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queering and disabling my blorbos is my passion <3

[aspd-culture]

Sorry ig in advance since you get questions a lot but got curious about a few things

1. Is it normal for pwASPD to view unbeneficial relationships as chores? I know I, a likely prosocial, when I don't see the benefit in a relationship, I have to view it as being a chore to continue it.

2. If a connection is established between harming others and being harmed, will a pwASPD, for lack of a better term, be able to mimic empathy or remorse?

3. Do you know if pwASPD and another comorbid disorder, if the other disorder causes already low or fragile self esteem (like another cluster B), can seem like they don't have ASPD?

These are mostly for project research but also out of curiosity because I can

Nothing to be sorry for!!/gen

1.) Oh yes. So very, very much yes. And honestly, it's even worse than a chore - more like if a dead-end job decided to stop paying you but you'd go to jail if you quit. If you've ever seen a kid stuck dress shopping with their mother on TV, that's the way I would like to act through every single interaction with an equal part useless and annoying but unavoidable prosocial irl. Every single non-Exception prosocial is that coworker you hate who won't leave you alone./hj Joking aside, not all prosocials are actually that annoying actually. So it kind of depends; sometimes it's fine at least for me.

2.) Yeah, I'd say so. This goes differently for all of us, but for the most part "connection formed" would probably go in the direction of an Exception, and that's where some symptoms of ASPD are lessened for those of us that have them. That includes often having some degree of effective empathy and/or a desire to work on cognitive empathy with them in particular (I use them as practice to make the necessary use of cognitive empathy less annoying with non-Exceptions). Ditto with remorse for some pwASPD, though for me in particular that depends on the Exception in question. Some still do not bring out remorse in me for whatever reason. This is a good place to note that actually, since I don't think I've mentioned this elsewhere. Exceptions do not all have to be the same even for the same pwASPD. Two friends may have different symptoms they alleviate vs don't affect vs worsen, and of course platonic vs sexual vs romantic Exceptions often vary in that as well. For me and a few other pwASPD I've met, this may also occur with some groups of people who aren't Exceptions but cause an Exception-esque response. For me, kids get that as most do other people struggling with mental health disorders beyond just depression and anxiety (nothing easy about those two it's just in our current world most people have those). If I hurt a kid's feelings, 25/10 times I am going to cry with them or force myself not to. And that will vary for each pwASPD based on how much social neurological development was completed before it was fundamentally changed and started developing antisocially too. Some of us have more empathy than others, or more remorse than others (and vice versa) in general, so that'll impact those situations too.

3.) So this depends on what you define as "seem like they don't have ASPD", though it won't be self-esteem that affects that. Generally I'd point that more in the direction of NPD. But yeah, looking at the symptoms of ASPD, there are a few specific disorders that cause someone who very much has ASPD to not be diagnosed and/or believed both professionally and personally. In personal relationships, it's honestly just not being a serial k*ller that will get most to think you don't have it. Professionally, you're looking at disorders that cause social problems (such as autism, SAD - social anxiety, and GAD - generalized anxiety), impulse control (ADHD mostly), emotional instability (bipolar disorder, IED - intermittent explosive, ODD - oppositional defiance, and yeah your other cluster b PDs). There are others that make a whole lot less sense imo to get in the way of an ASPD diagnosis too. Schizophrenia comes to mind, with some professionals thinking that it's just... so many episodes of psychosis that it starts to look like ASPD which, don't even get me started on how much of a medical failure it is that I have heard of that specific thing happening. But mostly, it's going to be the ones I listed previously. None of these are mutually exclusive with ASPD, but they have symptoms that overlap with or mimic ASPD's, and so you'll have genuinely good professionals who are trying to avoid over/misdiagnosis where it applies to a *very* stigmatized disorder, and you'll have lazy ones that don't care to try and pick out which it is if not both. That will all just depend on the pwASPD's presentation of symptoms. I had more than one professional refuse to believe I had ASPD, and my (very lovely and dilligent/gen) psychiatrist was also leaning to just diagnose autism until I said some line about the reason I try for social interaction not being because I want to but because everyone has to to be able to get what they need in life. Once she realized I see it as an irritating requirement to associate with other people - even ones I kind of like - she quickly turned on that and diagnosed both. That's why it's important to speak openly and with as much of the mask removed as possible without getting yourself in trouble. They will try and avoid labelling you with something like this unless they are 1000% sure because of its connotations and the social and professional implications of having ASPD. It is very possible to pick out which is which or if it's more than one with overlap in regards to any set of comorbidities even outside of ASPD, but it takes a lot of work for that to be done properly especially if you're still masking in front of them.

