#I could also argue about Tasim having anxiety and autism and Aledar having AuDHD

[wiyldefire]

The brainworms have won again my friends, have a post about why Theorick and Mael Twain were autistic from your local autist with special interests in both autism and Wynncraft.

Theorick-

In the secret discovery "Pottery wheel" it is shown that Theorick likes to create pottery. In the area surrounding the pottery wheel, there is a large amount of identical pieces of pottery, with some larger, more detailed pieces. This can easily be interpreted as stimming, involving both repetitive motions and the texture of clay.

We can also see what can be interpreted as a strong sense of justice presenting in an unusual manner, combined with strict rule-following. A strong sense of justice is often portrayed as things such as activism, however that is just one way it can present. It's completely possible that Theorick's demand of payment stems from the need for transactional fairness. When someone does something for you, you pay them. That is a rule. That is what is fair.

As well, him always wearing his hood could be a form of sensory regulation. Autism very frequently presents with sensory issues and wearing a hood could be Theorick's way of dealing with that.

Mael-

Mael is harder to argue since we have a lot less information to go off of. The main piece of evidence is the ostracization from his brothers. This is not an uncommon situation for autistic people to be in. Theorick also being autistic does not exempt him from bullying Mael for being autistic, and in fact may even have been why he did so (internalized ableism).

The accusations of "dark magic" could be a misinterpretation, potentially even wilfully so, of stimming and adherence to routine, combined with a distaste of things involving death. We know Mael was quite spiritual, and even if spirituality was the norm for the time and place, we can still gather that Mael's relationship with it was considered "other" by his peers. This, combined with the fact he preferred to keep to himself, could easily paint a picture of someone obsessed with things considered "dark", who speaks to either himself or people no one else can see, fixed to a routine no one else understands or is willing to understand, performing strange movements for seemingly no reason. I'm going to leave it at that and let other people more qualified than me speak to the historical connections between autism and demons or changelings, but it does exist.

Reclusivity in general is also associated with autism for multiple reasons, including sensory issues and socializing being more tiring for autistic people.

And my final piece of evidence that applies to the both of them is that I say they're autistic and telling me I'm wrong is ableist or something. /j