#autistic antonio madrigal

[im-just-a-br0adway-baby]

Encantober 2023 Day 29: Mask

One of the hardest things for Pepa and Bruno since they were younger was unmasking. Their mother drilled in their heads about how important it was to present oneself in a way that was appealing, and unfortunately, most of the village never found either of their behaviors to be appealing at all. They had to train themselves to pretend to be something they were not just so they could be accepted.

After Pepa and Julieta had their children, they did not want to tell them to please others like Alma told them. However, Alma insisted on making sure all of her grandchildren presented well to others like her children. That gave all the children mixed messages, but especially to Dolores, Mirabel, and Antonio. While Alma was telling them to make sure most of the village liked them, their parents encouraged them to be themselves, and the two were complete opposites of each other.

One sunny day in the Encanto, when Mirabel got home from school, she dropped her books on the couch in Casita’s living room and laid on the couch, on the verge of tears. She laid there for a half hour until Bruno walked into the living room to notice his youngest niece about to cry with exhaustion.

“What’s the matter, sobrina?” Bruno asked as he sat on the couch where Mirabel’s feet were.

Mirabel opened her eyes and looked at Bruno while still laying down. “Bruno, I want to ask you something.”

“Sure; what is it?”

“Do you remember when you were my age, and you had to mask yourself for an entire week? Was it exhausting?”

Bruno scooted closer to Mirabel. “I will tell you right now, it was. I remember when your mama, your tia, and I were your age, guiding adolescence was difficult enough as it was. But for Pepa and I, it was a lot more difficult. For a while, we didn’t know what was wrong with us, we tried so hard to fit in because our mama told us to, but we just couldn’t.”

“That sounds like how I’m feeling right now.”

“But you want to know something? Your mami was the one to give us a safe space to unmask. She would take us to the park and we would have an open space to be ourselves and let all of our emotions out.”

Mirabel sat up from the couch and gave her tio a hug. “Were you able to give Dolores a safe place to unmask when she was my age?”

“Si, Pepa wanted her daughter to not worry about her image the way she and I had to, so she would take her to the same park that Julieta took us to so she could let her own feelings out like she and I did.”

Mirabel scooted closer to her tio and gave him another hug. “If you don’t mind me asking, can we go to the park together? And maybe ask Antonio if he wants to go? I think he would appreciate the space too.”

“Sure, Mira; I saw Antonio go up to his room when you all got home. We can go get him and ask him right now.”

Mirabel and Bruno went upstairs to see if Antonio was in his room. They saw him in his bed playing with Parce and Mirabel waved to signal him. Antonio stopped what he was doing to notice Mirabel and Bruno by his door.

“Hola, Mirabel and Bruno, what’s up?”

“We want to know if you want to go to the park with us,” Mirabel replied.

“I would love to! Let’s go!”

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Once Bruno, Mirabel, and Antonio got to the park, they sat underneath a tree that the triplets sat under together, and later Pepa and Dolores together. They sat in a triangle together so they could talk together.

“This is where your tia used to take your mami and me when we were younger, Tonito. Your abuela would often make sure we were being presentable to the rest of the village, and it made us feel stressed. So, Julieta took us here as a space for us to be ourselves without the fear of being judged by the rest of the village.”

“Mami told me a little bit about that. She also said she took Dolores here when she was younger too?”

“Si.”

“So… what do I do here?”

“Anything you want. It’s your space to be yourself and let your feelings out in any way you see fit.”

Mirabel then laid on the grass and screamed at the top of her lungs. She felt like they were far enough from the village that nobody but Dolores could hear her. Antonio laid down on the grass and also screamed at the top of his lungs. Bruno decided to join in with his niece and nephew and laid down on the grass to scream with them. It turned into a screaming match until they felt like they were losing their voices.

“Didn’t that feel so good?” Bruno asked as he sat up.

“It felt amazing. I feel so much better already,” Mirabel replied.