I have no issue with anyone asking just out of curiosity by the way. Seriously like I guess I see why some people feel weird about it, but genuine interest is the reason why disorders get looked into, researched, and potentially normalized and accepted. There is nothing wrong with being interested in any topic as long as you're respectful in your interactions with sensitive subjects, and this ask was completely respectful, so I'm happy to answer it./gen

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Nothing to be sorry for!!/gen

1.) Oh yes. So very, very much yes. And honestly, it's even worse than a chore - more like if a dead-end job decided to stop paying you but you'd go to jail if you quit. If you've ever seen a kid stuck dress shopping with their mother on TV, that's the way I would like to act through every single interaction with an equal part useless and annoying but unavoidable prosocial irl. Every single non-Exception prosocial is that coworker you hate who won't leave you alone./hj Joking aside, not all prosocials are actually that annoying actually. So it kind of depends; sometimes it's fine at least for me.

2.) Yeah, I'd say so. This goes differently for all of us, but for the most part "connection formed" would probably go in the direction of an Exception, and that's where some symptoms of ASPD are lessened for those of us that have them. That includes often having some degree of effective empathy and/or a desire to work on cognitive empathy with them in particular (I use them as practice to make the necessary use of cognitive empathy less annoying with non-Exceptions). Ditto with remorse for some pwASPD, though for me in particular that depends on the Exception in question. Some still do not bring out remorse in me for whatever reason. This is a good place to note that actually, since I don't think I've mentioned this elsewhere. Exceptions do not all have to be the same even for the same pwASPD. Two friends may have different symptoms they alleviate vs don't affect vs worsen, and of course platonic vs sexual vs romantic Exceptions often vary in that as well. For me and a few other pwASPD I've met, this may also occur with some groups of people who aren't Exceptions but cause an Exception-esque response. For me, kids get that as most do other people struggling with mental health disorders beyond just depression and anxiety (nothing easy about those two it's just in our current world most people have those). If I hurt a kid's feelings, 25/10 times I am going to cry with them or force myself not to. And that will vary for each pwASPD based on how much social neurological development was completed before it was fundamentally changed and started developing antisocially too. Some of us have more empathy than others, or more remorse than others (and vice versa) in general, so that'll impact those situations too.

3.) So this depends on what you define as "seem like they don't have ASPD", though it won't be self-esteem that affects that. Generally I'd point that more in the direction of NPD. But yeah, looking at the symptoms of ASPD, there are a few specific disorders that cause someone who very much has ASPD to not be diagnosed and/or believed both professionally and personally. In personal relationships, it's honestly just not being a serial k*ller that will get most to think you don't have it. Professionally, you're looking at disorders that cause social problems (such as autism, SAD - social anxiety, and GAD - generalized anxiety), impulse control (ADHD mostly), emotional instability (bipolar disorder, IED - intermittent explosive, ODD - oppositional defiance, and yeah your other cluster b PDs).

There are others that make a whole lot less sense imo to get in the way of an ASPD diagnosis too. Schizophrenia comes to mind, with some professionals thinking that it's just... so many episodes of psychosis that it starts to look like ASPD which, don't even get me started on how much of a medical failure it is that I have heard of that specific thing happening. But mostly, it's going to be the ones I listed previously. None of these are mutually exclusive with ASPD, but they have symptoms that overlap with or mimic ASPD's, and so you'll have genuinely good professionals who are trying to avoid over/misdiagnosis where it applies to a very stigmatized disorder, and you'll have lazy ones that don't care to try and pick out which it is if not both. That will all just depend on the pwASPD's presentation of symptoms. I had more than one professional refuse to believe I had ASPD, and my (very lovely and dilligent/gen) psychiatrist was also leaning to just diagnose autism until I said some line about the reason I try for social interaction not being because I want to but because everyone has to to be able to get what they need in life. Once she realized I see it as an irritating requirement to associate with other people - even ones I kind of like - she quickly turned on that and diagnosed both. That's why it's important to speak openly and with as much of the mask removed as possible without getting yourself in trouble. They will try and avoid labelling you with something like this unless they are 1000% sure because of its connotations and the social and professional implications of having ASPD. It is very possible to pick out which is which or if it's more than one with overlap in regards to any set of comorbidities even outside of ASPD, but it takes a lot of work for that to be done properly especially if you're still masking in front of them.

