I think that Iida is autistic. If you look at his hand motions, what appears to be forced eye contact, and the fact that his special interest is to be just like his brother, to the point where he would want to commit murder, and the fact that he obsessively does everything he can to just be like his brother, maybe as a way to ear respect from his family?
Yes, Iida and Tsuyu are the two characters who seemed especially neurodivergent to me! Iida also takes things very literally, and also seems to have trouble controlling his emotional response (either he comes off as a bit robotic or overwhelmingly emotional). He is also very loud.
Well hey it takes me like minutes to finally take something like a joke when someone clearly is playing with me but I didn’t realize it til I am reminded that it is one
As an Autistic person, Im surprised I didn't think about this. I myself have done very similar things to what Midoriya has and they are all things like stims and obsessions with one particular thing at a time. It actually makes me feel more represented, knowing that there is a main character in a show I really like that is very similar to myself.
I do believe this character and I aren’t so much different because we were both bullied growing up I don’t necessarily have a special interest like Deku with hero’s but we also have freckles and shy up when we are near a certain person we like I know it isn’t cannon that him and Uraraka like each other romantically but in real life I did act a lot like him when he would be near Uraraka by being too nervous to really get any words out I thought we were alike in the sense that we both were bullied before but we are clearly a bit more alike to each other than I originally intended in my own personal opinion he’s a great representation also I notice that just like me who has sensory issues to any loud sound Deku probably has it too I’ve seen the way he looks when Bakugou uses his explosions near him and that’s probably true although that was only in a couple of episodes I can’t specifically confirm this to be fact or cap also like Deku with the rocking when he was younger apparently my ways of stimming I don’t know if you can say this counts as it but it is so much tapping but I have adapted and I don’t usually do that it’s changed into leg movements or whatever but I’m not usually doing it a lot it’s just when I get bored or I’m sitting somewhere for a while like in a waiting room somewhere
Same, I never really thought about this. As someone who has high functioning autism and dyslexia, I can relate to a lot of things Deku does such as talking to myself, spouting out info of special interests, etc etc.
@@mr.dickbutttheog2064 I do that exact thing he does 24/7 awesomely enough we both have freckles although I have way more than 8 and also I have light and dark brown based freckles and I have like a million I even have one on my right pinky finger and throughout parts of my arms and a big fat one on my right part of my back I think I’ve also been bullied til I finished high school but just like Deku I still was able to have been close to people I went to school with it was possible once when I was much younger and lastly again in high school although now a days I sadly been drifted apart from the people I knew through contact including one of them who I liked more than a friend but I’m just thankful that even though I do have tendencies to speak on my thoughts and everything like Deku does my family is still patient enough to deal with that trait of mine however my 13 year old brother still hates that about me and he makes others feel bad if they do something wrong and ask are you autistic which I take offense because I am actually autistic and that’s not how anyone on the spectrum should be treated and of course whenever something goes wrong like I can’t find what I want right then and now I right away go into anger and frustration and be upset the same way Deku does except I don’t just shut down and look off into the distance the way he reacts I only do it when someone I know brings up a shameful and embarrassing time that I don’t want to answer about I also have selective mutism I guess since I won’t reply to someone if I don’t think of anything correct to say back if I do know how to reply to something someone said then I respond
He also stims by putting his hands in fits when he is excited and has moter issues drops the rock and ball nearly trips on his own feet and didn't know how to land for a while
Honestly, as an autistic person watching MHA, even I didn't consider the idea of him kicking with his quirk because like him I was like "Heroes Punch, duh", neither of us even considered using more than just punches in a fight, then you've got the fact that he's so obsessed with being like All Might that he probably hyperfocused on making his punches good because "I'm using One for All, it's All Might's Quirk, He only punched, which means I have to punch" which doesn't make any sense unless you're the one thinking it
I wish there were more videos like these bc I could see sooooo many of the mha characters falling under the neurodivergent umbrella but I don't see a lot of people talking about it
As a autistic, I never thought that I was able to relate to a character and let alone a character I have no empathy for I think he might be my new comfort character idk
I actually related a lot to Deku watching the series. I info dumped using my special interests, talked to myself. Repeated certain phrases or words, and even the feeling of not being able to fit in. Turned out I showed many more traits of ASD.
