#severus IS autistic

[drarrywtf]

whoever that come out with the hc of severus being autistic i just wanna say that i love you so much

[seastarconstellation]

They are all Boomers and don't you forget it

[inkyarcturus]

I HAVE CREATED SUSTENANCE TO FEED Y’ALL- and tumblrs getting it first since tiktok is algorithm based and will kill me for posting so late-

[madfantasy]

Some of Severus face Zoom-ies c:

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[severus-snaps]

Talking to your autistic friends about autistic snape like

[siriusremusblack]

Ok. Snape probably has RSD/Rejection sensitivity dysphoria. RSD is common in people that are neurodivergent (mainly adhd. “RSD is often associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) but can also occur in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other mental health conditions.”) It is an extreme sensitivity to rejection either real or perceived. Which causes the person with it to react in various ways which can range from pushing people away/leaving before others can, being depressed, or manipulating people to stay with you.

When Snape saw Lily half smile while he was in a stressful situation he used the term “Mudblood” to refer to Lily (which also applies to himself as he is a Halfblood) effectively pushing her away. He felt rejected by her and the rest of the wizarding world which resulted in this reaction. Snape is already very Autistic coded (because he was based off an autistic man, who even said he was Snape/Snape was him) so it wouldn’t be too far off to say that Snape had RSD which causes him to react in a greater way to rejection than someone without it.

Autistic Snape is my Roman Empire. I’m also autistic, not trying to romanticize anything btw

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//Anatomy of Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy//

the mix of wizarding and muggle odds and ends my favorite autistic Slytherin brings with him 💚

(thinking of making more of these hehehe)

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help i’m fixated on the tragic dungeon bat again

[ravenshavenn]

I will never shut up about autistic snape. That is all.

[heidi891]

I believe Snape is autistic

(FYI: I’m autistic myself and I have autistic children.)

He’s lonely. He doesn’t really have friends. We know of Lily, we also hear about Lucius Malfoy, but we don’t really see their friendship which in my opinion is much less close than fans believe. As a student he’s so alone that no one but Lily tries to stop the bullying.

He doesn’t participate in any social meetings. He’s quite miserable during the Christmas in Harry’s third year. He patrols the corridors and the grounds instead of attending the Yule Ball. He doesn’t stay for dinner after the Order meetings. He only attends the DE meetings because he has to.

His peers at school think he’s weird. Lily’s friends from Gryffindor don’t understand why she’s friends with him. When Harry asks why the Marauders bullied him, Sirius says he was different, weird, he was an "oddball". Autistic children and teenagers are often bullied because they are perceived as not normal, awkward, weird.

He doesn’t make a normal eye contact, he stares a bit too much. It can be partly explained by Legillimency, but he stared too much even as a teenager.

There’s a difference between how he speaks as a teenager and as an adult. It doesn’t sound entirely natural, he definitely had to put effort into that. It’s partly because he doesn’t want to sound like a poor man with a northern (?) accent, but autistic struggle with fluent communication may also be a reason.

He insists on precise definitions: Legilimency is not mind-reading, ghosts are not transparent but they are imprints of departed souls. He’s irritated that Harry has "no subtlety" and he doesn’t "understand fine distinctions".

He’s quite rude. He might be just *evil*, but he may just not fully understand how cruel he actually sounds. From his point of view he’s just honest and doesn’t beat around the bush. OK, maybe he’s a little mean, but not cruel… right?

He uses sarcasm (a lot of autistics actually do), but he doesn’t really appreciate Harry’s and other people’s sass, he treats their words too seriously.

He usually speaks coldly / calmly / without much emotion.

He’s usually dispassionate, he has limited facial expressions. Many autistic people also have a "resting b!tch face" unless they try to look more "normal". Perhaps he isn’t always as hateful as Harry thinks, perhaps it’s just his face.

He seems a little oblivious to other people’s emotional state and seems to analyse their behavior more intellectually.

He has special interests: Dark Arts / DADA and Potions.