I have no issue with anyone asking just out of curiosity by the way. Seriously like I guess I see why some people feel weird about it, but genuine interest is the reason why disorders get looked into, researched, and potentially normalized and accepted. There is nothing wrong with being interested in any topic as long as you're respectful in your interactions with sensitive subjects, and this ask was completely respectful, so I'm happy to answer it./gen

[losergendered]

heyooo hwllooo :^3 All characters r from Regretevator

Bive is an intersex transnull transentien fessivoia Animinsequikenic paralurdarean oculagoric masc futch demiboygirl womanthing who is bisexual and demiromantic ! She uses she/it and nameself pronouns . It suffers with ppd , bipolar 2 , insomnia , nightmare disorder , agoraphobia , anthropophobia , and tokophobia

Dr.RETRO is a hypergender hyperfemine hypermasculine genderdoctor gendermedic gendermedical optiminihilismic lifemitres rotlace imaginarvriendin evclardette cat-thing catgirlthing who is aromantic bilechen and lesbilechen ! Mew uses mew/she/it/that pronouns . She has c-ptsd and several charges of aggrevated assault against it but we don't talk about that :3

Gnarpy is a genderless stellavenostalgic alienthing cat-thing who is (canonically !!! !!!) aroace . They have delusions of grandeur and mythomania .

Infected is a genderfluid bigender emorosboy emothing scenething frutiaexplosion metalheartexplosion oldtechexplosion gendertoxic genderthmpk lovirium pinkthing guything who is a lithsexual gay guy ! He uses he/it/O_o/XD pronouns ! It is a nonhuman otherkin , specifically catkin , sparkledogkin , zombiekin , skeletonkin and robotkin . O_o has depression , separation anxiety , bpd , autism , nyctophobia , autophobia , and chronophobia .

Lampert is a luxthing deminonbinary demiman who is panromantic and orchidsexual . He uses he/him pronouns . He has intermittent explosive disorder , autism , and cyclothmia .

Mannequin Mark is a genderqueer butch gay man . He uses any pronouns and suffering from major depressive disorder .

Party Noob is a xenogender pasteinbowin rainbowfleuric confettigender cakegender birthdayboy birthdayspike sillyaean bubblexplosion strortcakexplosion funfettiexplosion cakexplosion sprinklic cakecoric kandigender confettium nonbinary partyboything ! They are acrisexual and toric and use they/he/it/🥳/✨/🎉/🪅/����/🎊/🍰/🎂 pronouns . He has autophobia , atychiphobia , adhd , and autism .

Pest is an intersex genderless agabless agender transnull adexsexual gay bugthing ! He uses he/it/one pronouns . It has aspd , ppd , bpd , bipolar 1 , hypermania , and hypersomnia .

Pilby is a heehoogender clowngender sweetnsillygender kidcoric clowncoric xengender sillygender clownish asclownbunplushic nonbinary bug ! They use they/zhe/clown pronouns and are pansexual demiromantic . Zhe has social anxiety , autophobia , atychiphobia , equinophobia , hypomania , and seasonal affective disorder .

Prototype is a transentien genderless xenogender bubblegender computerthing who is also laimoromantic and caedosexual . He uses he/they/shi/bubble pronouns ! They suffer with mild dysmorphia .

Split is a dessertgender cakegender gxrlfluxthing womanthing bambi lesbian . She uses she/her pronouns but also doesnt mind any other pronouns being used for her . She has BIID and bpd .

Spud! is a caedorose genderless being who uses any pronouns . They suffer with ptsd , anger issues , and insomnia .

Unpleasant is a binary abinary rosboy azurgirl bigender demiboy demigirl nonbinary genderfuid genderqueer xenogender genderweird Sceneg3nd3r hypermasculine hyperfeminine zoomiegender faggit genderexplosion queerweirdo! It uses any pronouns and is bigay . Xey are alterhuman, foxkin, wolfkin , zombiekin , and godkin . Shi has klazmomania , egomania , mythomania , dermotillomania , hypomania , bipolar 2 , and depression .

Wallter is a cis gay man who uses he/him or any pronouns . He suffers with PTED and depression .

