The IT Crowd autistic headcanons/examples/reasoning rambles:
I headcanon the whole of the IT department in The IT Crowd as autistic (yes that means Jen and Richmond too). This is just my headcanon! Iām not stating any facts!
(Sorry this was just supposed to be headcanons, but Iāve accidentally mixed in some of the reasons I think theyāre autisticā¦ which I guess is helpful? But yeah sorry for the mess)
This headcanon is already somewhat popular so this isnāt much new, but Iāll just go ahead anywayā¦Ā
ā Special interest in computers, technology/machinery, wires, board games/roleplaying games, English, science and maths.
ā Usually stims by general rocking and fidgeting, but also the big rubber band bouncy ball in their office (that all of them share).
ā Sensitive to noise and heat. (āI sometimes get a hot earā). Also very sensitive sense of smell.
ā Sometimes goes nonverbal.
ā Has difficulty understanding when people are joking/acting. Social cues in general really.
ā Canāt tell when or how to act excited for people.
ā āWell thatās easy to remember! 0118 999 881 99 9119 725 3ā.
ā Bad at lying (āBecause sheās dead!ā)
ā Bad at showing emotion (āWas it those bullies again?ā āā¦Yepā)
ā Special interest in computers, technology/machinery, various comic books, videogames and movies.
ā Stims by fidgeting too, especially by bouncing his legs, but also with the rubber band ball and with some of the toys he keeps on his desk. Also stims by humming to himself.
ā Mostly doesnāt like to socialize with people who arenāt Moss, but tries to anyway (spolier: he isnāt very good at it).
ā Often doesnāt notice when heās being a bit mean to people or if heās talking too loud.
ā Gets really annoyed when he canāt understand other peopleās logic and tries super hard to rationalize them for himself.
ā Takes things very literally. (āIām sorry for your lossā¦ move onā)
ā Heās actually kind of called autistic in the series (not like factually stated), but it isnāt done very wellā¦ I just thought Iād mention it anyway.
ā Probably got diagnosed very late in her life.
ā Special interest in shoes (and also probably other things, but I canāt remember her being particularly fixated on anything else in the seriesā¦ possibly that one band?).
ā Zones out quite a lot
ā Bad at lying, but does so all the time anyway, to seem more confident socially than she actually is.
ā Fav visual stim is watching the city from up high.
ā Easily convinced of lies. (āThisā¦ is the internet!ā)
ā Scripts a lot and is good at āgetting away with itā (hence her ending up as a āRelationship managerā).
ā Special interest in Cradle of Filth (and probably other goth-y thingsā¦ possibly fashion/makeup, but thatās his Mainā¢).
ā Very sensitive to bright lighting.
ā Stims by twirling and playing with his sleeves, also probably visual stims by watching the machinesā lights flashing.
ā Also spaces out a lot (when he stares into the camera).
ā Has trouble expressing emotion, which is why people see him as gloomy. (āIām not my usual cheery self!ā)
ā Doesnāt understand why everyone suddenly treats him differently after he became a goth.
ā Accidentally infodumps about Cradle of Filth at inappropriate times because he doesnāt get that itās rude, he just really loves this band ok!!! And he doesnāt get why Denham gets mad at him because he was genuinely trying to be nice!
ā Stays in the storage room even after getting permission to ācome out and playā with the others because itās familiar, dark, quiet and comforting to him.
ā Probably goes nonverbal a lot or prefers not to talk to people/being alone.
General things about all of them:
ā Jen, Roy and Moss are all seen lying a lot, to try to make a social situations easier for them (it usually doesnāt work though because none of them are very good at lying). Also I donāt think Richmond lies? at least not on purpose if i remember correctly.
ā Jen is the best with social skills in the group and claims to be a āpeople personā, but really sheās just the best at pretending she is since she has picked more up on the ārules of socializingā and scripts a lot.
ā Richmond talks about how easily swayed IT people areā¦ āThatās not trueā āYes it isā āNo youāre right of course it isā.
ā Moss and Roy literally use an app that tells you what to say when socializing with āreal menā.
ā They all have trouble with empathy or expressing empathy.
ā They all infodump on each other and support each other when other people donāt (here Iām mostly just imagining what happens after the series. I think Jen ends up staying in the IT department because she realizes that she has a way easier time with her new colleagues than her old allistic friends).
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