Autistic Rise Headcanons- because I can and NO ONE CAN STOP ME.
So with the whole Donnie pretty much confirmed as being written to be Autistic (which is AWESOME) there are many Autisics out there who don’t relate to his particular cluster of traits. With that in mind and also the fact that I have headcanoned the boys in other iterations as Autistic, I give you all my Autistic Rise headcanons!
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Leo
Speaks in memes. Atypical speech patterns- ‘We should go peoples blinds are starting to open.’
Stimms with words and puns. And hand/arm flapping
Has anxiety but doesn’t fully understand why
Insomnia caused by ruminating on EVERY potential social faux par he has EVER committed
Social mimic! People watcher. Goes against the common belief that autistics don’t know how to read people and is exceptional at it because he over analyses every social situation to ensure that he is not stuffing it up. Pretends not to be serious to other AND himself so any stuff up doesn’t hit so hard and also uses it to distract others from the fact that he is still figuring the situation out.
Fake it till you make it!
COMICS!!! And Lou Jitsu and JUPITER JIM!!! SPINs Will pace in circles reciting lines when overwhelmed. ‘Hot Soup Ha Ha Hot Soup Ha Ha Hot Soup Ha Ha...’
Magic and Illusionists SPINs- Learned a lot about reading people’s tells and how to deflect attention from the great illusionists.
Co ordination takes effort and sometimes he loses track of where his body is but it is something he has worked at because he has to be better than Donnie at something HE HAS TO WIN!
Tends toward shutdowns, though meltdowns tend to be quiet and more implosive/self injurious, bites himself, hits himself in the head with his fists sort of thing.
Hyposensitive to pain- gets hurt and doesn’t realise.
And touch similarly gets dirty and doesn’t realise he needs a shower because he doesn’t notice the mud/dirt stuck to him.
Sensory issues with slimy things that move, as in it’s fine until it moves (that time he cut Warren Stone in half).
Likes quite and dimly lit spaces to decompress in, also weighted blankets = sensory bliss.
Difficulty moderating voice volume.
Can have difficulty with empathy especially with those he is not close to.
Dyslexia - comics are easier than books to figure out what is going on than a WALL OF TEXT.
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Donnie
Autism poster child
Savant/gifted child
Hyperlexic
Science and technology SPINs as well as Lou Jitsu and Jupiter Jim like his brothers.
Infodumps about his inventions and technology
Meltdowns and shutdowns. Meltdowns tend to be more self injurious than outwardly explosive, they are like Leo’s but with more yelling.
Hypersensitive to pain = battle shell
Hypersensitive to touch- issues with slimy things. Its not only with food though
Weight blankets and deep pressure, but NO HUGS! unless he initiates it
‘Picky eater’ and SAMEFOODS!
Can’t handle being dirty or the feel of dirt on him.
Loves loud music but otherwise can’t handle loud noises he isn't in control of.
Has trouble regulating tone of voice and volume
Difficulty with fine and gross motor skills, but loves dancing.
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Raph
Anxiety about being alone and has meltdowns
Dyscalculia
Can have trouble regulating his own emotions
Not great at reading people
Likes things not typical of age (teddy bears)
Meltdowns. wrecks everything and/or wrecks himself, mostly now wrecks himself
Hyposensitive to pain, docent realise he is hurt
Hypersensitive to loud noises
Atypical speech, uses third person for himself and gets words and sentance structure mixed up
Hyper-empathy
Wrestling SPINs along with Lou Jitsu and Jupiter Jim like his brothers.
Can recite scores and results from every match with Ghost Bear in it.
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Mikey
Cooking and art SPINs along with Lou Jitsu and Jupiter Jim like his brothers.
Dyslexic
Collects cookbooks, (especially one with all the pretty food pics) and orders them by the spine colour. He knows where every one is exactly where each recipe is. With new recipes he has to read the recipe and have it planned out in his head and on the bench before he starts. If someone distracts him he loses track of where what when and how he is up too and has to start over.
Raptor hands!
Repetitive Motion stims- sleeps in a hammock.
Can’t multi task (I didn’t want to burn the risotto).
Not great at reading people on the fly, but understands a LOT or the theory. Given time to think about and process a situation he will figure it out. Best out of all of them at understanding his own emotions because he has worked at it.
Meltdowns. Loud and explosive. Bad ones are the kind of wreck everything in the room. Mostly though it is a lot of crying and yelling and banging his fists on things.
Hug loving Autie!
Withdraws into shell when things get too much- its like a weighted blanket
Loves BRIGHT and COLOURFUL until it overloads him
Hyper empathy. Doctor Delicate Touch is a defence mechanism so he doesn’t get taken advantage of.
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Anyone else out there have any Autistic Rise Headcanons?
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