OS SORRY abt the long ass request 😭 im NOT NORMAL abt regretevator

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[the-warmesthello]

curt + acquired disabilities headcanons

i think about owen's disabilities a lot, but what about curt's physical health?

like he's canonically lost at least one tooth, but what about the long term damage from suffocation, shocking, repeated poisoning, blunt force trauma, getting shot a bunch of times, almost certainly other injuries?

what about the fact that his liver cannot be doing well right now after over 4 years of heavy drinking? what about both the a.s.s.' budget and his attitude making him less likely to go to a doctor about things that could've been important? how many times do you think he got an infection because a wound wasn't cleaned properly, or had to push through illness for his job, or completely ignores his stress levels and puts himself in more and more danger, risking getting sloppy and making a mistake? what about the fact that this guy repeatedly blows up buildings and breathes in the smoke and dust at a time where asbestos was used for pretty much anything?

like i refuse to believe that after this long in the field, curt's health is completely undamaged, even though he might not have recognised it until years later. so here we go again:

brain damage from shocks, repeated head trauma, and suffocation. - memory problems, executive dysfunction, and cognitive delay, including difficulty reading or assessing the danger of a situation. - emotional instability, impulsivity, depression, anger issues. - his alcoholism wasn't necessarily caused by brain injury, but people with them tend to have higher rates of addiction and those with both drink more so there's a link there.

stomach and oesophageal ulcers from years of getting poisoned.

cardiac arrhythmia from strain, mostly from being shocked but the constant danger didn't help.

post infectious syndrome from an infected wound is what really made him stop working for the a.s.s. the fatigue was too overwhelming to push through, and he was suddenly a lot weaker than before.

the a.s.s. kept paying him his salary so he wouldn't spill any secrets, so the financial part wasn't a problem, but the feeling of being worthless made his mental health problems worse.

eventually stage 3 cirrhosis, with all the symptoms that come with it (swelling, sudden weight loss, jaundice, extreme fatigue, eczema, shortness of breath). i think that he gets diagnosed over 10 years post-canon, and the transplant he ends up needing was a really important factor in really cutting down on his drinking. the therapy he gets for that is the first time he ever gets any kind of care for his mental health.

in therapy for alcoholism, he gets diagnosed with ptsd and adhd. but also misdiagnosed with bipolar and intermittent explosive disorder when those symptoms were actually depression, some ptsd symptoms, and brain damage. also has what we would now call prolonged grief disorder but that wasn't a diagnosis at the time.

many many scars and burns. some are over joints, which makes them stiff to move. abdominal adhesions from all the injuries make his liver transplant more complicated.

broken bones, not all of which healed very well.

mild nerve damage from... well. everything, with numbness in his fingertips and muscle twitches that get worse when he tries to do complicated things.

eventually, massive amounts of lung damage would probably kill him. sorry lol but that's his problem not mine.

[boimgfrog]

This is 100% just projecting but bpd and adhd tamaki, autistic mori and honey (mori is a sensory avoider while honey is a sensory seeker), also autistic kyoya (statistics is his special interest), adhd twins, haruhi has generalized anxiety disorder but is really good at masking, Cassanoda has intermittent explosive disorder (an anger disorder), renge has adhd and autism. - Mimsy

YES Hikaru adhd my beloved <3 he was DEFINITELY the angry adhd kid. Zero emotional regulation. He has Feelings and he is Dying because of them. Yes I am projecting.

[muselexum]

♠. Overdue Birth and Related Effects

[ originally posted here ]

Due to being kept in the womb far past his normal due date, Ace has had to face the long term effects of it. While he was fortunate enough not to have any blaring physical disabilities from the abnormal pregnancy, his neurological development was effected.

“Post-term children have a considerably higher risk of clinically relevant problem behaviour. They are more than twice as likely as term-born children to have clinical ADHD,” concluded a study of 5,145 Dutch babies published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

Modi said its findings were “perfectly plausible [because] we know that birth after your due date is associated with a whole range of problems. If your baby stays in the womb for too long they are more likely to be a stillbirth, or weigh too little or be more likely to have a neurological disorder, because the longer a baby stays in the womb the more likely the placenta is to stop functioning normally.” [x]

These are real studies done on overdue children, typically around a month overdue. Since Ace was overdue for much longer than that (to an absurd degree), the effects on him are more severe.

ADD [x]

Probably what has had an impact on him the most, Attention Deficit Disorder has been something that Ace has lived with for many years. He is not aware he has it.

Trouble concentrating and staying focused. Poor listening skills, and struggling to complete tasks.

Periods of hyperfocus where he gets absorbed on completing one task. This is a type of coping mechanism, where one distracts themselves to tune out chaos/overbearing things.

Disorganization and forgetfulness, from having a tendency to procrastinate, always being late, and having a knack for misplacing things.

Impulsivity is a big one, from having poor self control to having trouble behaving in socially acceptable ways.

