#autistic barry allen

[kingofpeacows]

Citizen: hey, are you the autistic flash or the other one?

Barry, who just wanted to help out Wally in Keystone: Am I The What?

[enbyspeedster]

Yeah okay so I need to make this post because I haven't seen anyone talk about this. People probably have but I literally cannot find anything. Also forgive me for this coming across as unorganized word vomit. It's late and I'm mad, I'm having trouble with my thoughts right now.

TW for general ableism, the occasional f bomb, and the mention of autism speaks. Also a slight spoiler warning for anyone who hasn't seen season 7 of The Flash but at this point I feel like most have.

Putting this under a cut because it's sort of long

So I just finally convinced myself to start watching season 7 of the Flash and I have some thoughts. Specifically episode 2. Where the artificial speed force makes Barry able to "speed think". So at first when I read the description I laughed and made a joke about it comparing it to my autism. To my horror I didn't expect it to be so accurate when I pressed play to the episode. The artificial speed force made him a lot smarter and a faster thinker. I made a comment about it being like the savant autism stereotype. But it was just that. A comment.

As the episode went on Barry started speaking without inflections or emotion (and Grant is pretty notably expressive I've noticed so that was odd to me). Then the rest of the team started getting after him for making decisions without using his emotions and the fact that he was sorta being heartless about the situation with Eva. The majority of the people in the team got hurt by Barry's lack of emotion and it even went as far as to paint him somewhat like a villain. Granted it all stopped the second he forcibly pulled Iris out of the mirror dimension and saw how hurt she was, but all I saw in that episode is the stereotypes that people think of me and the rest of the autistic community. That we're all savants and that we don't care about other people's feelings, let alone have any ourselves. So naturally in my hurt state I took to the internet to try and see if anyone had said something about it.

To find nothing.

Now am I overreacting? Probably. But it fucking hurt to watch this episode. It was painful and I had to keep pausing it because all I could think of was the bullshit that people like Autism Speaks say about us. And it was 10x worse because I already headcanoned Barry as autistic and adhd (like myself) way before this episode. Whether it was blatant intentional ableism or accidental, it fucking hurt and it was a low blow. The Flash has been a comfort show for me for a long time and to see something like that just... Hurt.

[camenxi]

love the batman ships where, batman autistic ass always never notices the other liking him one way or another like (like the other flirting with him, etc) . it just flys over his head i think we should do it more perchance.

[kryptonbabe]

A really cool legacy moment from JLA: A World Without Grown-ups #2 (1998)

by Todd Dezago, Mike McKone & Humberto Ramos

[coldflasher]

was rewatching the pilot again yesterday for fic reasons and thinking again about the sherlock-style screen annotations they had when barry was doing CSI work that they literally only did in the first ep and then never revisited again, presumably because they realized it'd be far too much effort to work out the details on such a precise level

and thinking about like. that barry allen with the hyper-precise exact measurements that he did by eye (with joe shaking his head in awe so you know that he's a CSI supergenius) vs. the leonard snart who timed his heists to the exact nanosecond (which again, presuming they ditched because it's a logistical nightmare to write dialogue that nitpicky and obsessive, and would be such a fucking pain to do on a week-to-week basis). like. yet another reason they are soulmates tbh. is audhd4autistic a thing the same way t4t is a thing? if it isn't then i'm making it a thing

[do-u-know-this-autisticcharacter]

Do You Know This (Non-canon) Autistic Character?

Evidence below the cut!

Introverted and socially inept

Had such a strong love for Jay Garrick's Flash comics he named his hero alter ego after it. Peak hyperfocus/special interest behaviour

Not really an evidence but very infantilized by the fandom

[mae-kent]

AUTISTIC DC WEEKEND 2023

August 25th-27th.

Friday, August 25th:

Over/Understimulation | Unexpected Support | Safeword Use | “Sometimes, you make me want to scream.”

Saturday, August 26th:

Masking | Confessions | Unconventional Dynamics | “I’d give my everything to be able to tell you what’s going on.”

Sunday, August 27th:

Special Interests/Hyperfixations | Loneliness | Sexual Hyperfixations | “I don’t know how to be anything other than myself.”

AO3 Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/autisticdcweekend2023

Discord: https://discord.gg/A89Hru4mJ2

[danothan]

adhd/autism solidarity continues to reigns supreme

[toytle]

i couldn’t help myself

[insomanic-fanfication]

Update for my Fanfiction Requests:

The Tower XVI: Bruce Wayne x Joker's Son.

Where I'm at: 4 paragraphs

Summary: Reader is being trapped to work with the Joker, through Abuse. While using drugs to cope with the abuse, Batfam realizes Reader is a victim. Batman tries to help Reader get on the right path.

Panic at the Circus: Jason Todd x Autistic Reader

Where I'm at: 1 paragraph.

Summary: Jason and his partner go to a carnival for a nice date, away from Hero work. Jason gets a call and leaves for a bit to answer it. Reader has a meltdown due to being overstimulated. Jason helps calm reader down and shames the crowd that formed around Reader.

Mirrors: Tim Drake x Autistic Reader

Where I'm at: 3 1/2 paragraph

Summary: Autistic Reader mirroring Tim Drake, from how it started to how bad it got. Also, Batman realizing another of his adopted children are neruodivgernt.

Gay Chicken: Barry Allen x Male Reader

Where I'm at: 11 1/2 paragraphs.

