ADHD And Autism Spectrum Is Funny In A Way That Isn't Funny. Like Hello, Welcome To Society, Your Brain

the way that abed will just randomly drop the most real and true fucking lines about the experience of being neurodivergent that actual shows that are purposefully trying to represent neurodivergent people can’t even get close to matching

like.

“everybody wants to help me. but usually when they realize they can’t, they get frustrated and stop talking to me.”

WTF?? literally yeah??? this line just makes me feel so fucking seen every time i hear it aufuhdhfjfg

Maybe I’m just asexual but I genuinely think that the idea that some people are so hot that literally everyone wants them is a myth. I think some of those people supposedly everyone is attracted to are just rich or well connected

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time (2003) - mark haddon

“i found a sack of feet”

Clare Devlin & Orla McCool in the Derry Girls Season 3 Trailer

I Remember You (2011), Sara Swink

given that Autistic & ADHD folks have always existed….like the names we use are modern, meaning that most autistic/adhd people went undiagnosed their whole lives, but they still existed and interacted with people……..

my point is autistic/adhd traits have always existed under other names & therefore autistic/adhd characters have always existed whether their creators knew it or now

the autistic charlie kelly (sorta) masterpost:

trouble controlling the pitch of his voice, yells a lot but doesn’t always intend to

good at setting routines for himself, and following them, even though other people view them as strange or bad

his mail system w/ burn/send to himself/deliver

the cat food/beer/glue system when dee spends the night

trouble interacting with people outside of the gang

auditory processing issues

may account for some of his trouble reading and writing

can lead to problems following directions or like distinguishing between similar sounding words/sounds

it can also be like hearing what someone says but not understanding any of it

has a restricted diet bc of sensory issues

hasn’t eaten a lot of fruits (not necessarily bc sensory issues)

tries a pear and has an immediate sensory reaction (i.e. saying it tastes like sand, because even if it wasn’t ripe most people wouldn’t have that adverse of a reaction to it)

eats foods that he knows are good sensory-wise frequently (i.e. cheese)

also creates foods that are pleasing sensory-wise (milksteak)

also likes dark places bc sensory issues

sewers n stuff like that

stims by shaking his legs, tapping his feet, tapping on things with his hands

stims when happy vocally (shouting things) and by clapping

stims when angry/upset by shouting, pulling at his hair, and sorta cupping his hands over his ears, touching his face

bad at regulating his facial expressions (maybe)

‘the gang solves the gas crisis’

talks with his hands all the time 

sometimes to try to get across what he means when he has trouble communicating it verbally

special interest in musical stuff, writing songs/music

gets really stressed out about major change

leaving philly for the first time

frank moving in w/ his mother

doesn’t own many shirts, maybe bc sensory issues?? idk

misinterprets what other people are saying (maybe auditory processing stuff)

‘the gang gets analyzed’

echolalia

repeats what people say a lot (also ‘the gang gets analyzed’)

also communicates in movie references or tries to communicate how he feels using movie characters

uhh that’s all i can think of right now!! feel free to reblog n add stuff y’know! i’m always happy to see other ppl’s headcanons etc. :D

My oil painting of an Uncrustable