#autistic jonathan byers

[audhd-nightwing]

stranger things autism squad hcs

- the squad consists of jonathan, eddie, robin, steve (and will but i’ll talk abt him with the rest of the party’s hcs)

the rest of them are also neurodivergent, mainly adhd or anxiety and obviously they all have ptsd

- eddie robin and steve also have adhd (and steve has dyslexia)

- steve and jonathan tend to get overstimulated by the same things, same with eddie and robin

- eddie and jonathan have music playing 24/7 so their thoughts don’t get too loud

- steve is hyper-empathetic to the ppl around him and tends to mimic stims and tics from the others

a lot of times robin and steve end up mimicking the same stuff back at each other until one of them gets distracted (which is usually pretty fast)

- jonathan is touch averse, can only handle being touched by family/very close friends

- steve is touch starved and finds physical affection grounding (and eddie and robin are happy to oblige bc they do too)

- steve has a super high pain tolerance

- eddie does not understand the concept of personal space

- steve has excellent hand-eye coordination (basketball!) but that’s about it, he’s almost as clumsy as robin most days

- eddie has lived off of solely spaghettio’s and chicken nuggets for 19 years

- jonathan can’t drink any beverage other than water

- the only food steve knows how to make is his and robins comfort foods (his is mac and cheese, robin’s is pancakes)

- the four of them are completely clueless when people try to subtly hint or imply things to them. they will not get it unless it is explicitly stated

- steve and eddie have a good sense of direction but mess up left and right, jonathan and robin are the opposite, they get lost constantly but make fun of steve and eddie for having to do the L thing (iykyk) to figure out left/right

- eddie ends up chewing on paper a lot and has accidentally swallowed a bunch

- eddie and steve are incapable of doing homework and are terrible test-takers

- steve and robin are perfectionists but in different ways. steve will start organizing peoples rooms subconsciously and has a bunch of random little rules for himself (tie left shoe first, check locks three times, etc.) robin is a perfectionist about her grades/band/how she looks/etc.

- jonathan and steve hate making eye contact, eddie makes too much eye contact and robin doesn’t even look up from her book when people talk to her

- eddie and robin accidentally eavesdrop a lot but end up getting a bunch of town gossip and tell steve about it. they’re all really invested in mr. clarke’s love life

- eddie and jonathan have synesthesia

- jonathan has a lack of facial expressions while eddie and robin over-exaggerate theirs. steve masks the most so he has “normal” facial expressions

- steve has trouble expressing himself a lot of the time, he’ll usually ask robin for certain words to describe things and bc she loves big words and vocabulary she always has one

- robin is a terrible liar and steve finds it hilarious

- they all tend to recharge on their own after a lot of socializing, or they all go to steve’s and just like. exist together

- steve keeps a very strict schedule and gets really anxious/upset when it’s messed up

- robin and eddie tend to overshare

- jonathan and steve talk pretty monotone (jonathan more so) while robin and eddie talk in super energetic or dramatic tones (they’re both former theatre kids i can feel it in my bones)

- steve has auditory processing issues, often asks people to repeat what they said (overtime he also starts to lose his hearing so he ends up learning to read lips)

- when they’re anxious robin and eddie usually go hyperverbal, while steve and jonathan tend to go nonverbal

- steve and eddie have echolalia and both used to get super frustrated with themselves before they met and were like “oh im not the only one thank fuck”

- jonathan and robin have photographic memories, steve and eddie have trouble remembering what they had for breakfast

- robin is pretty blunt but steve appreciates it because she gets straight to the point and calls him out if he does something stupid (aka smth King Steve would do)

- steve’s main mask is, obviously, king steve. his parents didn’t like the way he acted when he was younger, they wanted a “normal” child. so they trained him to be one. he still falls back into old habits some days but robin or eddie snap him out of it and comfort him after

- steve and robin mask the most, but steve does wayyy more than all of them combined. robins parents are autistic so she only really masks around people in public

she does around steve until they get closer and she feels comfortable enough to unmask (though she doesn’t really know why,,) and steve notices and is like “…you can… take it off?” and robin realizes oh he’s like me

- joyce is an amazing mother and jonathan only ever felt the need to mask around lonnie. once he leaves (aka joyce kicks him out with hopper’s help) will and jonathan rarely mask at home unless they’re really anxious or upset

