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[yashley]

imogen & fearne in c3e75

[llamagoddessofficial]

Do you consider any of your skeles to be neurodivergent? And if so, what flavor of neurospicy are they?

As someone who thought they were neurotypical until very recently (guess who was probably autistic this whole time) I'm always hesitant to put neurodivergent labels on my boys, simply because I don't want to end up misrepresenting a really serious issue. I've always believed that my characters are open to individual interpretation, and if you look at one of them and see yourself/your own neurodivergency reflected in them, the last thing you need is me clumsily rolling in and going UHMMM ACTUALLY THEY HAVE [insert completely incorrect view on mental illness] SORRY.

If you look at one of my skeles, and you see a particular neurodivergency that speaks to you, it's canon. Everyone's individual interpretation is canon. That's my rules. I'm definitely interested to see what people think!

That being said, if we're looking at my individual interpretation of my boys, I do have some thoughts.

Sans: I think we can all agree this man is depressed. There's no argument there. But as someone with two siblings and a parent that have ADHD I also see a lot of inattentive ADHD reflected in him. Though his ability to read people has made him pretty good at masking his main issues, others can't help but peek through- the executive dysfunction when it comes to "basic" chores and tasks that don't interest him, hyperfocusing on a particular subject and working himself into exhaustion on his 'projects'.

Red: To me, Red has anxiety. Anyone would after living in his world- his Pap probably does too. But since weakness cannot be tolerated, his anxiousness manifests as a more acceptable outlet in the form of aggression. Even when he's with people he trusts, he finds it hard to ever completely relax, constantly restless an 'on edge'. As soon as any of his fears begin to manifest, if he can't escape, he lashes out in seemingly over-the-top manners.

Skull: PTSD is a big one. And his relationship with food isn't exactly... stellar. But also given my sudden closeness to the subject of autism Skull does seem to fit an oddly large number of those criteria. Desiring safety in mundane routine above all else, getting upset if the routines are broken. Struggles with/fears social situations, loud spaces are overwhelming, he can come across as blunt and uncaring. Unless it's his loved ones he despises being touched- and when it is his loved ones he has difficulty registering what is and isn't 'normal' and displays his affection in ways that can seem bizarre and frightening in their intensity if you don't know him.

[brucie-baby]

Sentient Wayne Manor au in my head i love you

[twnj]

Private: I hope you're not attached to that lovely hair of yours, it's gonna be a big change...

Shikamaru: Yeah, yeah, whatever, short back and sides or... whatever it is...

Private: Just sit here. I'll be with you in 10 mins.

Private (see Shikamaru falling asleep): Nara, come on lad...

Private (to someone else in the room): Yeah, he still hasn't woken up yet...

Private: Don't look so worried lad... She'll shag you again once it's grown back, hahaha!!

Shikamaru getting his hair shaved for Finnish national service. He really does just fall asleep if he's sitting too long...

Headcanon madness inspired by the wonderful fic Grandmaster by @notquitejiraiya

Translation by the lovely @ferocityh

[perilegs]

what's the worst audio i can use for an edit? i was thinking of jerma singing ohh the treachery but i want options

[jelreth]

men will take their meds for the first time in a month and be like huh i wonder why i dont feel the Looming Dread. ITS ME IM MEN.

[snowyfrostshadows]

Very important RBaB AU question : is Beast!Luigi big enough to scoop up Mario by the overalls like a scruffed kitten ? He's so smol and Luigi is now so Big.

[autisticlee]

sometimes I think about how when I went to college for a year before I dropped out (basically failed out,) the counselors/dean told me they can't help me at all or give any accommodations unless I have an official autism/adhd diagnosis. that might sound logical at first, but when you think about it more, it's actually quite fucked up. if someone is struggling really bad, what's the harm in helping them? why do they require a paper to get even the smallest amount of help? people who don't need help aren't going to be failing miserably without help! even NTs could benefit from some adjustments to the horrible school system! (but changing the entire system is a whole other conversation that the school system isnt ready for)

but even if you do agree to jump through their hoops, you realize it's even more fucked up that the diagnosis process requires YEARS in most cases (in my case it took 4 or 5 years, can't recall exactly now, for autism/adhd diagnosis, which would have meant i finished school before getting it if i managed to mot fail out, or i wait that long before going back, which is a whole struggle itself) and they also tried billing me for THOUSANDS of dollars because of insurance issues!!

so you put a ton of time and money into this, and then get told the only accommodation they are willing to give you for autism and adhd is "a little extra time on tests"

....

my test scores were the best part of my whole class experience. that was NOT what I struggled with!!!!! those tests were all online and could be done in the comfort of your home where you can accommodate yourself and have plenty of time left over when you finish them because you are comfy in your own space, (and also, no one was stopping you from having your notes/books/google open to find the answers,) and you don't even need a time consuming, expensive diagnosis for that!

SO WHAT'S THE POINT!!!!!!!

[ragnar0c]

Guild line up…

[leofrith]

acv hate on my dash and i can't even be mad about it because they make some good points 😶

[thehappiestgolucky]

Making a mer height chart for myself for both mer aus because I had to say the HK mers were larger than the Pokemers and the Pokemers aren’t small by any means

so I have to increase the HK mers sizes now whoops-

[citriarchive]

sometimes joy is watching two brits play virutal golf or having K.K. Slider perform a song you like or finding reginald the archaeopteryx or finishing your turnip graph and getting to see that fluctuating is objectively the best pattern to look at because look at this fucker

it's got a whole-ass kingda ka drop look that that shit i fucking love graphs i love DJ K.K.'s live version i love reginald and i love feeling So Oasis Right Now

idk i don't feel all the way better by any stretch of the imagination. but accumulating little things that being joy just. idk. i feel safer than i have all day just for that. again, not all the way better but not on the fucking tipping point of crisis

in other words i think i just understood distress tolerance

[jentlemahae]

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[caffeinatedopossum]

I'm probably dying but I'm being really chill about it

[unproduciblesmackdown]

oh yeah also have to shout out the young queer theatre-enjoyer (as doer or audience) with christian parent experience of "at least i can be in the choir & be one of like 2-4 tenors & enjoy singing harmonies & most of practice is just chilling b/c it's 95% playing the melody 50x for the twenty sopranos who still don't have it down" while also not having to deal with sitting in the midst of the pews or whatever

[motivation-who]

committing theater kid activities again (staying up late to go over and annotate my script)