“So do I,” Antonio added.

“That was how we felt when Julieta took us here for the first time. We felt like we finally found a place where we could be ourselves and we were so grateful that Julieta brought us here to give us that space.”

“What were some other things you did together?”

“We also found a big empty space to dance around together. Julieta would join in with us all the time too.”

Bruno, Mirabel, and Antonio stood up and ran from the tree to an empty space in the park where no one was and they held hands together. The uncle, niece, and nephew pulled each other in a circle and laughed together until they got dizzy and fell to the ground laying down, laughing together again.

“That felt so good!” Mirabel said as she sat up.

“Gracias, Bruno, for taking us here,” Antonio added.

“De nada, Mira and Tonito. But we’re going to have to get going. Julieta is probably cooking dinner as we speak and she’s going to wonder where we are,” Bruno said.

Bruno, Mirabel, and Antonio got up from the grass and started walking back home. Like Bruno and Pepa when Julieta brought them there, and Dolores when Pepa brought her there, Mirabel and Antonio were more than grateful that Bruno brought them to the park to help them find a space to be themselves and let their feelings out.

“Can you take us every weekend, Tio Bruno?” Antonio asked.

“Absolutely, Antonio; I’m so happy you and Mirabel had a great time today and I could have some fun with you both.”

[autisticheadcanons]

Bruno, Dolores, and Antonio Madrigal from Encanto are autistic.

[everyonesonthespectrum]

Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

Antonio Madrigal from Encanto

Requested by @mayodayo

[omgcheez]

This gave me an idea for like a potential fic/comic:

imagine Bruno being afraid of black cats because of his superstition, but Antonio helps him not be afraid and is like "I think youll like him! People dont always understand him either, but he is really sweet, just like you!" and then the cat curls up close.

Basically, I just saw this meme and was like"this is a bit Brunocore."

[brunofanfiction]

🥺 Best Tío: Bruno! 🥺

Master List (Pt.1)

🥺 A Madrigal gets Sick

“Mirabel finds out Antonio is sick and informs the family, unfortunately for them the rest of the family is stuck at the town with a storm hitting~” #fluff #sickfic

🥺Hide and Seek

“Bruno plays hide and seek with Camilo. Well, maybe it’s just the two of them hiding together from Pepa and la Abuela.” #fluff #hurt/comfort

🥺Petting Zoo

By @metaphoricaltigers

“Antonio, Luisa and Bruno go to a petting zoo and Bruno talks about his mental health.~” #fluff #BrunohasOCD #AutisticBruno

🥺 Daisy Chains

“On a sunny afternoon Julieta and Pepa take their one year old daughter’s (Isabela and Dolores) to the garden for a picnic along with Bruno. When Julieta and Pepa head inside for a bit, Bruno is left to look after his nieces.~” #fluff #itsjustfluff

🥺Duerme Bien

By @waitingonavision

“Listen to the six-year-old. Antonio has the only right idea. ~A sleep pile with Bruno and his niblings. This is the result.” #fluff #toothrotting #Brunospancita

🥺Healing Takes Time (you’ll get there in the end)

By @impossiblefangirl0632

“One day you’re going to look up and realize that things are starting to get better, that you’ll be okay. Today is that day.” #fluff #healing #hurt/comfort

🥺Little Gestures

By @sokkas-first-fangirl

“Mirabel noticed Bruno tended to pat them on the head (especially when he couldn’t handle a full hug) and, as he did, deja vu always hit. He must have done the same thing ten years ago.~” #fluff #toothrotting

[igetthedisneybox]

Hugo Madrigal

Inspired by @hannahhook7744's Encanto AU, and her own character headcanons.

Third image made using https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/1558575

Fourth image made using https://www.dolldivine.com/la-colombiana

Fifth image made in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Hugo’s full name is Hugo Diego Madrigal.

His first name means “mind”, and his middle name means “teaching”. 