Emotional difficulties. Easily flustered and stressed out, explosive temper, low-self esteem and self-worth.

Dyslexia [x]

Ace has always had difficulty with language, but especially with written language. From a very young age he realized that something was ‘not normal’ about him, because he just couldn’t understand words on paper like Makino or other people.

Because of his dyslexia, Ace tends to avoid reading all together. He has never sat down and read a book, he lets other people read the newspaper and regurgitate the information to him, and just goes about his life that way.

Early developmental stage:

Late talking - He was around 3 or 4 when he really started to form proper sentences. It certainly didn’t help that he was being raised by a group of bandits that couldn’t care for educating him beyond basic life necessities or getting him to hit developmental milestones.

Adolescence stage:

Reading well below the expected level for his age

Problems processing and understanding what he hears

Difficulty comprehending rapid instructions

Problems remembering the sequence of things

Difficulty seeing (and occasionally hearing) similarities and differences in letters and words

Inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word

Difficulty spelling

Adult stage:

Difficulty reading, including reading aloud

Trouble understanding jokes or expressions that have a meaning not easily understood from the specific words (idioms), such as “piece of cake” meaning “easy”

Difficulty with time management

Difficulty summarizing a story

Difficulty memorizing

Difficulty doing math problems

Ace is actually quite intelligent if people give him the chance to open up and have discussions, but because of certain behaviors, he can come off as “dense” to those that don’t know him well.

Hypersomnia [x]

Hypersomnia is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. People with hypersomnia can fall asleep at any time, anywhere, which can sometimes be dangerous for themselves or those around them. Hypersomnia tends to by tied in with narcolepsy, a neurological disorder that affects a person’s control over their wakefulness.

“People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any time of the day.”

Ace’s symptoms:

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS): In general, EDS interferes with normal activities on a daily basis, whether or not a person with narcolepsy has sufficient sleep at night. People with EDS report mental cloudiness, a lack of energy and concentration, memory lapses, a depressed mood, and/or extreme exhaustion.

Sleep paralysis: This symptom involves the temporary inability to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up. These episodes are generally brief, lasting a few seconds to several minutes. After episodes end, people rapidly recover their full capacity to move and speak.

[a-trip-in-wonderland-blog]

Decided to fix the Bliss Powerpuff Girl whole episode and idea. Our Bubble Alter however loves it and has taken it as her canon. All the info here https://a-trip-in-wonderland.tumblr.com/ppgrau

Reasons for Redesigns

Gave Bliss white hair because it’s a natural hair color but still weird, also the original perfect powerpuff girl was white themed.

While I did pick the perfect powerpuff girl hair due to the white theme. I didn’t like the idea of white eyes and white outfit only. I used yellow because it was a free powerpuff girl color.

Her body has been changed to reflect clipsville teenage version of the girls. Her outfit is reflecting how she was raised by monsters

Blossom is a ginger gave her some freckles and a school uniform based outfit to reflect her nerdy nature.

Dresses don’t fit Buttercup so I gave her a shirt and shorts. I personally felt she and Bunny would have been good as African American puffs Which also helps Bliss fit in more

This is how our Bubbles looks so yah.

Bunny is 3 but mentally challenge I wanted to reflect her design to be something adorable like her

Oh yea, Bliss is still the perfect little girl, she was the only perfect one. But, 10 years of being raised by monsters have made her a little weird to humans. Blossom has OCD, Buttercup has Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Bubbles ADHD and Bunny is mentally challenge.

Because every little girl is perfect disorders or not.

[brielleinstitutehq]

MAEVE HOLMES is a 20 year old PATIENT in the PSYCHIATRIC WARD. She has been diagnosed with OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORDER and INTERMITTANT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER and she looks a lot like Meghan Ory.

MAYBE THEY’RE HIDING

Maeve was never a good child. From the moment she could talk, she was rude, defiant, even cruel at times. She was mis-diagnosed with ADHD when she was 5. But Maeve grew more destructive as she aged. Despite how much her parents loved her, they had to also care for her younger sibling, Daniel. After Maeve grew enraged by her younger brother ripping one of her drawings, and threw her 3 year old brother at a wall, her parents decided it would be best for both themselves, Maeve and Daniel to place her in foster care.

Of course the system failed her. Maeve was passed from home to home from the age of 12. She never stayed in one place longer then a few months, for the girl had become bitter and cruel. Her parents kept in contact, trying desperately to stay apart of her wayward childs life. Somehow that made it harder. It was a cycle of new home, a brief spell of quiet, a build of tension, an explosion of emotions, a new home again.

