â ď¸Autism headcanons â ď¸ #3
This is actually Penelope, and not exactly Papyrus, but sheâs A Papyrus
I will also mention a few things that are somewhat unrelated
This is based on a problem I have with (at this point) a âfanonâ interpretation of Papyrus, especially when itâs SO widespread, and almost too widespread, (Iâll say it again) to the point where itâs almost âfanonâ.
Disclaimer: I didnât disagree (itâs just too many people saying it)
Theyâll fucking put ONLY Papyrus in âautistic coded charactersâ compared to canonically autistic characters represented in media.
Like, again, I have written a lot about Sans being autistic, and you can go check those other post on my blog, with the tag /autism headcanons.
And other people will have their own HC of ie: Frisk and/or Alphys and they get pushed away too. And itâs so FUCKING AGGRAVATING, itâs like the internet (or the brain) tells you âno matter how much you say about any other character besides Papyrus being autistic, itâs just gonna be Papyrusâ
Itâs also like say, âif youâre autistic, you ONLY get to be papyrusâ like WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!?
Believe me, I DID NOT want to have to fight for this, but whoever posted that in 2016 and with the whole fandom snowballing that shit, just eroded things. But the fandom snowballing that is probably more responsible for this than the original poster. The internet likes to snowball shit all the time.
And I mean I get it. Autism is rather complex to understand enough about it, especially when youâve HC Sans since forever and you never understood why people claim Papyrus is âhigher support needsâ than Sans.
I mean they may say he âmasks moreâ and Papyrus is more outgoing and all that, but HONESTLY, with Papyrus being capable of doing all the chore, and Sans barely doing any at all, to me that sounds like executive disfunction, and ofc those arenât the only indications, however I can only think of the ones that stand out to me, it sounds like to me that, Sans might actually be a little higher support needs, than Papyrus, and overlapping with Sans masking a lot, and it makes it seem like Papyrus is just a quirky guy. Which might be one of the reasons why I actually saw it in Sans first.
THE AUTISM SPECTRUM IS A PIE CHART, NOT A LINE
And it actually pisses me off that I havenât seen anyone else say they saw it in Sans first, even if the person posting that HC that for both brothers.
I try to find any of the validation I can find, even if I have to vent to meta AI about it.
And donât even get me started on the post with âSans having ADHD and not autismâ though I never said Sans didnât have ADHD (+ autism (AuDHD) and then the same people will say âPapyrus is the autistic oneâ
I donât care if youâre an autism advocate, I donât care if youâre the nicest person on earth, and I donât give a fuck if youâre even a proshipper, I canât help but lose all my respect for that person. Iâm sorry, and Iâm not trying to be mean, but when youâve been unheard for years and you have yet to feel validated and HC whatever you want guilt free, Iâm fucking blocking you.
Also, yeah this one is also a controversial take, and ranks #2 on my list, which is saying, âpeople saying Papyrus is 13 (or 16 if you will) is infantilizing an autistic adultâ Like, no the fuck itâs not.
âPapyrus is 13â is not infantilization, itâs a FUCKING HEADCANON!!!
Treating an adult like a child IS infantilization though, but the HC only included AGE.
And the people who believe all autistic coded characters who often get labeled as a child, in terms of age, and not necessarily the way theyâre acting, believe thatâs how autistic people act, universally. Thatâs fucking dumb, you guys. Iâm sorry.
Anyway, yeah. That all Iâm going to say, today. You could probably just tell I was angry just writing that. đ