He has his own collection of Potions ingredients, including rare ones, collection of weird jars (I guess they may contain some Potions ingredients, but also he may like them because of visual stimming aspect) and vast collection of books at home.

His Potions ingredients must be very orderly, he knows immediately that something is missing and what it is.

He "loves" rules. Students are breaking the rules? He takes points or gives detention. The Marauders are bullying him? He wants them expelled. (While Harry deals with the bullies on his own.) He’s caught Sirius whom he believes to be responsible for Lily’s death? He’s going to hand him over to the Ministry and the Dementors. (While Sirius and Remus want to murder Peter themselves.)

Since Snape likes rules and order, Harry who is a bit wild and unpredictable annoys him.

He doesn’t wash his hair as often as he should. It could be partly because of his poor background (he was neglected, he wasn’t taught to take a proper care of his hair, he didn’t even have a real bathroom as a child), partly because he has no one to look nice for, partly because of the Potions fumes. Autism might make him care less about his appearance. (He does care about hygiene though. Apparently he shaves regularly and Harry would certainly notice if Snape was dirty or smelly. His sallow skin and teeth have nothing to do with hygiene, it’s a result of his poverty and malnutrition.)

He stimms: He’s shredding leaves as a child. He’s flexing his fingers after the Shrieking Shack incident. During the Occlumency lessons he’s touching his lips with his finger while he’s thinking.

He has some sensory issues. He wears the same, a little baggy robes (they flutter as he walks). He’s sensitive to light: his Potions classroom is dim (it’s in the dungeons, but he could brighten it up with magic); he makes his DADA classroom dim, even though it’s no longer in the dungeons; when Harry comes to his first Occlumency lesson, Snape waits for him in a dark room. (You know, people don’t do things like that because they’re evil, it doesn’t make sense).

As a teenager he walks "like a spider" and generally he isn’t good at sports (we see him on a broom three times: in a memory of his unsuccessful flying lesson at school, being very pale and probably frightened after refereeing the Quidditch match in PS and trying to curse a DE and missing during the Battle of Seven Harrys).

John Nettleship whom Snape was partly based on was probably autistic.

[coolbeansnico]

Mini lil Albus Potter hc!! (sorta angsty but not anymore than usual..)

I think he wears rectangular shaped glasses specifically to avoid looking like his father as much as possible. He refused to even wear glasses for the first 2 years after he was prescribed them, but that just made his eyesight worse and he had to give in. He tried contacts and a vision potion, but they didn't work for him.

Anyways yeah I love him and his daddy issues <3

[transificationbeem]

I havent actually tagged this or mentioned it all that much but fun fact: the godfathers iterants of Sirius and Severus have ADHD and autism respectively. Severus is a worldclass masker, Sirius couldn't care less. Neither have any idea. Severus is a pressure stimmer (if you pay attention you might notice this in the text ;] ) and Sirius does the leg bounce (also in text!)

[madfantasy]

"They'll notice anyhow.."

I just love hooked noses sm

20.4.2024, Commission/ Support Mani

[automaticcroissantbatsludge]

I made this picture to celebrate disabilities pride month. I adapted it from my own ID card for persons with disability (I am not British so it might not look like the real British ID card for persons with disability)

I always headcanon Sev is autistic. He showed many autistic traits and the writer accepted that she wrote him based on real person who was autistic.I also love relationship between Lucius and Sev.

[ficswjackson]

severus and autistic!partner hc’s.

a/n : hi this is the first personal thing that i am publishing & honestly i really am so very happy with it. i am a afab young adult late diagnosed autistic, but i have tried to keep it gender neutral so more people can relate to it. this is a very important topic for me, and i love writing about autistic people. i get it that severus is not everyone’s cup of tea, but please do not hate on this - just ignore it if you don’t want to interact.

word count - 1.7k ( sorry for the length, i just started writing and then didn’t stop )

initially telling severus & discusssions around that.

