#autistic!max

[maxillo]

shoutout to autistic people who have memory issues and can't remember many things about your special interests. you don't need to be able to remember things for the interests to be valid or important to you! if you enjoy them that's what matters

[glfry]

Can we agree that the "Thats two things" line from Mike was autistic as shit

[literal-monster21]

All of the NPMD art i've done in my new sketch book....all in the span of 4 days.... i am so autism 😿😿

ANY INTERACTION IS SO APPRECIATED!!!

[wafflesrisa]

Max in the cool-down room was giving autistic who is anxious to make his friend feel better, but is unable to say anything socially acceptable so defaults to saying random positive facts

[kittykatrattie]

Another commission I got from @gahreat !! My emo boys 🤭 Maxneil when they're 16 and 17. Max is the emo one and Neil actually just autism mirrors his boyfriend bc he sees stuff and thinks "Oh Max would like this" and he ends up accidentally looking a lil emo. Also he embroidered that skull on Max's pocket for him 🤭🥰

[0th3rw0rldl1n3ss]

So I have a dormant scooby doo hyperfixation (that comes back now and then) and since the new Velma show is trending rn I feel the urge to tell everyone that in the Mystery Incorporated series Fred is canonically autistic with a special interest in making traps and I never see anyone mention this. It was confirmed in a video that’ll be linked at the bottom of this post.

But yeah, aside from all the other problems with the new Velma show (disclaimer: I haven’t seen the show yet but have seen some previews and have heard things about it that have given me very low hopes for how the show will be) one of the biggest icks for me so far is making Fred into a shallow and arrogant asshole popular rich boy stereotype instead of going the Mystery Inc route and making him a classic himbo and autistic who’s obsessed with building traps.

Autistic Fred Jones is the best version of Fred Jones. I love that he displays autistic characteristics without being a lazy one dimensional stereotype of autism. In the show, from what I remember (I need to give it a rewatch), he has a clear special interest in building traps to the point that it defines his life and affects his relationships, he struggles a lot with interpersonal relationships, indirect communication and social signals (especially when it comes to being oblivious to Daphne’s romantic signals, and the issues this causes in their relationship). But he’s not one dimensional, in fact he has more emotional complexity in this series than in any other rendition of Scooby Doo, in my opinion, and even though he’s autistic he’s still a conventionally attractive man and a central character who is desired by one of the main, attractive female leads in the show, which I almost NEVER see.

This Reddit post goes a bit more into the specifics of his autistic traits, for anyone interested.

Here’s the video I mentioned:

This post is about Fred, but I also wanted to mention that I have a lot of love for the Mystery Inc creators deliberately writing Velma as a lesbian who was struggling with coming to terms with her sexuality throughout the show, and giving her a canonical sapphic love interest, in a time where having a queer character in the main cast of a kids show was unheard of.

Anyway, I recommend watching Mystery Inc if you don’t want to watch the new Velma show but still want to watch something that hits the Scooby Doo nostalgia spot. It still has the fun of classic Scooby Doo that speaks to my inner child but it’s also dark and complex enough to appeal to teen and adult audiences (as well as younger audiences) without over the top edginess.

[multifandomfanficss2]

Imagine liking him a normal amount. Couldn’t be me.

[barbossas-wench]

Saw this on my FYP and it makes so much sense why I was banned from discord server

[apocalypsebabycomic]

Max is an autistic teenager who has been surviving alone as a scavenger since the outbreak. He’s always been a bit of a loner and finds people difficult to understand, so he's avoided joining any groups or settlements, preferring to rely only on himself.

[pastel-pandoll]

Local Lagomorph says trans rights

[snailvibes]

Evening chat I give you my list of some of my autistic Max Caulfield related headcanons except a lot ended up being pricefield related oops (does include spoilers)

Remember these are all HEADCANONS and me just being silly and having fun projecting on my fav lol

- that grey jacket she’s always wearing? That’s her comfort clothing item why do you think she’s still got it in double exposure

- even ever since she was really young Max has always been a picky eater bc of dealing with food textures and generally not liking a lot of things. Chloe always tried to make sure her mom bought things that Max liked so she could always have stuff to give her no matter what

- Max doesn’t really know how to like. Enter group discussions, it’s a lot easier for her to talk to people if it’s either one on one and with someone she’s familiar or comfortable with, she knows what she’s gonna say to someone before going in (like “I’m going to go up to Kate and check in on her” or “I’m going to go up to Brooke and ask about her drone”), or it’s someone talking to her and asking her questions, so when it’s people just generally chatting in a group she usually gets left out cus she doesn’t know how to jump in

- loud noises usually overstimulate her (vortex club party was hell) and growing up one of the more common times that occurred was when it stormed outside :) [which still held true throughout the game :))] post sacrifice Arcadia Bay ending she just kinda completely shut down in Chloe’s truck for a long while through a mix of it and the emotions from everything

