romantic-sexual things hehe... when Camille wants to.... YOU KNOW WHAT, SIMON, he acts almost childlish, like he doesn't know what sex is, and it appeals to many quirky and sharpwitted people, also autistic, who doesn't simply know how to do sexual things and they act flirty and akward at once lol :DDDD INCLUDING MYSELF, HONESTLY!!!
PROOF 3 - CLICHES. BECAUSE INCLUDING, ALSO ANDERS FROM MY SKYLARK FANFIC (hehe), GLASSES PEOPLE ARE COMMONLY AUTISTIC AND PORTRAYED AS SUCH IN MEDIA. BECAUSE IT JUST FITS, THAT AKWARDNESS AND AUTISTIC BEHAVIOR FITS GLASSES-WEARING CHARACTERS, AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM SO AWESOME!!! :3333 WE LOVE GLASSES WEARING CHARACTERS AND PEOPLEEEE!!
And that post was mainly to show why Simon is my fav in Shadowhunters, at least for now ^^
BUT ALSO TO SPREAD AUTISTIC SIMON THOUGHTS LOL!!! :333333 BECAUSE WE NEED THAT!!!!