He is the first adopted child of Camilo Madrigal and Marcos Vasquez.

He has slightly curly black hair, brown skin, and brown eyes. He has a tiny mustache that he worked very hard for, and will never shave.

He is fourteen years old.

He has two younger biological brothers, José, younger by five years, and Héctor, younger by eight.

He likes girls, but is single.

His gift is the ability to manipulate insects. He acts as the queen bee or ant of any insect he sees, and is able to control them that way. He personally loves his gift, and the Encanto has no problems with it either…it’s him they dislike.

His door portrays him smiling, with his arms stretched out on either side of him in a t-pose. Various flying insects swarm around him.

His room looks like an entomologist’s dreamhouse. The floors and walls are wood, and the walls are covered in informational posters about insects and bugs, as well as dead (of natural causes) ones pinned up in glass cases. His bed has bug-patterned sheets. He has potted plants everywhere, and on every available flat surface are his pet bugs in terrariums. Pepito’s perch sits by his bed.

His symbol is a horned beetle, mid flight.

Hugo is very quiet, and Camilo is very loud. They don’t always see eye to eye, but Camilo never makes Hugo feel lesser for his oddities.

Marcos and Hugo are both quiet, and they seem to understand each other more than Camilo. As Marcos was an orphan too, he can also connect to him through that experience.

His birth parents were very neglectful of him and his brothers before they died when he was eight. Hugo was essentially the only parent José and Héctor had, and he rarely ever saw their actual parents. Hugo doesn’t hold them in very high regard.

José, like Camilo, is loud and eccentric, compared to Hugo’s calm quiet. They get along better though, because they lived with their birth parents for the longest, and Hugo basically had to raise José.

Héctor was much too young to remember their parents, but Hugo still acts like a surrogate parent to him. They both are more quiet, and so get along better. Pepito the toucan also loves Héctor.

He ends up hanging out with the other “outcast” cousins: Sofía, Fuega, Andrés, Zoe, and Óscar, not because of his gift, but because of ableism.

He gets along best with Bruno, Dolores, and Zoe.

He is autistic and selectively mute. This is the reason why so many townspeople shun him.

His Tio Antonio gave him a service animal, in the form of Pepito the toucan. Pepito helps him stim, and negates his anxiety.

His favorite bugs are butterflies, beetles, bees, and ants.

Despite the fact that he barely talks, he gives the best advice, and is very wise for his age.

He doesn’t like large crowds, and prefers to stick with his cousins when they go into town.

His favorite colors are yellow, red, pink, and orange.

[miracles-and-butterflies]

Soo.... For autistic Madrigals. Do they struggle with sensory issues? And which types exactly?

Yes and no, it differs for each of them.

Pepa struggles occasionally with sensory issues, but genuinely copes a lot better than the others and doesn’t have a specific types or two.

Speaking of, their specific sensory issues:

Bruno - smell and taste sensory issues

Dolores - she experiences most sensory issues (more than the others) but especially auditory

Luisa - textures and touch sensory issues

Camilo - body awareness (proprioception) issues

Antonio - visual/sight sensory issues

[foggyfanfic]

Neurodivergent Madrigals

So in the tags of my first headcanon list @omgcheez mentioned neurodivergent headcanons for the canon characters, and it got me thinking. I don't know if I would call all of these headcanons, most of them are my interpretations of canon, or theories I have, but that's close enough.

Bruno- Dude has OCD, they put it in the script, the creators said he’s based off of ND family members, it’s canon. Dude may have autism too, I am largely apathetic to that reading of his character. I neither like nor dislike it. I think it works for him but his character also works without autism. I do headcanon that he comes out of the walls with back problems that not even Julieta can fix, that will make him bed ridden in the last year of his life.

Alma- The whole movie is kind of contingent on her PTSD. Like, she watched her husband get murdered right in front of her and it changed her. It would be really weird to be like “Yeah, sure, her trauma changed her forever, but it didn’t alter her brain chemistry or anything!” So yeah, Alma has PTSD.