It wasnt until she was around 17 that she found a home she could tolerate. She was the only foster child in this mans home. Reginald Smith was an elderly man in his 80s. He was kind, his home was quiet, and he offered Maeve undying support. It wasnt long before the wayward girl grew to see Reggie as a grandfather of sorts. The year she spent there was bliss for her. He never scolded her for her outbursts, or her defiance.

But it wouldnt be a tragic backstory without a little death, now would it?

WE HOPE THEY ARE PLAYING A GAME

Reggie suffered a horrific heart attack, which killed him in his sleep. Maeve had woken before him, which was odd, because Reggie usually woke her with a cup of tea. But maybe it was time she woke him with a poorly made brew? Maeve had never been good at making tea, at least not like her carer. But she knew he would drink it any way. So, she wandered into his toasty room, mug in hand. The other reached out to gently stroke his stubble rough cheek, now cold with the ice of death. “Reggie?” Her soft voice called out to him, laced with concern.

The girl called an ambulance, sobbing down the phone. They arrived a little while later, and declared him dead. Maeve went numb. The police arrived, and called Maeves parents. They instructed her to gather some of her things, and that her parents would be along in an hour or so. Maeve did gather her clothes, a picture of her and reggie, and some of his money she knew he had stashed away. But she wouldnt be going back with her parents.

The system had failed her, and so had her parents. Why would she go back with them? Maeve escaped though the back garden, over a fence she had climbed many times.

BUT THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING

Of course her parents and the police launched a search for her. Posters, search parties. All desperate, especially when an unfound Maeve was a dangerous Maeve. But Maeve was clever. Or at least clever enough to dodge those looking for her.

After jumping a few cities, Maeve bounced between rough sleeping and sleeping in motels. It wasnt easy, but it was a damn sight easier then returning home. She stole where she could, got agressive with anyone she could. It took 2 years for her to finally be found.

It was a simple bar fight gone wrong that brought her back into the eyes of her parents. Maeve had started it, though she would never admit it. The man had bumped into her. It wasnt her fault. He deserved to have her fist in his face. But he thought the same thing. The stranger broke 2 of her ribs and her eye socket. Maeve was unconsious for 2 days. The doctors didnt know who she was, not until they found her ID buried in the bottom of her bag. It was old, worn, but the staff managed to figure out the name written there.

When she did wake up, the doctors and nurses were in for a shock. Because Maeve wasnt happy, at all. After she attacked a nurse and broke her nose, Maeve was restrained. Her parents were called, as were the police. Despite how happy her parents were to see their lost daughter, they realised how dangerous she was. The consented to have their child admitted to an institute, on advisement of the doctors. And so Maeve was shipped off to Brielle.

CONNECTIONS: None

Unfortunately, Maeve is TAKEN!

[enkxi]

♠. disabilities

Due to being kept in the womb far past his normal due date, Ace has had to face the long term effects of it. While he was fortunate enough not to have any blaring physical disabilities from birth, his neurological state wasn’t as lucky.

"Post-term children have a considerably higher risk of clinically relevant problem behaviour. They are more than twice as likely as term-born children to have clinical ADHD," concluded a study of 5,145 Dutch babies published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

Modi said its findings were "perfectly plausible [because] we know that birth after your due date is associated with a whole range of problems. If your baby stays in the womb for too long they are more likely to be a stillbirth, or weigh too little or be more likely to have a neurological disorder, because the longer a baby stays in the womb the more likely the placenta is to stop functioning normally." [x]

These are real studies done on overdue children, typically around a month overdue. Since Ace was overdue for much longer than that (to an absurd degree), the effects on him are more severe. 

ADD [x]

Probably the one that has an impact on him the most, Attention Deficit Disorder has been something that Ace has dealt with since he was a child. He is not aware he has it since he has never been diagnosed for it. He has shown many of the symptoms for ADD in canon, while some are more like my headcanons.

Trouble concentrating and staying focused. Poor listening skills, and struggling to complete tasks.

Periods of hyperfocus where he gets absorbed on completing one task. This is a type of coping mechanism, where one distracts themselves to tune our chaos/overbearing things.

Disorganisation and forgetfulness, from having a tendency to procrastinate, always being late, and having a knack for misplacing things.

Impulsivity is a big one, from having poor self control to having trouble behaving in socially acceptable ways.

Emotional difficulties. Easily flustered and stressed out, explosive temper, low-self esteem and self-worth.