Yeah I realize Deku and I are totally in the spectrum I don’t know what level spectrum but I know it’s not severe for either of us since we aren’t none verbal for one we have a hard time getting someone we like spending time with to be all buddy buddy with us we both have freckles,curly hair,our hair colors are elemental colors of nature because brown and green are part of nature after all,Dekus interest may be heroes but for me it’s animals and just like his will to save people I want to keep animals from drying although I may not reach my dream like he is working for we also tend to talk to our own selves so much it’s so much of a habit for me that my mom constantly tells me to stop like all might with Deku although in a way I’m kinda like in real life Deku and my mom is kinda like my all might I’m terms of guiding me to fit in with the rest of the world and like Deku in middle school I feel like a straight up outsider who’s never gonna get the opportunity to start adulting like people my age already have been doing I need the ability to drive in handy but I’m never gonna get the chance because no one trusts that I’ll be ok and won’t crash into anything I also feel I’m never gonna get to work like anyone my age has been doing longer than me it’s too late in the game for me to start progressing at the pace of everyone else my age
I related to Deku’s interview scene with My Lady a lot. (In case anyone doesn’t remember he is very socially anxious and stiff while she is talking to him at the beginning, but when she brings up All Might and Deku’s Delaware smash he suddenly starts rambling with confidence and excitement!) I do the same thing when I’m talking to new people, and that’s often how I made friends growing up whether it be a book series or my art/animation!
Great video! I've always HCed Deku as autistic and it's wonderful to see someone else lay it out so plainly to see! I still think Deku is a very inspirational character, it's a story of how All Might saw potential in him and decided to believe in him. Given the chance, Deku could be an amazing hero, the only thing he lacked was a quirk. To me, MHA is a story of how everybody has potential, and that quirks seem to be a metaphor for "privilege" or something to that effect. Though the metaphor would probably be more relevant to real life if all people with quirks in MHA could share it with another like how All Might does.
My headcanon is that Hatsume Mei is autistic, as someone on the spectrum, I see myself in Mei. The lack of understanding when it comes to how others' perceive failure or my own accomplishments, not realizing people's (apparently obvious) discomfort, short attention span, or even not showing interest for or putting in effort into things I don't like. Hatsume, despite the sports festival being her best shot at getting her business up and running in the future, barely even tried to show off. She did the bare minimum and then just quit, that's a mood for a lot of things in my life
Done very similar things like this, being on the Autism Spectrum myself. I tend to lose it in a fanboy way when im talking about something i really, really like. And i tend to stim when im nervous or overstimulated, such as biting my fingers, wiggling them, looking at my phone, and repeating funny cartoon lines.
I feel the same way for Deku and I we both tend to speak a lot to ourselves and I know it’s not what any regular person should do but I should stop the habit even though it’s hard to not stop
I am autistic and I watched MHA for the first time a few months ago and I don't think I was even done with season one when I was like "Oh yeah, this boy's autistic"
Regarding stims: I think a lot of it got channeled into working out when Izuku got his powers. Notable examples being the hand grip strengthener he squeezes while studying, and doing arm curls with dumbbells while thinking in his room.
he also puts his hands in fits when he is happy/excited and he still does the waching video over and over again sim I mean at least I think he still does it
well he does stim he mutures probaly still wacthes the video over and over again puts his hands his fits when happy/exctied holds hands and moves his finger working out but madye does are stims people wont realize is stiming plus he is aware he is doing it so its a way to mask
i've noticed times where when Deku would get excited about something, he'd stim with his hands a little. Two examples i can currently remember is during that one Christmas episode, where he tells Bakugo that they can be heroes together. The other, i think, was while he was talking with Sir Nighteye? Idunno, he was standing in front of a door, got really excited, zoomed up to whoever he was talking to and stimmed with his hands a bit. That's all i remember at the moment tho
Also I agree with idea that Deku only really saved anyone because all might gave him ofa, and sure he needed to work his body so it wouldn't be blown apart, but thinking in term of quirkless being a 'disability' that's like working out for three months and expecting an amputee to regrow their missing limb
i relate to him SO MUCH. first i thought it had to do with our mbti type (we're both infj), but i've been suspecting i'm high functioning autistic and when i searched "autistic midoriya" a whole world was opened to me
That’s literally me rn!!!! I’m also infj, & I’ve been suspecting having autism for a few months now. Deku’s probably one of the characters I relate most to in anything, ever.
