#if you think all ASD experiences are like yours/henrys

[galwaygremlin]

Autistic Headcanons Part 1- Henry from RWRB

*disclaimer bc I know the internet likes to get silly about these things: I am autistic and these are gonna come from my experience, but every autistic person’s life is different. We all have different traits and existences. Please respect that no matter what. I’m doing these because I’d like to see more people like me represented in media, and because in the cases of some characters, it just makes sense to me. These are obviously not canon. If anyone wants or needs to talk more about autism, fandom, or anything in general, my asks and DMs are always open.

Henry

my boy

my dude

heartthrob of England and the entire RWRB fandom

this guy cannot Social Skills

asking Shaan to get Alex away from him in Rio? Relatable. he doesn’t have the capacity to deal with Alex but he also doesn’t know how to get away from him, so he gets someone he trusts to handle it instead. The avoidance is strong with this one

the whole princely facade that Alex hates so much in the beginning? MASKING. it’s such a common autistic experience to be told/forced to cover up or lie about who we are, even though it goes against our very nature, for the sake of family appearances.

him completely not realizing why Alex is such a jerk to him. do I even have to explain this one? the number of times someone’s been a total ass to me and I have no idea what’s going on or why they’re mad at me, is astronomical. Henry doesn’t get why what he said was so offensive (and personally? me neither XD if it were me I’d think I was being polite)

He uses writing as an escape/coping mechanism. this one isn’t specific to autism but a lot of neurodivergent and/or mentally ill people use the creative process to help them process and filter the world. I do, and it helps a lot.

This man has definitely had British imperial history as a Special Interest. I have had a lot of morbid SpIns and I think that goes double for someone who is so dedicated to changing the British legacy and making the world a better place.

Pez being his only real friend. I know it’s bc he’s a Prince And Whatever, but having one person you latch onto who knows you and is good at handling all your Stuff (and forgetting to make other friends) is such a mood. Pez “naturally absorbs what Henry deflects” in terms of spotlight. my friends will draw attention away from me if they can tell I’m uncomfortable

Henry is meticulously organized. Gotta say I am NOT, but I know this is pretty common for other ASD friendos.

His speech patterns. He tends toward formality, but will accept slang/meme culture if it’s taught to him (see Nora: Bitch, you took me there)

“I know you like to have things written down”- Alex to Henry in the email after Henry’s come out (to disastrous results). I am very insecure in terms of the opinions of people I care about. I need reassurance. A lot. I can totally see Henry being like that.

This man ghosts Alex for months after the NYE kiss and up and DIPS after the lake house. Autistic I-can’t-figure-out-my-feelings anyone? also hello avoidance my old friend. this is literally the only way I handle my emotions.

the once upon a time email- I wanna put this one down as maladaptive daydreaming but also he’s clearly used literature as an escape for a long time and this can be an extension of the coping mechanism. often when I can’t figure out a situation, I write it in my head as a story so I can take myself out of it, and then have the “characters” solve the problem. I don’t understand it when there’s actual people involved, but as soon as they’re parts of a story, I can figure out what’s going on.

Henry awkward

There’s gonna be a part two to this where I go into actual headcanons; this was just a “canon justification for my projecting” I guess XD

[pigeonacademic]

Questions 1 through 10?

Well, firstly they should read Look Me In The Eye. The life experiences of someone with Aspergers, and a lot of the experiences the author had are ones that I've had similar, even with how and what we think. (For example I was worried as fuck I'd turn out to be a serial killer too.) 

There are also many Autism/Asperger simulator videos that show people how we see things visually and audibly. Sounds are amplified and lights are extra bright, for example, among other things. I don't like reviewing these videos myself because they overstimulate me and make me cranky, but they're accurate, at least to me. I can't think of any other ideas at the moment.

That writer so happens to be the author of Look Me In the Eye. He's got Aspergers like me. (Its now called ASD, but its more better known by its old name) 

Reading that book showed that there was someone else who thought just like me, had very similar life experiences, it was like he was me from a parallel world. If you ever want to know what Piper goes through and then some, Look Me In The Eye is a good read on that.

list your fandoms and one character from each that you identify with.Oh no..this one is going to have to be a separate post because I have so many characters from each fandom and I can’t pick one.

The name thing is already answered ^-^

This question sounds like something out of my Intergrated Humanities class. As for the question, I think its a little of column A, a little of column B. You need a lot of things to be human.

I'm Christian.

Eh, that's one I am still figuring out. I'm a firm believer in that race doesn't define who you are as a person, and it certainly doesn't affect your achievements. My mom's side is Native American, and a lot of people on here will think "Sure, that means your family must know a lot about Native American stuff, right?" but my grandparents are very disconnected from their roots. Gran doesn't know a thing about either of her heritages (Apache and Comanche) and Popop doesn't know anything about his either, and he doesn't care for it at all. I mean, I would LOVE to know more about our family history and the different cultures, and I don't care in the "Well I'm superior/Insertwhatever because ______" way, Its more of the "I want to know more about us but my grandparents don't care enough to help me research" way. I guess I started to care a little more than I should have because of a spectacle last year, with some white girl calling me a mutt for being mixed (While claiming to be fullblooded Native American) plus more being called a mutt and made fun of for being mixed but still looking like a fullblown white girl, from someone who also looked white herself despite being mixed (y'all know who I'm referring to) and that made me fret over the whole thing. Theeeeen there's the thing where nobody cares about Native Americans, especially on Tumblr (I'm looking at you, "pro equality uwu" groups who don't really care about equality)  unless its to push an agenda, and its back under the rug we go. Also, it has made an identity crisis for me. My grandparents don't care enough about their ethnicity to call themselves Native American, and I've been raised by a mostly white Southern family (Contrary to popular belief, they're not a bunch of inbred racists like many people assume.)

So I usually don't know which way to go with it.

what musical artists have you most felt connected to over your lifetime?Henry Hall. His music is realllllly old, and I can recite the Teddy Bear Picnic and his boogeyman song from heart.

Am I an artist? *looks back at the folder I have specifically for gem drawings, and at the rest of the files where I have other works in progress plus one comic I have been spilling over for the past month*

Yes, I assume I am one. I have absolutely no idea what a creed is.