Pepa- I don’t know a lot about anxiety disorders, so this theory is one grain of salt away from being canon to me. Is it still an anxiety disorder if the thing making you anxious is the ever looming threat you might summon a hurricane? Or is that just perfectly normal, non-disordered anxiety? Either way, the woman is constantly anxious, so depending on the definition of Anxiety Disorder, she probably has one.

Antonio- This is in that nebulous space between “an idea the writers had” and “something that wasn’t in the movie”. It’s not technically canon, but it’s a little more than a fan theory. He was originally supposed to be non-verbal, so unless the plan was for him to be straight up mute, I think it’s pretty safe to read him as autistic. Although mute Antonio would have been interesting too.

Luisa- This is on the line between fan theory and headcanon. Her people pleasing tendencies scream anxiety disorder to me, especially considering the way she melts down when she feels like she’s disappointing everyone.

Dolores- I don’t think the writers intended for her to be autistic, but a lot of people in that community vibe with her, so that’s a headcanon I will go to bat for. I think that even if she isn’t literally autistic, her gift effects her in ways that she kind of might as well be. Y'know? It's like with Alma, it's sort of weird to be like "Yeah, ok, so because of her super hearing she experiences a lot of the same issues as an autistic person who struggles with sensory sensitivity, but she doesn't have an autistic brain! Just an extremely similar life experience!".

Mirabel- She’s probably got some unaddressed depression, I feel like that’s kind of a given. Although, the movie sets her up more as a metaphor for being physically disabled.

Isabela- I think you could very easily read Isabela as being some variation of ND that hyper fixates (on plants), and she just has masking skills off the charts. So either autism or ADHD, or both.

Julieta- IDK what problems Juli has, but realistically she’s been dealing with gruesome injuries from a young age. So she’s probably got some sort of trauma response. We don't see enough of her character outside the role of Caring Mother for me to make a call on this.

Camilo- He’s a theatre kid.

[naoko-world]

Rules: Write the latest line from your WIP (or post where you last left off on in your art) and tag as many people as there are words in the line. Make a new post, don’t reblog. 

Thanks @immabethehero for the tag.

I have many WIPS...Like an analysis on Coco, a bruno x fem!reader during the time where Bruno was in the walls, the second chapter of Chispi and friends save Bruno, the 4th one of The Marvelous Mayhem of the Madrigals Minds, a oneshot sequel to Bruno's fangirl, a Mirabel autistic AU...

...I'll put the last for each of them!

Coco analysis:

Well, he couldn't return to them because Ernesto murdered him before he could.

Bruno x fem!reader during the Bruno in the walls time:

when flying away, and the footsteps you were pretty sure could be heard behind you when you ran home.

Chispi and friends save Bruno:

The saving group left very quickly afterwards, led by Julieta, carrying Antonio so they would go as fast as possible.

The Marvelous Mayhem of the Madrigals Minds chapter 4:

appeared next to her, looking curious. With a chuckle, she asked, "Well! Who do we have here?"

Oneshot sequel to Bruno's fangirl:

Alma breathed deeply before opening it to see a crowd of townspeople with worried faces.

Mirabel autistic AU;

as she was breathing heavily. "Mirabel! Are you alright?"

There! And I'll simply tag as may people as possible! Of course none of you have to

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[lucianvoices]

I posted 85 times in 2022

That's 85 more posts than 2021!