Dyslexia [x]

Ace has always had difficulty with language, but especially with written language. From a very young age he realized that something was ‘not normal’ about him, because he just couldn’t understand words on paper like Makino or other people.

Because of his dyslexia, Ace tends to avoid reading all together. He has never sat down and read a book, he lets other people read the newspaper and regurgitate the information to him, and just goes about his life that way.

Early developmental stage:

Late talking (He was around 3 or 4 when he really started to form proper sentences)

Learning new words slowly

Difficulty learning nursery rhymes

Difficulty playing rhyming games

Adolescence stage:

Reading well below the expected level for your child's age

Problems processing and understanding what he or she hears

Difficulty comprehending rapid instructions

Problems remembering the sequence of things

Difficulty seeing (and occasionally hearing) similarities and differences in letters and words

Inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word

Difficulty spelling

Adult stage: 

Difficulty reading, including reading aloud

Trouble understanding jokes or expressions that have a meaning not easily understood from the specific words (idioms), such as "piece of cake" meaning "easy"

Difficulty with time management

Difficulty summarizing a story

Difficulty memorizing

Difficulty doing math problems

Ace is actually quite intelligent if people give him the chance to open up and have discussions, but because of the certain problems that he has, he can come off as ‘dumb’ or ‘dense’ at first glance.

Hypersomnia [x]

Hypersomnia is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. People with hypersomnia can fall asleep at any time, anywhere, which can sometimes be dangerous for themselves or those around them. Hypersomnia tends to by tied in with narcolepsy, a neurological disorder that affects a person’s control over their wakefulness.

“People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any time of the day.”

Ace’s symptoms:

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS): In general, EDS interferes with normal activities on a daily basis, whether or not a person with narcolepsy has sufficient sleep at night. People with EDS report mental cloudiness, a lack of energy and concentration, memory lapses, a depressed mood, and/or extreme exhaustion.

Sleep paralysis: This symptom involves the temporary inability to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up. These episodes are generally brief, lasting a few seconds to several minutes. After episodes end, people rapidly recover their full capacity to move and speak.

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Michigan teen gets 3-D-printed shoes for size 28 feet

A Michigan Center 19-year-old, who was previously in the Guinness Book of World Records for world's tallest teenager, has finally found an affordable pair of shoes that fit his size-28 feet.

Broc Brown, who is nearly 8 feet tall, has Sotos Syndrome. Sotos is also known as cerebral gigantism and affects approximately one in every 15,000 people, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported.

Brown's aunt Stacy Snyder said that along with abnormal size, Sotos causes Brown to have chronic back and knee pain, ADHD, intermittent explosive disorder and oppositional defiance disorder. Snyder said no one is sure when he will stop growing.

"I can walk in a store and walk out with five pairs of shoes if I want to," she said. "He can't."

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1 to 5 and 25 to 30 for Riley and Eugene, please! :3

Warning: This is a LONG post.First of all, sorry for the delay. Thanks for waiting Steph! you are the best.Sorry that this is soo long, but Im actually pretty happy about it. It helped me a lot to focus in something else beside my messy life. So THANKS! @astralhell

1: What’s your OC’s biggest insecurity and how would they react if someone pointed it out to them?

Riley:Before Lottie and Gene, Riley was completely alone in school. And she was fine with that. Besides, everyone was scared of her, so she was never afraid that someone would point out her insecurities. BUT that doesnt mean she dosent have them. She loves the idea of ​​becoming a writer one day, and like almost all writers, she has uncertainties about what she writes. Once Gene found her notebook and “unintentionally” read one of her stories. He thought the story was amazing, but dared to correct some spelling mistakes. Riley freaked out. HOW DARE Eugene correct her when he cant write a single word without a mistake? She shouted at him and he apologized repeatedly, but it was not until Lottie calm her down that Riley accepted his apologies. If Lottie had been the one who had corrected her, Riley wouldnt be angry with her. At least not like Gene. She would simply keep the frustration inside until it exploded at the wrong time.

Eugene: Not be good enough. Gene is adopted (The reasons why he is adopted are still being decided.  I have two in mind but I cant decide). Even when he jokes about it, Eugene always feels like he has to be the perfect guy so that no one will ever abandon him again. Also, having a little bit of anxiety and ADHD is horrible for him. He is always afraid of his classmates finding out.

2: If your OC wants to buy a firearm, what it might be for?

