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Have we considered that Bruce Wayne is just a semi-verbal autistic?
I knew I related to batman for a reason!
Autistic Batman
Personally I see batman from The Batman as autistic! Here are some things I noticed:
Flat affect/monotone
Blunt (”you have a lot of cats”)
Lack of facial expressions, especially when reactions would be expected (gruesome crime scenes that even the cops are reacting to)
Odd/unusual gait
Eye contact is VERY INTENSE or not at all
Scripting (”I am vengeance”, “do you know who I am?”)
Prefers working solo
Notices details/patterns
Black and white thinking (struggles to view his dad in this binary, Gordon is a “good cop”)
Special interest (being Batman, doesn’t care about family enterprise)
Sensitive to light (sunglasses indoors, being nocturnal helps)
Diary because his experience of time is spirally, also consistency/routine
Bruce Wayne is his mask (Riddler mentons this)
Great problem solver
Executive dysfunction (needs prompting for showering)
Difficulty accepting social hierarchies (goes over this by becoming batman)
Strong sense of justice
Strict rules (no killing)
High pain threshold
Trouble understanding personal space (doesn’t automatically move for a detective)
Doesn’t follow social norms (just leaves without announcing it, goes straight to talking about his dad when Alfred just wakes up)
Doesn’t always respond - maybe doesn’t know what to say or realise it needs a response
Doesn’t understand why Selina abandons the mission
Touch is very important (Selina, Alfred in the hospital)
Please add anything else you noticed!
My headcanon is that Cass has absolutely no frame of reference for which of her thoughts are appropriate to verbalize and she just blurts out the strangest parts of her thought process without context, while not even considering to communicate basic ideas
Some more Autistic Batman bullshit
Remember folks! Autism is spectrum and everybody is different, just like every other human being! Yes, these are very self indulgent, shut up
Kevlar is his comfort fabric, hence the suit
He can stay awake for days but is very sensitive because of the lack of sleep
One of his tics is plopping his lips, it happens when he's uncomfortable, cold or tired
He's a vegetarian because he cant stand the texture, smell and taste of meat. And his love for animals ofc
He prefers to be nonverbal but is willing to talk if needed. Even then not much is said
The only times he will talk more than a few sentences is when he's completely at comfort
Sometimes he forgets to eat because his body simply doesnt tell him
After his parents died he either stayed awake for days or slept for days
He cant stand the texture of latex, its why he hates Plastic Man so much, he goes against everything his body and mind tell him
He doesnt understand gendernorms and at this point he just refuses to at least try to understand it
He doesnt like the feeling of nail polish on his nails but, alas, he will do everything for fashion
He carries headphones with him because earbuds hurt his ears, comms are okay because they are smaller
Sometimes he gets hit with the "everybody hates you" which is a mix of autism, ptsd, anxiety and depression. When this happens he will check up on all his kids and friends in secret because he's afraid of bothering them (its okay sis, they love you)
Everytime a rich socialite/teammember says something he doesnt like he will say something like "thats what an ableist would say..." and then listen to a bumbled up defence about how they arent. Bruce enjoys watching them burn. With his team he just says its a training excercise. Clark doesnt believe him
He has smashed a bitches head for calling him "innocent" and "helpless" and a "poor baby in need of help" and he would do it again
He's pro bashing Autism Speaks at every oppertunity
He and Barry Allen gave eachother one look when first meeting eachother and became best friends AKA the ADHD/Autism brainwave
(Seriously, why do Autistic and ADHD folks become bffs the moment they meet)
He and Barry have had hour long conversations about a million topics switching every 5 minutes. Hal was there for emotional support
Thats it for today
These are my experiences with my autism and adhd, if you have questions, please ask!
Please sign this petition, it would really help. Back in July, it was made legal to be able to shock and basically torture autistic people for "behaviorial modification". I'm autistic myself and I don't want this to happen to other people on the spectrum aswell. Check out Chloé Hayden on both YouTube and Tiktok, she's autistic too and can also give you some info on autism if you're looking for that also.