60 posts created (71%)

25 posts reblogged (29%)

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I tagged 20 of my posts in 2022

#dolores madrigal - 4 posts

#luisa madrigal - 3 posts

#julieta madrigal - 3 posts

#julieta madrigal x reader - 2 posts

#mirabel madrigal - 2 posts

#isabela madrigal - 2 posts

#hahaha - 2 posts

#epilepsy - 1 post

#autistic community - 1 post

#adhd things - 1 post

Longest Tag: 25 characters

#julieta madrigal x reader

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Imagine Juileta Madrigal x Reader

Mentions:The Reader is Autistic 

Julieta lets Y/N talk about their favourite Thing alot, She’s also very Patient with Y/N With trying new food textures! She comforts Y/n During a Meltdown

32 notes - Posted January 14, 2022

#4

Epilepsy Awareness Month

Hello Everyone, I Just wanted to come on here and Talk about Epilepsy since it's Epilepsy awareness month (If u Can Pls Put Purple on ur account if u can)

Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of awareness.

Anyone can develop epilepsy. Epilepsy affects both males and females of all races, ethnic backgrounds and ages.

Seizure symptoms can vary widely. Some people with epilepsy simply stare blankly for a few seconds during a seizure, while others repeatedly twitch their arms or legs. Having a single seizure doesn't mean you have epilepsy. At least two seizures without a known trigger (unprovoked seizures) that happen at least 24 hours apart are generally required for an epilepsy diagnosis.

Treatment with medications or sometimes surgery can control seizures for the majority of people with epilepsy. Some people require lifelong treatment to control seizures, but for others, the seizures eventually go away. Some children with epilepsy may outgrow the condition with age. --------- I Have Grandmal seizures(Probably one of the deadliest ones) Since this year and I've had Focal seizures since I was a Baby. I have probably almost died 6 times in my life and 2 of them were seizure related(5, and 14) Please check up on your Epileptic Friends, Ask them to take their meds

40 notes - Posted November 2, 2022

#3

Que se fue del encanto..

Mirabel grabbed Antonio, hoisting him on her back before kicking open Luisa’s door and grabbing her hermana mayor by the hand and yanking her out of the room. In the hallway, the two, very confused, family members Luisa and Antonio could see Dolores wrestling Bruno out of a painting in the wall.

With the candle in a small lantern next to her.

“B-But what about the others?!” Bruno whined, falling to the floor as Dolores pulled him up and pulled him along, picking up the candle.

“What have they ever done for you? They’ve only belittled you, and the rest of us. No more Tio! I can’t watch and listen anymore, so I’m taking things into my own hands.” Dolores said as she followed her hija down the stairs to Casita front doors.

“D-Dolores? Mira? Tio Bruno—w-what’s going on?” Luisa frantically asked, taking note to Casitas rumbling tiles.

“We’re leaving. This family isn’t fit for us, we aren’t staying. You have obviously been overworked and used, and I’m not letting it continue. Mirabel has been ignored, I won’t let any of it happen to Antonio. And we’re taking Tio Bruno as well. No more.” Dolores said, ushering them out the door.

Dolores carefully opened the latern and took the candle out, setting it down in front of Casita, backing away for a moment. The house rumbled and rattled, bright glowing gold pouring itself from the house to the candle.

Once it was done, Dolores placed the candle back into the lantern, and pushed the others away from the now inanimate house.

“What happened to Casita?” Antonio asked.

“Casita is coming with us. The magic from it was transferred back into the candle, so Casita will be wherever we go.”

“But where are we going?” Bruno said, no longer fighting against the two girls who had sat onto a cart that had a donkey. With Dolores driving, the others in the back sat as the noticed that their bags had been loaded into the cart, full of what was mostly likely their clothes.

“Away from here,” Dolores sneered, not looking back at the house.

(Part written By @gamerbearmira)

Morning arose in Casita, there was no knocking on doors.. weird, Alma looked at the Window where the Candle should be, It wasn’t there.. “What, Where did the Candle go!?” She rushed outside her door to find 3 Dark doors and The Nursery left open. Antonio, Mirabel, Dolores and Luisa were gone. “what happend..”

Pepa wailed “My Babies!” Félix tried Reassuring her but nothing worked, Julieta And Agustin weren’t in any better state.