My first reaction when I saw baby Izuku rocking back and forth in the computer chair, excited for the All Might video, was “oh yeah, that’s a neurodivergent child. I used to be one of those” (I’m now a neurodivergent adult)
Awwh this is cute!! I have autism and this made me feel more normal I'm 11 and have cerebral palsy i can walk but its like a burning sensation especially when I run but i do have a wheelchair and I have a lung diseases. Thanks for making this
I absolutely LOVE this character and sometimes makes me think "Im like him or i want to be like him." And as for someone like me who talk to myself In my head and zone out while doing it. Im not autistic But im happy I have a character who is like me💚
this guy: *has legit proof and logic behind why he believes Izuku is autistic* me: i heavily and extremely relate to him and i am autistic therefore he is as well :D edit: also, imo, BNHA would have been better if Izuku had been a quirkless hero throughout the entire series.
Originally deku was supposed to still be quirkless but fighting other using the subject of the quirk to beat them one of the exemple horikoshi give was if deku was fighting someone with fire power he'd use a flamethrower etc hope it was useful ☺️
As someone with autism, I use to (and still do) that rocking stim when (my parents call it bouncing) listening to music and I will repeat the same song, over and over untill I find another song to repeat for over 20 minutes. I've done the rocking/bouncing stim since I was a baby, where I would sitting up and I'd rock/bounce myself to sleep. I'm honestly love this headcannon since I relate to Izuku.
I really love your autistic headcannons series! Autism is one of my si's, so these videos are literally stims and special interests pulled into one! I've watched the L one several times because my brain just likes repeating the information over and over lol. I can't wait for the next one!
I love this a lot since I just found that i’m autistic today and my hero academia is my favorite anime and deku is my favorite character since he a character I always relate too and my comfort character
I’m autistic and it’s starting to become a joke that I’m just Deku without the crying and green hair. One thing I wanted to point out that I thought should have been mentioned is that Deku is usually very quiet, which is easy to forget as almost 90% of his dialogue is in his head, which makes his actions while he’s thinking super intensely probably look weird to everyone else. I thought your perspective on his obtaining One For All was interesting, and it was one I hadn’t thought of before. My interpretation of it was always that because he got the Quirk so late he has not only a steeper learning curve than his classmates but an entirely different one too thanks to the unique nature of One for All, which I have always related to because even though I’m “smart” I always did somewhat poorly in school until now (because I’m in college studying my special interest) because my learning curve was so different than my classmates due to my autism and I would get frustrated at not getting what seemed to be easy for everyone one else and had to develop new workarounds and different ways and strategies to succeed, a lot like Deku. Another interesting point when you said people might be mean about your headcanons is that being neurodivergent isn’t as talked about in Japan, so the awareness about things like autism is low. I think I’ve rambled too much but tldr is that I really liked your video and it made me happy
2:19 fun fact, most people with autism tend to mask it a lot :) whereas, if your a kid with autism, most of the time, they wont mask it, cuz well, their just kids. todays society, you'd get bullied if you didnt act like everyone else sadly
Yeah I relate to Deku when it comes to that because I speak a lot to myself I don’t know if it was from growing up without a lot of friends in school or not but I do it so much I am told please stop it’s annoying and not normal but I think I do this to express my frustration over things and vent to myself about what I hate is happening because I’m afraid if I tell someone what is bothering me the person will look down on me or have not so helpful or pleasant opinions so I am heavily dependent on myself for everything in terms of advice for anything since everyone around me is so sick and tired of me expressing what’s bothering me even if all of the reasons are kinda well stupid no one around me seems to care all that much
My primary autistic head canons in MHA (as an autistic person myself), are Izuku, Tsuyu, Iida, and Koda. (Although, I have considered Shinso, Todoroki, and Tokoyami as well.)
Yeah I was really disappointed when he just got all mights power since it literally just removed his one main issue (and replaced it with another but whatever)
6:41 I sort of thought about this too. However I sort of came to find that it really isn't like a full 'cure' really... I see it more similar to when someone is given a prosthetic or wheelchair and then works to learn how to use it. ☺️
Autistic here Deku not having the same stims once hes older or growing out of them is actually common he likely has other stims that are more passive in nature and come of as thinking because it's pen tapping or rubbing his chin ext its not uncommon for them to mask when interacting he also rematches the same videos later on too still at least from what i think Autistics also tend to have insane pain tolerance so him breaking fucking bones and getting hurt so often is also an autistic trait he simply doesn't feel nearly as much pain as he should.
