#and the symptom overlap with autism is hardcore

[lilliths-httyd-blog]

once again thinking about how the neurodivergent understanding of Happy Feet makes the movie 10x better and the fact that most people are neurotypical and just wouldn't get it is why the movie is so slept on (seriously it's so good). mumble is autistic coded and the whole movie begins to make sense when you consider the in depth implications of that.

oh and also reminder that happy feet was originally made for adults which explains a lot of the weirder, venereal moments

#happy feet #no wonder i loved that movie as a kid #since i am #actually adhd #and the symptom overlap with autism is hardcore

[belphegorbillickin]

Leviathan is Autistic! (And here's why!)

Literally every part of his personality screams autistic, there's nothing about it that doesn't, much less go against it.

Most of all imo is that he looks to anime to try to figure out how to act and how to be "cool."

Calling everyone normies almost seems more about them (not visually) being neurodivergent instead of for not being weebs too imo. He uses it for situations that have nothing to with weeb culture constantly.

But also he's really blunt and sometimes unintentionally rude when not being manipulative, he has a hard time emphasizing, feels isolated and unable to relate to anyone, he's happy watching the same thing daily, he rushes to categorize people into tropes and finds it easier to understand.

His hyperfixations, constantly caging people to rant at them, his poor control over his demon form compared to the others, his excited yelling and body movements, he feels really uncomfortable with direct skin contact unless warned, the way he jumps when touched, the way he only wants to wear comfortable clothes and adjusts his uniform to be as comfortable as possible.

He's even able to remember the tiniest little details about his hyperfixations like what was in the Lord of Shadow's hands for a second in the TSL quiz.

He fits pretty much every major symptom in adults so far besides getting easily overstimulated. Even then that might be part of why he hates going out and eating at the table so much and always has headphones on him.

I hate loud noises in general, but personally it's more the overlapping of sounds and/or certain pitches an unsteady patterns that really get me freaked out. Like having the TV on while a bunch of people are talking, especially several different conversations, and silverware clinking. Or even just a dog barking at all makes it physically impossible for me to eat.

Covering all of that with a cohesive loud sound like music is a huge help for me and it could be for him.

Literally everything about him is something I can relate to or I've seen in a ton of other autistic people and I can't say the same for all "shy" or nerdy characters either.

It's worth noting that despite being the avatar of envy he's actually very confident (bordering on arrogant) when it comes to his talents. He's only really unsure of his social skills.

He's also surprisingly forward if you state your interest in him, he'll even initiate kisses. To me that kind of hints at not being confident in his ability to read social cues and expressions, which is textbook behavior.

Overall he strikes me more as someone who has no confidence in his romantic desirability and has a hard time reading people than someone who's just shy and submissive or generally has low self-esteem.

You can be both of course, but I don't think he's just shy or very submissive.

He's actually kind of a (loveable) asshole that never hesitates to throw his opinions out there even if they get him in trouble.

Adding onto the "more comfortable with tropes" point, while he typically acts surprised by affection when you were given a choice to say you loved him in his birthday he was much more confident and less nervous when you said it begrudgingly. This isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened, but it's the first direct comparison.

I believe a huge part of that is that it's much easier for him to believe that someone is embarrassed to like him and that part (but not all) of his self-depreciating behavior is manipulative, but also because he's not confident in his ability to ensure MC was being sincere without tropes to lean on.

I don't know if Solomare intended him to be, he could've just been based on typical otaku stereotypes but said stereotypes are autistic coded as well.

A lot of hardcore otakus (using the Japanese definition) are autistic irl and a lot of autistic people irl are otakus.

Hardcore otaku culture in itself reeks of autism tbh. Anime otakus have become kind of glamorized, but if you see the same behavior with train or bug otakus it's a lot easier for neurotypicals to recognize it as "obsessive" and "weird" rather than "quirky" or passionate.

#obey me leviathan #autistic characters #autistic Leviathan #obey me headcanons #obey me