Summary: while Reader and Barry were in college you guys kissed and did very gay things for party games. Barry has feelings for you, but is not sure if Reader is actually gay or not. Hal hypes up Barry to confess to you.

In Hal's words, 'Friends don't French kiss for a party game Barry!?'.

Tim Drake NSFW Alphabet

Where I'm at: 12/25 letters done.

K'Night' at the Outpost: Major Knight x Male Courier 6

Where I'm at: 1/2 paragraph.

Summary: While the Courier is helping around Goodsprings, he meets Major Knight at the Mojave Outpost. They talk here and there, Courier starts to flirt. Major Knight uses the Comfrimed bachelor dialogue, to tell the Courier its not safe for him to be out and proud at the Outpost. While talking and having a couple of beers, they plan on having a date. During Kinght's leave to New Vegas.

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Notes: Yes I know ones not like the others. Shush! I love my closeted NCR repairman, and I can't find any good fanfication of him.

I'm working on the fanfications today as it's my day off. I might work on them a little more after work, through the week writing here and there.

[dawnluvvv]

I love it when I'm reading a halbarry fic and when barry finally realizes hal has been flirting with him and hal goes like "yeah i've been doing it for the past DECADE" like damn my man is starving

[oddussy420]

Honestly i really support vigilante justice. Because that way the victims actually get justice. They do a much much better job of catching the perpetrators and giving them a punishment that fits the crime way better than the police or the so called “justice system”

I wish vigilantes were a lot more common like in the dcu. :/

[canoncorps]

Canon to me </3

[c12ly]

✨️ My autistic headcanons, part 2: ✨️

Barry Allen

From the flash

I dont even know where to start, so im just gonna through it all. He info dumps, has a very strong sence of justice, running is his happy stim and said by him, when hes running hes the happiest. Hes clumsy, introverted, struggles in social situations. He also grew up in safe households for him and everyone around him are either autistic as well or decent human beings and i love to see an autistic character who, well, is not doing very great in like and mental wellbeing, but it has nothing to do with him being who he is, he never masks, hes never infantilized, he gets recognized by how good and dedicated he is at his job but without saying hes a savant or something and its rare that people comment on his differences being a bad thing or just in general.

Harry Wells

From the flash

He doesn't have much interest in social situations but when he does, he struggles with them, like making friendships, for example. He has difficulty with others emotions and his own emotions; theres an episode in which he literally just learns how to be emphatic. He has difficulty managing his anger, trowing stuff across the room which could be meltdowns. He sometimes gets nonverbal and Cisco talks for him. He gets hyperfixiated and im pretty sure he stimms but i cant remember any example. Oh and big belly burger is def his safe food.

Cisco Ramon

From the flash

Like Barry, he's a very emotional and expressive autistic. He gets so happy anytime he finds an answer for something hes been hyperfixiating on, hes clumsy, he struggles in social situations and sometimes worries about him not being good enough. His also very attached to his hair, his powers when he used to be Vibe were kind of linked to sensory stimulation, he has a strong sence of justice and shares SpIn with Harry, which is the reason why they get along so well; they really complement each other.

Wednesday Addams

From Wednesday

She rarely shows facial expressions, has alextymia, a strong sence of justice, she doesn't accept a simple answer, she wants a reason, has a strict routine, infodumps, doesn't care about social rules, norms, or fitting in, she only wears black and white due to sensory issues, doesn't see any different between her and older people and doesn't like physical touch.

Lily

From Dash & Lily

She doesn't like change, so much, that she never gets far from a literal bubble (well, more like an oval) she marked on a map. Her special interest is clearly Christmas, she signs carols and never forget the lyrics, and she likes to make her own clothes to express herself and although she do feel scared of being judged, she still wear what she wants, her weird but beautifully-her outfit which make her smile with so much joy. She has difficulty in social situations and during her childhood and now as a teenager, its seems like its easier for her to talk with adults rather than people her age.

Probably one of the most relatable quotes from a show I've ever seen was when she gifted her classmates bracelets and everyone threw them to the ground, and this boy mentioned how weird she was and before that, she never really thought about it, she thought she fitted in, she didn't saw herself as weird and after that she lived scared of being called weird and basically started masking.

[sincerelywebsy]

dude i’m so tired of arrowverses shitty lines 😭😭

like i love arrow but please

they always use the “u killed someone” “and i’ll have to live with that for the rest of my life 😞😭” LIKE SHUT UP PLEAASSEEE

YOU TOOK SOMEONES LIFE

TF

oh and i didnt forget the “someone else ,, something else” line in arrow

like ik it’s in the intro but STOPPP

plus the “run, barry. run” in flash😞😞

it hurts my soul

also each villain has their own catchphrase

i think the worst was boomerang guy

“what goes around comes around 😈”

“things always come back to haunt you😎😎”

like they’re not even that bad but it’s used SO MUCH

there’s so many more bro

[humblefryingpan]

"this is Tim he dropped out of high school and then forced a billionaire to adopt him. Also his friend died so he's working on cloning him rn"

"wow he sounds crazy-"

"he's like the smartest person you'll ever meet."

Honestly I think it’s so funny that in the Marvel universe, when someone’s really smart, they have like eight to twelve doctorates and they finished high school at age twelve.

And then over in the DC universe it’s like. This is Tim Drake. He’s a genius. He keeps cloning his loved ones. He dropped out of highschool. Over there is Barry Allen. He can reverse engineer a spaceship in less than a minute. He is such a good chemist he’s still going to be known as the best chemist in 4,000 years. He has a bachelor’s degree.