Here's my essay on Mafuyu. Also Given spoilers. I have autism and I'm of average intelligence. I do have learning difficulties with math and science but I excel at everything else. There's also those of higher IQ that don't have any learning difficulty but social difficulty, understanding people and what to say etc. Yes I shouldn't take this so seriously because it's an anime character but still. I can relate to how Mafuyu behaves in the anime. A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts "Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions." His social approach reminds me of myself. We also see short and vague responses like you said. I think like OP said, it could be because both autism and the abuse. "Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication." What Mafuyu has: poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication and total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication. Of course autistic people do have facial expressions but usually Mafuyu usually has the same poker face on which is normal for me too. Unless I'm doing my special interest or talking about my special interest, if someone has a pleasing voice, or I'm around my favourite person or my mom is usually the only time I smile. If I smile or laugh outside of that, it's usually a mask. I'm a female and females tend to put on masks more than males. We don't see Mafuyu with any type of masking. Idk about the manga but maybe he could have been masking in the past but after Yuki's death, his brain can't be bothered with it anymore. "Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers." That OVA episode is a great example of this. Normally people would understand Uenoyama was jealous but Mafuyu didn't. In seems in his childhood and high school he had difficulty making friends. In childhood, it was thanks to Yuki he has more friends. In high school, Yuki's guitar and music was able to start the friendship. Mafuyu isn't the type to be friends or chat with his classmates. Friendships only with a precious person or friendships through special interest only. That also relates to me. B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history "Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases)." Playing the guitar obsessively counts as repetitive motor movements and repetitive use of object "Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns or verbal nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat food every day)." We can't see this in the anime as well. 99% sure he doesn't have this or it's not shown "Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g, strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interest)." "Girls may have fewer restricted interests and repetitive behaviors than boys do, and may have more socially acceptable types of interests." I see music as his special and restricted interest. Due to his childhood, he probably did not have anything to even make his special interest. He needed a lot of time to recover from the abuse in his childhood so that was all his brain did. Once he got into middle school, it seems he took interest in Yuki's band and he would randomly hum. Now from high school until the end, I don't think music will leave Mafuyu, no matter what. Mafuyu's is definitely on the more normal side of special interest, music. My special interest are video games, anime, reading and learning about animals. Those are the same hobbies I strongly have since I was 7. I developed collecting clean looking bird feathers that I find around middle school I think but not to the same intensity of the above. The collecting bird feathers one is more unusual. "Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g., apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement)." We don't have enough information on this. He said in the anime I think, "I want to confirm the heat from the lights I felt on that stage". He said something similar another time I think. So only once or twice. He often likes to touch his guitar even when he couldn't play it but above says "touching of objects" so this can't count. My sensory issues are touching certain textures, sounds, and smells Other autism traits Mafuyu has - finding it hard to understand what others are thinking or feeling (That OVA episode when Uenoyama was jealous and angry) - youth with autism spectrum disorder report lower self-esteem than youth without autism spectrum disorder when they have reflected on it (He didn't want to join the Light Music Club and he didn't want to join Uenoyama's band because of his low self esteem) - finding it hard to make friends or preferring to be on your own (I explained this way above before) - seeming blunt, rude or not interested in others without meaning to (Mafuyu is definitely blunt, I have this problem as well) - finding it hard to say how you feel (I can describe it but often other people don't understand what I'm trying to say) Also some autistic people have a talent, clearly Mafuyu's is for singing, like Ugetsu even said. He is a quick learner for guitar and singing, not other things. Other things are not stated. Mine is also singing "Autistic women may be quieter, may hide their feelings and may appear to cope better with social situations." Some autistic guys are like this as well, seems like Mafuyu. "Mafuyu is considered a quiet, introverted and reserved type. He has difficulties in expressing himself and interacting with other people to the point of remaining silent and even walking or running away from situations. He is very diligent when it comes to his band such as paying attention to how they play to taking up a part-time job and being serious and committed to it. He is a quick learner regarding his musician's side. Mafuyu shows that he is very straightforward in his style of speech and tends to take certain things literally." I don't know how everything