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Okay bestie I have Adhd but I was wondering if you’d do a run down on Speirs autism headcannon you posted awhile ago?

Hi bestie! Sorry it took me a minute to respond but I’m gonna copy and paste from a previous explanation I did awhile ago about Speirs having autism- also disclaimer, this is off the character in the show and how people portray him in fanfics <3

So Speirs struggles with sensing not only other people’s emotions but his own as well. When I read speirton fanfics, they always portray him like that. I always assumed it was because we all kinda decided to force this idea of childhood trauma onto Speirs and while I also agree he probably has childhood trauma, I think it was mainly caused by him being autistic.

Also, Speirs has a deep understanding of Roman history which could be assumed as a hyper fixation he developed at a young age to escape his reality. He also tends to fidget with his lips- biting them, etc. Another thing is his quick dismissal of the rumors- he doesn’t want to talk to people and let them in, so he allows people to make false assumptions of him when in fact he’s just super antisocial- which is a major factor of being autistic.

So yeah I just kinda went off of how people portray him in fanfics and how he’s portrayed in the show. It’s kinda my own personal thing really cause I haven’t seen anyone else do that.

I hope that makes sense and if you or anyone else uses this headcanon, please make sure to tag and credit me <333