#neurodivergent king

[rudeflower]

Jamie Tartt: the hand thing

#neurodivergent king #ted lasso #jamie tartt #what i learned: Jamie is profoundly uncomfortable in each of these scenes #there's another instance that was so brief that it couldn't be capped #someone just said zava's name and ZOOM jamie's hand went to wrap under his shirt #good job phil dunster

[music-orthemisery]

Patrick bby you are so odd (from here)

#a meal or to hang out with… #Patrick…how are those the two options…? #also wondering if that was really his answer #or did ChartBlog have to edit it down because he info dumped about penguins #neurodivergent king #Patrick stump #psteezy

[unfunnystandup]

charlie going into the Crevice the single most relatable sunny moment ever

#neurodivergent king #charlie kelly #iasip #sunny day #ramblings

[beeziewe033]

I cant believe he invented autism

#Im not even in the middle of season 4 and i already had a whole mental breakdown when he started crying after Fukuzawa yelled at him #HE'S ME I AM HIM #autism legend #scrongrly #i love him #the boy ever #bsd ranpo #ranpo edogawa #edogawa ranpo #bsd ranpo edogawa #bsd edogawa rampo #bsd rampo #rampo edogawa #bsd #Bungo Stray Dogs #bungou stray dogs #Neurodivergent king

[cartoonslovers]

Ultra Magnus: you seen distracted solider

Smokescreen who been staring at the adhd trap thing for six hours straight: huh why would you say that

#neurodivergent king #tfp smokescreen #tfp ultra magnus #transformers prime

[jormvngandrr]

Unrelated but I just can’t stop thinking abt Björn with all his big feelings and his silly little dog and his silly little metal husband and his silly little babies like what’s he so silly for

#hws Sweden #he’s so soft and he loves funny looking things #like that tiny cotton fluff he has for a dog #anyway stan hws sweden #neurodivergent king #hcs #hws sufin #he’s all big and soft and finn is all tiny and a freak #I love them #the mental image is delicious #hws sealand #hws ladonia

[vvh1sk3y]

I TOTALLY FEEL YOU ON THE KÖNIG THING!! i too am nd and i just want to hug him so bad :(

he prob has to squat down to give hugs if you’re under 6’0… omg

#i love könig so much #neurodivergent king #call of duty #call of duty modern warfare #modern warfare #könig #konig #könig cod

[on-no-thats-a-nuke]

Don't let him fool you, Flowey is really excited por Papyrus.

#autismsummit2023 #autism swag poll #Vote Papyrus he's too cool to lose this #Neurodivergent king #undertale #papyrus #Tagging the others feels like too much lol

[thegayfromrulid]

Kirito and Neurodivergence

Now that I'm off of work, I can crack open this can of worms!

I mentioned on a reblog earlier that I really love to headcanon Kirito as neurodivergent, and oftentimes I really strongly feel that he's autistic, so here's to expanding on that!

Note: I know I'm somewhere in the neurdivergent realm, but I do not have a formal diagnosis, and I don't know what kind of neurodivergent I am! To those who do, please feel free to straighten me out if I use language I shouldn't or appear to be misguided about something!!

A major part of why I think this is because he can get really detailed about things he's interested in. When he's talking about programming, gaming, or some subset topic from the first two, he can get fairly info-dumpy. I would say that technology and VR are special interests or hyperfixations of his.

Another thing that I've noticed is that he seems to struggle with certain social cues. He is particularly touchy/handsy with other people, and not necessarily the people he should be touching from a cultural standpoint. His love language is definitely touch, but for the large part he seems unaware that touching people is extremely forward. The women around him might take this as a flirt or very inappropriate move, but he isn't trying to do this, he's just trying to be friendly. This miscommunication suggests he doesn't particularly understand why touching is so forward.

I'm not sure that it's a good representation, but he's also presented as somewhat of a prodigy or savant. He hacked into a government site at the age of 10, and his processing speed is pretty fast. We can see him hack into the Cardinal System to preserve Yui as an object faster than I've seen any actual human being do, and it's textbook prodigy writing. I don't know that I want to particularly vouch for this piece of information as being part of the headcanon, but it definitely reflects some intent on Kawahara's part to give him a more stereotypical image of neurodivergence.

But let's talk about things that are nowhere near canon. The fun part!

I like to imagine, based on the puzzle floor of Aincrad from Progressive, that he really likes taking things apart and putting them back together. It's a bit of a personal feeling headcanon, because that's something I like to do (and try not to do it drives my parents INSANE), but I can imagine it brings him a lot of enjoyment to build/take apart stuff. This also 100% applies to things like Legos.

I also think he has executive dysfunction; when he gets into the zone with something, he's in the zone. When he's not found something to hyperfixate on, he is staring into space mentally spinning on an office chair. I gather that from him often skipping meals to do dives or mess with his computer, yet another headcanon I kind of drew from my own behavior.

Lastly, I like to think his limited wardrobe has something to do with texture and overstimulation. I'd personally headcanon that he avoids certain fabrics he doesn't like but won't tell Asuna why he's only got three of the same black shirt. Similarly, I think crowded spaces with unfamiliar people can also be overstimulating for him. He does well enough to function when he has to (god don't we all??), but afterwards he definitely needs a break to either be alone or just around a few trusted people.