is literally me except that my special interest isn't music even though I love singing and have talent for it, not as good as Mafuyu though. Other than the taking up part time job part, usually autistic people will have a nightmare with their first part time job. Most autistic people are introverted if I am not mistaken, a few are extroverted. Mafuyu doesn't express emotions 'correctly', freezes and flees when trying to express difficult emotions, struggles with finding words, tends to isolate himself, feels like he's 'blank' compared to other people, learns a single skill very quickly without anything else, has limited interested but also limited knowledge of his own taste, tends to be silent or hesitant to express himself, often doesn't answer questions at all, avoids eye contact (although this is cultural), doesn't question when people tell him to do things..." "He has social troubles where he sometimes repeats sentences, doesn't always look in the eye, seems emotionalless most of the time. Also has problems with making decisions like his favorite music genre or what song lyrics he wants to write." Pretty much these are all traits of autism and I can relate to Mafuyu's personality hugely. It's not that I feel blank compared to others but I feel really different compared to others. I feel like an alien in human skin. Argh I hate that word "alien". The word feels gross and gooey. Also of course I'm no psychologist, just insight from an autistic person
marinette was also hinted to have adhd and its common to have both and her stiming might extrartred if it wernt for the many charcters in the same show as her also stim but they only stim form negitve emotions and notice when they are stiming marinette sometimes does ntoice it but sometimes she doesnt and she stims for both postive and negtive emtions you can extrtre stiming while still making the charcter know when there stiming and only stim for negtive emotions and her stiming would be extrtred if it wernt for the fact she was hinted at being autistic/having adhd
I rlly wish they went with the og concept of deku being a quirkless hero with support items. I actually was gonna work on a fic wherein he went to the support course instead of the hero one and they collaborate a lot more with the hero course regarding weapons , hero costumes, side kicks etc etc. It would be interesting if UA made support students have an option to be side kicks for hero course students but that might be a stretch. In the fic i was gonna work on (calling it my support academia BAI😭) im gonna mostly make his special interest an even more prominent trait . The show did alot with this tho im just putting it in a new way. I feel like deku could be an inventor like hatsume, his analytical quality can really be useful as well as noticing small details. Also i just rlly want to write/see Hatsume Mei more shes
Midoriya was actually a salesman for hero support items in the original "My Hero" oneshot, so your idea does kinda fit. Horikoshi got rid of the og concept because he thought it'll be unrealistic for Deku to become the greatest hero with just support items. In order to make it work, he'd have to basically rewrite Deku's entire character from the start or change his future. The first option is that Deku will have to start out like Batman or All Might, who are already ridiculously strong even without powers, instead of spending 15 years as the weaker-than-average underdog. The other option is to change his future, where he'd just be a support student like you said and he won't become the number 1 hero. Still, I do love the idea of prototype Deku being quirkless and I prefer it as a concept. But at the same time, I can't see how the "extremely weak guy to greatest hero" arc will work without a quirk or change him into an overpowered "regular" person like Batman. I also do wish that UA students from other courses wouldn't be as segregated. I'd love to see support students actually having more contributions to hero work and teaming up with heroes
Ida is aurstic he stims by flaping his hands his voice is either realy loud or robotic he takes things literally he is obbsed with rules and order he also has bad impulse control like when he tried to kill stain bakgou has anger issues has bad impulse control he is obsessed with becoming the number one and just winning in gernal
I love these videos! My sisters are autistic so it means a lot that people are trying to make these videos! This means a lot to me! You have earned a new sub! Keep up the good work! ❤️
Marinette also rushes through things like in guitar villan /pixlater and the creator relved she was shy even before the bullying but bullying made it worse and bullying and being shy also isn't uncommon in austim
I mentioned this to a person who I thought was my friend. their response was " even thou they have those autistic traits, I do not recognize them as authistic" when I told her not to talk to me like that they double down and repeated what they just said plus said " I have many autistic friends" proceeded to paint me as the bad guy whos forcing her to like the character when I was just telling her not to state what she thinks is autistic and what is not.
Thank you so much, I'm very lucky because I don't get that much hate compared to the positive comments. But honestly even when I get it I try to either ignore it or respond respectfully because at the end of the day if someone chooses to be rude instead of politely telling me why they disagree that's their choice and it does nothing for me to stoop to their level.
I watched one episode of this show randomly, and by the end, I told my partner "that kid has adhd or is on the spectrum or both" . He (my bf) was surprised I "picked up on that, what'd you see?" My response? "I know my people" That was yesterday and I, of course, had to come to youtube to see what the people were saying.