- aside from Chloe, Kate was the first person Max found who actively listened to and engaged in her infodumping. During their first few tea hangout sessions she’d find herself accidentally going on about photography and stop herself, and every time Kate would encourage her to keep going cus she enjoyed hearing about it (ultimate Loves to yap + loves to listen duo)

- a lot of the time when Max shuts down she ends up going nonverbal for long periods of time and Chloe is the only one who can translate what she’s trying to communicate lmao. Everyone else, while they mean well, tend to just get confused so if she’s like with Kate or Warren when it happens they’ll just be like “shit time to track down Chloe”

- Chloe’s hair is one of her favorite things to mess with and play with cus she loves the sensation of running her hands through it, so when she’s overwhelmed Chloe will just take off her beanie and let Max run her hands through her hair for as long as she needs

- The Captain is her comfort plush which is why she brought him with her to Arcadia Bay. Usually she carries him around with her as much as she can but she didn’t wanna get made fun of for it at Blackwell so she started keeping him in her dorm. Post Sacrifice Arcadia Bay, she drags Chloe back to Blackwell before they leave so she can retrieve him from the rubble and starts carrying him with her everywhere again. Post Sacrifice Chloe she just starts carrying him with her everywhere at School without really worrying about what people will think, and everyone just doesn’t say anything cus they can tell she needs it.

- Max relies on music a LOT to block out the world when everything is too much. Chloe knows this and when she’s not using her earbuds to do it alone, will always offer to sit quietly and listen with her if she wants

- Warren Graham I know what you are /ref him and Max infodump about nerdy movies together almost every chance they get and sometimes they have to be pried apart in the halls to get them to go to class bc they will go on for hours if left alone to

- going back to that “Max struggles with conversation in groups” point, if said convos are happening in the photography classroom whether it’s a “class discuss this” moment or a group project, Kate will always try her best to get Max included in ways that work for her like asking for her thoughts or just pulling herself away from the group to chat with Max one on one

- girlie needs very specific instructions for things because otherwise she will overthink what to do and get confused and this has screwed her over with so many class assignments but I think she’d get help from Kate in that regard because she’s the only one she’s not anxious about asking if she knows what someone meant by something

[purplina]

‼️I did human designs line up of the main cast for my comic « Another Goofy Story »‼️ (Another Goofy Story : Chapter 1 here)

•ages written down are (for now) how far I want to push the storyline •I’m fulfilling my own craving for New Adult coming of age stories 🎀 •I’m preparing little characters info sheets and MAYBE a little summary of how I want to lead the storytelling 🤭🌟 •but it’s almost 2 in the morning so I’ll repost this soon✨

[conanssummerchild]

textposts but its just some random instagram dms with @mikewhoreler i found in my gallery (i miss u pookie come back 😔)

[faefox9]

things that are now canon in the goes wrong universe from a local production of TPTGW

-Jonathan Harris likes to ribbon dance, watch his pet snail, and trim his bonsai trees in his free time

-Robert Grove's birthday is March 22nd, 1989(yes this does contradict the goes wrong show, I don't think the actor was aware of that)

-Max Bennett has a BFA in performance from Yale

-Sandra Wilkinson has a day job as an accountant

-Sandra Wilkinson watches the bachelor

-Max Bennett's parents donated $10,000 into the murder at haversham manor

-within this production specifically Max Bennett, Annie Twilloil, and Trevor Watson were all American while the rest of the CPDS was british

-Robert Grove was born into a "theatrical family" and his first role was as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet Jr in the 3rd grade

-the murder at haversham manor is Robert Grove's first non-Shakespeare production(yes this also contradicts preexisting lore)

-Robert Grove "usually gets his maids to do all the hard work around the house"

-Robert Grove is originally from London

-Charles Haversham was a dream role for Jonathan Harris because "napping is something he excels at"

-Trevor Watson has 2 cats, one is a Persian named Princess, and the other is a Siamese that I sadly forget the name of

-for the scene of Winston attacking inspector Carter at the end, they had it where one of the Cornley crew put on dog ears and acted as Winston(my friend who was in the actual crew for the production said that the person who did that was the actual stage manager)

-they added a bit where when they put the clock on the chaise longue 2 Cornley crew members come up and offer to help where one of them reminds the other to "be British" and then Chris gets mad at them and they run off, but then he summons them back to help lift the clock(my crew friend said they added this because the cast couldn't lift the clock(with the actor for Sandra inside it at this point in the play))

-for the kiss between Max and Trevor they removed Trevor's line of "nobody wants to see that" and they had him be hesitant at first and then shrug and pick up Max in his arms and fully make out with him, and on one night when the door opened and the other cast members went in they held hands while standing next to one another

[maxthesillyy]

uhh yeah

[ebbofcyanwhispers]

[id: four edited panels found in the sam & max surfin' the highway anniversary edition. each panel is fully colored, and sam's tie has the bisexual colors in each one. end id.]

these were hard but EXTREMELY fun

bonus points to everyone who can guess each pride flag (excluding the one in sam & max's window - i made that one myself)