- as a young adult, getting the diagnosis both helped but also lead to some confusing questions and left you feeling pretty alone in a neurotypical society.

- however when you told severus, he did not seem suprised. he seemed to be confused, but not suprised. he noticed that you expressed some traits, which typically leaned towards autism.

- he recently paid more significant attention to your habits & the way you act in certain situations, such as the plushie you carry around & the way you go silent in busy situations.

- when he found out, he repeatedly reassured you that ‘nothing had changed’ either with his opinion of you or the way he feels about you.

- you would know that it had changed, but it had changed for the better rather than the worse.

- it was now important that you were able to set the appropriate boundaries that you needed too in order to make your autism more manageable for you.

severus reading up about autism & how to help

- with severus being the intellect that he is, he would like to read up about young adult autism & how would be the best way to help with you and your autism.

- for a few weeks afterwards, you would find help books all around the house, open to random pages. especially by your bedside table & on his work desk as well.

- severus would both read and explore different ideas in how to help most with your autism. on his computer, you would often find tabs open where he would talk to other people’s partners about their partners autism & how they handle it / help with it.

- when you initially found the books, severus would explain that ‘he wanted to help you the best that he could’ and make things as easier as he could for you.

- your response to that would be too go up to him and hug him, seeking the comfort that you never found as a child. he would instantly wrap his arms around you, squeezing you tightly. he would rest his head on top of yours, due to the height difference between you too.

- over the next few weeks, while he read up about autism - you would talk to you more about how he felt lonely growing up & that you did not have friends or family.

- he talked about his lack of belonging in society & the way he felt alienated. ‘i never felt like I belonged, until I met you. your presence just feels like home to me’. you feel the exact same way, being safe in his arms.

severus & his indentity.

- both in and out of hogwarts, severus was known to be impaitent and cold hearted. but with you from the start, he was patient & he listened to anything you had to say whether he viewed it as important or not.

- he was very careful around you, in order to make you feel safe in all situations. he would never force you to speak or do anything.

- if you went non verbal he would find other means to communicate with you, such as through written words or simply just through actions. he also briefly looked into learning sign language in order to help you communicate when you go into verbal shutdown but the conversation hadnt happened yet, so he held off and just learnt it quietly in the background.

- he became quite good at noticing what you needed : whether that be hugs or some space alone. if you needed hugs, he would hold you tightly and would do breathing with you, often letting you just sit with him letting you be comforted by his heartbeat.

- however if he sensed you needed space, he would move to the other-side of the room & do something independently, such as reading. he would stay in the same room if he could just to make sure you stay safe. he would keep you company in simple ways, but it would be very effective.

stimming & meltdowns.

- the first time severus sees you stimming, is through happiness. he finds happiness in himself watching your joy, in such a untainted manner. he then vows to make sure that you are happy in every situation that you can be.

- when severus see’s you having a meltdown, it hurts his heart so very much. he can physically feel the pain, radiating in his chest watching you and the way that you react.

- he tries to comfort you the best that he can, while sticking to the boundaries, which you have put in place. most of the time during these meltdowns, he will give you the space that you need.

- he has found that when you are in this state, it sometimes calms you down when he reads to you. he can read to you for hours, or as long as you need the help for. he will try to calm you down in whatever manner he can.

infodumping with severus

- one of severus’s favourite things to hear is when you infodump. he will listen to you info dump about anything, even if he has no interest in the subject.

- when you talk about anything, his chest will have a warm feeling spread throughout it & he will often be left with a smile on his face. he listens and remembers everything that you say, as it makes him so very happy when you feel comfortable enough with him.

- ‘oh i am sorry, am i rambling again? you must tell me to stop otherwise you know that I will not… ‘ severus will stop your apology, by kissing your forehead and threading his fingers between yours. ‘I love it when you talk to me, please do not stop’.

- you also love to listen to severus talk about his interests, and you adore seeing him be passionate about the subject that he is most interested in.

- severus could talk for hours about potions & the outdoors, he has a lot of knowledge and hearing anything he has to say, just makes you smile.