- eddie masked most of his childhood. when he grows up he masks around his dad, but not anyone else. he thought if anyone hated him they could go fuck themselves. wayne is also autistic so they never feel the need to mask around each other. he still doesn’t give a shit what other people think of him (and tries to help the others feel that way too)

their special interests:

- jonathan’s is photography

- eddie’s are dnd and metal music

- robins are cryptography and linguistics

- steve’s are hair care and marvel comics

steve infodumps to dustin and robin about them but doesn’t tell anyone else (besides will) because it’s “nerdy” lmao. and yes when eddie finds out he falls even harder for him

[lumaxramblings]

happy autism awareness month

be aware of them

[gremlin-bug]

Joyce Byers is an autism mom but not the type that posts “autism won today 🥺” but the kind that will absolutely rock someone’s shit for disrespecting any autistic kids (not just her own autistic kids) in her general vicinity. Also she’s autistic because I said so and it makes sense

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[transmascwillbyers]

as i write my fic i am once again reminded of how autistic the entire hopper-byers family is

[drewgoodenenjoyer]

someone should draw all the stranger things kids and older teens with tangles !!! they existed in the 80s so it would make sense !!!

[nicxxx5]

all the autistic *insert character* tags on tumblr and ao3 are so dry 😭please i need to keep refueling my fixation with this headcanon 

[fantasticallyfruity4]

Joyce Byers just collects autistic children.

[nightmareentertainment]

"Autistic autistic autistic." I chant into the mirror. And there they appear from behind me; Jonathan Byers and Robin Buckley

[jewish-jonathansims]

You know what I am going to make an (unreasonably long) post about how Jonatha Byers is autistic and no one can stop me

1. The "I don't think he speaks" line.

A lot of autistic people don't talk a lot (especially with people they aren't close with) and the implication that Jonathan doesn't speak almost at all in school make me see him as autistic

2. Him being an outcast

He doesn't have any friends, at all. Most autistic people really struggle in making friends and are looked down upon for their autistic traits which leads to bullying in a lot of cases

3. The entire dark room scene

First if he says that people don't always say what they mean and he prefers observing them, which is so autistic. He also very much have a special interest in photography like he knows a lot about it and likes talking about it, that also make the fact the he doesn't take any pictures in season four more sad because losing interest in your special interest is one of the hardest things

4. He stims, all the time

When he an Will listened to music in season one, every time he bounce his leg, biting his nails ex, that's stimming

5. He likes quite

He doesn't like crowded places, or loud ones. Autistim!

In conclusion Jonathan Byers is autistic

[idkwhatimdoing1981]

Anyone down for some autistic Argyle and Jonathan headcannons?

[audhd-nightwing]

joyce byers is only an “autism mom” in the way that she has autism and is a mom. and will and jonathan are autistic too

[deathon1leg]

all the byers siblings are autistic and their autisms annoy each other. their autisms are fighting clawing at each other biting scratching etc but in a sibling way

[newwwwusername]

Fanfic requests OPEN for Stranger Things

I am currently taking fanfic requests for Stranger Things

I will write : - Hurt/comfort - Fluff - AUs - Canon divergence - Songfics - Any other trope (so long as it follows my rules) - Any headcanon (so long as it follows my rules) - Whatever ship you want (so long as it follows my rules)

I won’t write : - Smut or fetish fics - Pedophilia/incest (including adopted family)/beastiality ships (or anything like that) - OCs - Crossovers - Y/N - Suicide and self harm - Drowning (personal trigger of mine) - Werewolf AUs (werewolves are also a trigger of mine) A few other things to note : - I do not guarantee I will write every request I get. Sometimes requests will just not click with me, and sometimes I don’t feel qualified to fulfill it. I will try to write as many as I can, though - You can also submit requests to this Google form or as a prompt to this AO3 collection The following is a list of ships and headcanons I particularly like. I’ll write anything, but I’m much more likely to write it if it has one or more of the following Ships : Robin/Nancy, Steve/Eddie, Max/Eleven, Billy/Steve, Will/Dustin, Fred/Chrissy, Hopper/Antonov, Joyce/Hopper, Mike/Eleven, Steve/Nancy/Jonathan, Nancy/Jonathan Headcanons : Autistic!Robin, FTM!Fred, Eddie has ADHD, Autistic!Jonathan

With all that said, let me know if you have any requests

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[goonflower]

fuck it *headcanons stranger things characters as autistic*

(it runs in the byers and wheeler families bc i SAID SO)