I have no idea why either of them would have a gun.The idea of Eugene having a gun is almost impossible to imagine. Totally out of character. The only reason I can think of is an extreme situation where Eugene fears for the safety of his family, especially Lottie, and he believes that the only way to protect them is with a gun.Riley was always curious about guns. But at the end of the day she will always be afraid to hurt someone.

3: Does your OC behave differently around different people, if so with whom and how?

Riley: Before Lottie and Gene, she would say that with the only person who behaved differently was with her mother. That’s true. Riley always tried to be a good daughter and to be kind to her mother. But the truth is that, even if she didnt want to admit it, she behaved differently with some classmates. If you were a bad person,  Riley wouldnt even talk to you. It is probable that  she would even treated you impolittly and without patience. But if you were a common and kind person, she would treat you with respect … though, perhaps a little rough. When it comes down to Gene and Lottie, Riley is quite a different person. Although she says she can not stand Gene, Riley can not help but follow him everywhere because deep down she knows wherever Eugene goes, something fun will happen. And Lottie … Riley loves Lottie. She feels that she must protect her at all costs from the world. She is extra considered with Lottie. She is also the person Riley most likes to talk to, after her mother. (Gene comes in third place.)

Eugene: Not generally. Try to treat everyone equally. With the same amount of joy. But, obviously, he’s extra sweet with Lottie. He had complicated times with Riley at first and he undoubtedly treated her differently. He didnt trust in her and saw hre as a threat for Lottie.  But now they are super cool.

4: Would your OC want to involve themselves in humanitarian work ? If yes, then for what? If not, then why not?

Riley: Is not her first choice. She is not a bad person, but she knows that her temper would not help the cause. Also Riley is very irritable and has the lower patience in the universe.

Eugene: This guy has a big heart. He will probably collaborate on some kind of humanitarian work if he have the possibility … but it wouldnt be a regular thing. He’s not very persevering, except if it’s something that he REALLY loves.

5: How would your OC generally react to someone being verbally abusive towards them for no apparent reason?

Riley: She would play cool at first and simply ignore them. As I said, it’s very rare for somebody to mess with Riley. If the hurtful comments continue, you better be prepared for the most vicious sarcastic comments you have ever heard in your life. Riley is not afraid to hurt your feelings if you’re an idiot … and besides, if you’re REALLY a jerk , she will not have any issues with breaking your nose too.

Eugene: So confused ?? Like, why?!? He will probably laugh and hide his feelings. He has the philosophy that there is nothing that a good joke cant fix. Although probably the comments will remain in his head for at least a week or so.

25: How would your OC process the grief caused by the death of a loved one?

Riley: Anger at first. Like, the type of anger that makes her lose all control. After that she would shut down completely. She wouldnt talk with anybody, not even her mom.  She would be in her room all day listening to music very loud.  Sporadically she would have an anger attack and it wouldn’t be pretty at all.

Eugene:Denial. He wouldn’t talk about what happens. Gene just would be there for her family and He would make sure Lottie does not have a relapse. Eventually he would explode and cryi for hours.

26: What is the most intense thing your OC has been battling with?Easy answerRiley: Intermittent explosive disorderEugene: Anxiety.A little bit longer answer:Riley: Her father left the house when she was 8 and her  mother fell into a depression. Eugene: Knowing he is adopted and looking for his true identity. Also, thinking that he could lose Lottie.

27: Does your OC practise any kind of escapism? If yes, what kind?

Riley:When she needs space, she locks herself in her room for hours reading and listening to music so loud that doesn’t let her think at all.Eugene:Every time Eugene has a problem he only drives for hours. Soemtimes (Many times) Lottie goes with him and is the DJ of the trip.

28: How would your OC react if a bully stole their lunch money in high school?Riley: No one would dare even think about doing that. And if someone is foolish enough to try, she/he better be prepared to suffer.Eugene: He is popular. Who would want to steal his money? If someone does it, Eugene would joke about it to try to calm the situation, but all his friends would destroy the bully in seconds. If Riley is with him, she would break the bully nose in a blink of an eye.

29: How does your OC behave on the face of a conflict?

Riley : It depends on the conflict, most of the time Riley stays out. But if the conflict involves her or her family or her friends, she would transformed completely.  Advice : Do not get into a discussion with RIley. She is scary as hell and also extremely eloquent. You just can’t win. Give up.Eugene: Laugh about it. He is definitely a pacemaker. But in the inside he would be probably freaking out. Gene HATES conflicts.

30: What makes your OC defensive quickest?

RIley and Eugene: Lottie. You better not mess with her or you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.Bonus: If you touch Rilyes mom or look at her in the worng way, you are dead.