Why Bruce Wayne Is Autistic
i am 100% convinced this man is autistic. fight me. this post is specifically about battinson, but the other versions of batman also seem autistic to me (i am autistic myself so i should know). btw this is just my interpretation of what we saw of him in the movie, so sorry if any of this is wrong maybe i am just bad at analyzing stuff-
disclaimer: ignorant and ableist comments will be deleted
warnings : none
he is very soft spoken
monotone voice
eye contact seems difficult for him (either very intense or not at all)
"inappropriate" staring
his face doesn't show much emotion (but his eyes are so expressive)
seems socially awkward (same tbh lmao)
doesn't laugh at jokes (or doesn't understand them?)
doesn't reply to others sometimes (it could be that he's nonverbal occasionally or just needs more time to think of an answer)
needs to be reminded to take a shower or eat
sensitive to light (wears sunglasses indoors)
high pain tolerance
strong sense of justice
black and white thinking (thinking his dad was either a bad OR good person, viewing gordon as a good cop)
notices small details/patterns that others don't
special interest could be being batman and protecting gotham or building tools/upgrading the batmobile
hyper-empathy but can't really express it (example: for the mayor's son or selina)
prefers working alone
rejects social norms (doesn't really try to sound polite, immediately starts speaking to alfred when he woke up)
other people treat him like he's some fragile being or a child (many autistic people get treated like that, sadly). alfred did this but i know he only meant well (which makes sense since he practically raised him). falcone did it too but in a condescending way
also this doesn't have to do anything with battinson but look at this comic panel (from "batman the imposter") :
Your boyfriend starts mumbling in Latin in his sleep and it scares the hell out of you but upon translation heβs introducing himself, inquiring on the price of grain, attempting to sell dormice, brainstorming silly Saturnalia gift ideas. In his sleep he somehow becomes a 1st century BC plebeian, of modest means but with a pleasant outlook on mundane life.
There are so many stories about animals like cows, dogs, penguins, dophins ect have best friends so ... it's not even our species, life means to have meaningful relationships with others (and even between species!)
zany to me how these um actually nihilists like to pretend that "um actually love/friendship/cooperation/kindness isn't real bc we evolved that way to benefit ourselves as a species..." um YES? that's also where tool use comes from? that's where cooking comes from? am i supposed to think social bonds & tool use & cooking aren't "real" because they evolved over time instead of appearing fully formed from the ether?
sorry u can't enjoy things. im a superior being twirling a fork in my bowl of delicious noodles whilst staring in adoration at the world
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