- he also loves it when you come out potion hunting with him, as it allows him to know that you are safe. he will often suprise you with events at night, such as watching the animals in the forbidden forest & he will cast spells to make you calm & make the situation much easier for you when dealing with your autism.

trusting severus

- due to your trust in severus, you opened up about your childhood & teen experiences ; about how you spent a lot more time alone, the way you were bullied by other students, the way you had a bad relationship with most people in your life. you felt that any friendship you made, would not last leading you to be alone a lot of the time.

- you also opened up about your struggle with your identity, turmoil of emotions & dealing with the change in society regarding emotions and trying to fit in with other people your own age.

- growing up as a undiagnosed autistic, was very alienating. ‘I masked for many years, i masked so hard i actually lost who I am’

- severus resonated with most of those things as well, as he often spend a lot of time alone growing up, he didn’t really interact with many people and he also preferred to read rather than do anything too social. he had no real friends, either.

- ‘you never have to mask with me, i promise. no matter what you have to say, i will listen to you’

worries with severus & relationships

- ‘am I too much?’ you regularly have this fear that you are too much. you have been told by multiple people, your parents, your friends and past ‘relationships’ that everything you do is too much.

- you spent your whole life being half the person that you are in order to fit in with what the people want to see, not who you truly are. ‘i apologise if I am, please feel free to tell me if I am…’

- upon hearing this, Severus assures you that ‘you sometimes are a little much’ but that ‘i like that you are too much, you are my too much’. he constantly tries to reassure you that you are not too much for him, he finds pleasure in listening to you talk and engage in subjects that you find interesting.

putting his research into action

- after reading the books, severus found that it was important to implement steady breathing techniques in order to calm your anxieties around autism. ‘i’m so proud of you for calming down a little bit already’.

- he would make sure that you stayed calm in certain situations and it would help you to focus on something other than feelings of sadness.

- severus would sit and wait with me, until my breathing calmed down. he would hold your hand against his chest, focusing on something other than how you feel. ‘we can do this, together’

- however, there are moments where severus will also use deep compression in order to calm me down, before a meltdown comes on. ‘i know you need me, your safe’

- he once again lets you hear and feel his heartbeat in order to ground yourself. if he notices that you are not in the right mental state to be held, he will often just grip your hands & holds the pressure points on your wrists to calm you down. ‘i will keep you safe for as long as you need me’

autistic safe space.

- he builds you a relaxing safe space, in order to fully decompress from anxieties and be able to truly be yourself. it includes a lot of blankets & plushies in order to make you feel safe. ‘something that’s cozy and enclosed and safe for you’

- he builds you a safe space in your home, kind of like a fort with lots of blankets and a safe space to spend time on your own. severus occasionally finds himself being able to curl up in your fort with you just to keep you company if your having a bad night or something. ‘maybe we can build a safe space like that in our bedroom’

- when you have a meltdown at work, he also does the same to you there. he provides you with a safe space, normally under a desk in his office in order to decompress.

- he makes sure it’s as quiet as you need it to be, to help. he always tries to help you in the best way that he can & he finds comfort in being able to provide comfort for you.

meltdown preparation

- between you and severus, you can normally tell when a meltdown is coming on & he will do anything that he can in order to calm you down before it gets too bad.

- he will offer to help you, either by cooking or providing items that give you sensory help in order to ground yourself. ‘i just want you to be safe and comfortable’

- he will always try to take pressure of you, to make life easier for you. wether that be something as simple as giving you a plushie or cooking a meal for you. he makes your life so much more easier & your so grateful for him.

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autistic marauders battle

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severus snape:

“struggles with relationships with other people. is really really good at one thing that he really loves (potions) and not anything else. he desperately clings to lily because he doesn't know how to befriend others. his first meeting with lily and petunia was extremely awkward, he said things that were received as offensive even though they weren't supposed to be. he was a victim of bullying and let's be honest, that's pretty common amongst neurodivergent people.”