“Their Gone, My Sweet Sweet Youngest Babies..” Julieta Was Heartbroken, not only were her two youngest girls gone, Alma didn’t seem to even care.

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44 notes - Posted August 6, 2022

#2

Coco x Encanto AU

Mirabel didn't know where she was, there was a huge bridge with flower petals "Wh..- This isn't Casita.." She proceeded to walk to the first person she saw "Hi I'm Mirabel Madrigal.. where am i?" Mirabel asked the skeleton "You're in the land of the dead.." Hector spoke "How old are you?" He asked "15." Hector stared at her for a few moments, this is the nieta of the Pedro Madrigal "Are you the youngest nieta of Pedro Madrigal by any chance?" Mirabel nodded "My name is Hector Rivera, You're in the Mexican branch, we should get you too the Colombian branch!" Mirabel nodded and Followed Hector to a "Bus" and stepped inside "So how did you get here? the last time some thing like this happened, a boy got cursed-" "La casa Madrigal fell on me"

“Oh.”

45 notes - Posted October 25, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

@c-rose2081 ‘s Flightless mirabel au Refrence to Mirabel being like icarus

61 notes - Posted April 11, 2022

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[anomenofdarkness]

Bisexuality at it's finest

[the-autism-girl]

Since my last post blew unexpected up, I thought you guys wanna, maybe, see more of my sketches?🙈 I really didn't think so many people would like and reblog ngl. The last sketch is Antonio with my Encanto Oc (I know it's not that good but I'm practicing to get better) if you wanna see more or idk just write or something? Idk I'm new in posting stuff here haha

[personagensautistas]

O personagem autista do dia é: Antonio Madrigal, do filme Encanto.

[mmollymercury]

I read this fanfic about Antonio copying Bruno and it basically becoming obvious how he's neurodivergent: shy around people, no friends that aren't animals and just being generally quiet.

This is canon in my brain,,, him and Bruno can relate to eachother so much 😭😭 my heart OMG

[ravingrovebeetle]

encanto has taken over my life

no bc i've been listening to we don't talk about bruno on repeat since encanto came out on disney+

also can we talk about how the song dos oruguitas used bugs as a metaphor for growth

anyway

isaBELLA, YOUR BOYFRIEND'S HERE

[magicponies]

hi have some encanto headcanons because i'm autistic and encanto has become my entire personality!

- pepa is the oldest triplet, bruno is the middle child, and julieta is the youngest

- julieta has calm energy, pepa has angry energy, and bruno has anxiety energy

- when he was a child, bruno was always glued to any telenovela to ever exist. it grew into a love of theatre and him wanting to be in the local plays/musicals. he was never anything more than ensemble, but it made him insanely happy to even be included

- julieta and bruno always hated the way they were regarded as "better than" other people because of their gifts. pepa didn't mind it much, but it did get uncomfortable for her after awhile.

- bruno was the first of the triplets to get into a relationship, but the last to marry. however, he is a widow and doesn't have much interest getting into any new relationships

- when bruno disappeared, dolores would "accidentally" leave leftovers out nearby one of the entrances to the walls. she would do all she could to help him without letting him know she was helping

- dolores and camilo bonded over their love for drama. once bruno came back, bruno also was in on the love for drama, and the three of them would have little bonding sessions where they would talk about their favorite telenovela or musical. this would almost always turn into dolores telling the other two the most recent situation in the town

- camilo was always scared to get into the local theater, but he always wanted to. he eventually tried out in disguise so he would get a role based on his ability, not based on his status as a madrigal

- there are a bunch of trans people in the family!! pepa, bruno, and isabela are all trans (either ftm or mtf), camilo is genderfluid, and mirabel is nonbinary.

- nobody in this family is straight change my mind

- antonio later learns to sew and makes stuffed animals for all of his family members!

- mirabel actually does have a gift. the reason her ceremony failed is because of how low then magic was. her gift is making people able to sing their feelings/making people tell the truth via song