#sword art online #kirito #kazuto kirigaya #autism #neurodivergent king #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #headcanons #sao #yeah so i drew some from myself #i don't know what my official diagnosis would be #just know what symptoms were identified before i moved

[amethystsoda]

Sopping wet pool Rohan reminded me of my favorite Araki dating his future wife Chami story:

#it's my fav #hirohiko araki #jjba #ily araki sensei #neurodivergent king #chami araki

[sclitvde]

I feel like Ansgar’s sexual prowess is highly overestimated by some of y’all. The man barely knows how to politely socialize.

#neurodivergent king #standing there like this 🧍🏻‍♀️when ppl talk to him #ooc.

[bombusbombus]

Bruce Wayne, child, befriends several adults, fails to relate to his peers.

Bruce Wayne, adult, befriends a multitude of children, fails to relate to his peers.

Do you see where I'm going with this.

#neurodivergent king

[hadescavedish]

Columbo using simple deduction and a little crash course astounds a wine expert? King moment

#columbo #neurodivergent king #Ramblings

[2009phan]

okay you know what my roman empire is?

the fact that teen dan howell became a fan of/fell in love with phil when he was posting the most deranged unhinged videos on the internet. like this was pre mainstream youtube. this was before "hello guys smash that like button" youtube. teen dan howell saw this

and was like "i need to wait until i turn 18 to message this guy and stalk him". like broooo

the way people say it is like "yeah, phil was a youtuber and dan was a fan" and it makes you think that phil was like a modern day sponsor-friendly youtuber with an instagram following and a brand. but that is so detached from the truth. like youtube itself was an obscure website and like dan saw this unhinged weirdo's videos and fell in love with him. like.. ahhhhhh i am not okay

#and the fact that people are shocked that they're into catboys or whatever #like know your roots okay #they've always been deranged #especially dan okay #bc phil is the way he is neurodivergent king okay we stan #but dan fell in love with that shit #ofc he's a catboy freak of fucking course #anyway yeah #roman empire #dan and phil #dnp #phan

[hungee-boy]

gonna take a break from drawing ocs and start on love interests

#remembering how much i love alistair #neurodivergent king

[gay-jesus-probably]

Okay so I have a lot of thoughts about the whole thing of the Gerudo being a race of entirely women, with the only exception being one man born every hundred years, and that man automatically being their king. Now this worldbuilding comes from Ocarina of Time, and there's obviously a metric fuckton of unfortunate implications there, because it was 1998. And it seems that Tears of the Kingdom is sticking with the lore of Gerudo men being extremely rare and becoming the King of their people, which once again has a metric fuckton of unfortunate implications because it's 2023 and Nintendo has somehow gotten even worse about this shit.

But let's set aside the whole... everything, and look at this from just the in-universe perspective. How does it work? I mean, it's pretty clear that there is no overlap between the kings; the old ones are normally long gone by the time a new one is born, but the Gerudo manage to take care of themselves during the hangtime. So they must have an established system of government and leadership that doesn't involve a king, and somehow that system is set up in a way that does a smooth transfer of power once a new king is born and old enough to take the throne. But why bother always declaring a random guy to be your King when you already have a perfectly functional system in place?

I mean again, the whole thing has a lot of sexist implications, but we're not looking at this from a real world context, we're examining it in-universe. And we could just go the lazy route and say that their king is in charge just because he's the only man, but I don't like that. I mean come on, the Gerudo are a race of entirely women, and most of their outside problems come from Hylian men being creepy about it. They are entirely a matriarchy; there is literally no reason for their culture to have an inherent respect for men, even if the man in question is one of them. And they're desert people; they live in an extremely harsh and dangerous landscape, if they don't have their shit together, they will die. By sheer necessity, their culture needs to put a lot of value in being practical, because if they're stupid about things, people die. They really can't afford to have a shitty leader take over, and just letting some guy take the wheel doesn't really fit with the way their culture must otherwise work.

So again, why the fuck do they bother having a King?

I think it's mainly just a ceremonial position. Yes, if the guy is a good leader he'll be in charge, but if he isn't good at being a King or isn't interested in the job... fuck it, they've already got a functional government system that's been leading their people the whole time, why fix what isn't broken? The title of Gerudo King isn't about leadership or power. I think it's more about belonging. Because the Gerudo are a culture where every single one of them can be defined in the same way... and there is exactly one exception once a century. Men are considered to be inherently outsiders at the best of times, and more often they're enemies. A man born into this culture is a natural outsider; he is completely unique, and that means he doesn't really fit into his community. And well... when someone is fundamentally different from the rest of their community, they tend to be ostracized.

So I think that's why the position of Gerudo King exists. It isn't about them needing or even wanting a man to lead them. The title of King doesn't need to involve any leadership at all. It's about giving the man born every century a place in their society. It's a way of saying yes, you are one of us, you are a Gerudo, you belong here, you are wanted and you are loved.

The Gerudo know that every hundred years, one of their children will be fundamentally different from all of his peers. And so their society is built to ensure that a child who is completely different from them will still be loved and accepted. He will always have a place in their society. He doesn't need to earn their love, he has it just for existing. These are his people.

The title of Gerudo King isn't an inherent position of authority. It's a promise of acceptance.

#legend of zelda #ganondorf #tears of the kingdom #gerudo #look i have so many thoughts about how their society works #and for the record i really hate the implied bioessentialist gender stuff #but this is my headcanon on the whole gerudo king thing #if their king wants authority he still needs to earn it like everyone else #but they make sure he always has a place among his people #look growing up Different from your peers is a fucking nightmare #as any neurodivergent/disabled/queer kid can attest #i like the idea of gerudo society being structured around ensuring all their children felt like they belonged there #and having a system ready to go for the one kid they KNOW will be the most different