The creator also cofiend there is a aurstic charcter in MLB tales of ladybug and cat noir and said marinettes biggest flaw is not being able to control her emotions
@@Bubblegum-xm5cg I feel like denki is a sterotype for adhd if he did have adhd but its just my opinion and a charcter can be a sterotype and a good charcter and good rep
and she would just have aniexty if it wernt for the fact that there some traits that she has that aniexty and other things cant explain but austim can explain
Totally so do I because we’re the three of us are chatty Cathy’s I could go on and on and on about anything going on in my life to myself all day if I could but everyone else thinks it’s annoying of me
Also what about aurstic charcters form other shows I know you already made some other show videos but what about more videos about non mha charcters and more mha charcters
I don't think you're reaching at all w/ Deku, but I know that many people have dunked on me for saying Aizawa is Autistic so lmk what you think SPOILERS FOR HIS BACKSTORY So, Aizawa has been known to have such a strict routine that he has to plan every minute of every day practically. He works night shifts as a hero and day shifts as a teacher, so he has to sleep in between with breaks and free time. He's frequently seen touching his hair or the back of his neck, this seems to be one of the only visual stims he has. His expressions are usually seen as scary or uncanny, with many fans saying "someone needs to teach him how to smile". Not to mention his resting face looking vaguely annoyed(even though to me he just looks normal lol) He seems to have a special interest in cats, in various medias having his interest lured because of it. Or better worded as "I'm not interested unless cats are involved". He has official merch of a cat café stamp card where he had not missed a single day there. He also frequently buys cat magazines, saves cats in his free time and follows cats around in his spare time. He likely doesn't own one because of his constant time crunching. During his time attending UA highschool as a student, he has always been seen bringing strange meals to school and deprecating on himself because he didn't understand how to fit in, deeming himself "powerless." He has also seen to have low empathy, with saying his opinions with no interest for how it'll affect another person even before the heaps of trauma he suddenly goes under. He tells Midnight that "maybe she should be(ashamed of her outfit)", to which, his ironically autistic coded best friend casually and with a passive and positive tone that nobody cared about Aizawa's opinion. Aizawa didn't seem to take any offense, just seemed to be annoyed that he was brushed off. Present Mic doesn't seem to mind how grumpy Aizawa can be, in fact, he seems to register it as normal behavior for him(Ironically, also autistic coded but that's for another time.) Aizawa insults Mic a lot, but he shows no signs of hatred towards mic at all- instead he has a confirmed close relationship to mic. He's seen threatening to hit Mic and he does flinch, implying that Aizawa does play like that. Aizawa stands in solidarity with Mic over their shared loss, and supports him when they both grieve, the entire time not losing his monotonous tone. He rarely does lose that monotonous tone, as the only time we ever hear him yell is when he's in anguish/or in immediate urgency. He is unbiased towards all of his students except for Shinsou and Tsu. Tsu has never been reprimanded by Aizawa, nor talked down to, and has never received any type of negative comment from him which is very rare. Shinsou, in the light novels, has said that he wished Aizawa was as strict with him as he is with the rest of 1-A. Both of which are autistic coded, wow! /S /lh He seems to be hyposensitive as usually Mic's large volume doesn't always bother him(save for a few moments), not to mention the massive amounts of pain tolerance and the need to stick to relentless routines. In a drama CD, Midnight drunkenly states that Aizawa "must be boring in bed," to which his response is: "I sleep in a sleeping bag." A comment that would normally get an angry response from such a grumpy seeming guy, but Aizawa responds literally. This isn't even how deep it goes, I have a lot more on Aizawa and he's autistic I make the rules. He's my special interest and I get to decide!!!!!!!!!!!! I have dedicated all of my hours to this man!!!!!!
@@michalelkin-bronner13 he's certainly low empathy - but the logicality feels more like an autistic comfort need. Shouta is CPTSD-coded, so having everything be logical makes perfect sense. It's stated in the light novels the reasons for his practicality are pretty much his own perception that he doesn't deserve basic things like good meals, nice looking clothes or anything that would give comfort. He has a lot of guilt and takes on a lot of responsibility, to the point where he also canonically has an eating disorder. - it's brought up at least twice - once in the book and once in one of the games.
I think Bakugou might be autistic. As a person with Asberger's, I can tell you a lot of us have very short tempers, and some of us do tend to develop god-complex esque mental problems.
Oops sorry I didn't see this comment til now. I don't personally headcanon him as autistic so I won't be making a video about it, but you're always free to talk about your headcanons in my comment sections!
@@Dallas-kx8mx Ok, I dunno my personal view on Tamaki being autistic necessarily, but you got a point with Mirio. I'm ADHD and autistic, and I can actually relate heavily to that dude.
Me: *starts slowly realizing that I act like Izuku at all times as well as L but I just hide it better* Wait a minute this is too much like me am I autistic.. ?
If you truly suspect that I would do much more research beyond this video. I'm not a medical expert nor is this video intended to be a diagnostic tool. It's totally possible you could be, however autism is a very complex thing and can't be explained in a short headcanon video. It's totally possible to be similar to/relate to autistic characters (although none of these videos contain canon autistic characters, just ones I see that way) without being on the spectrum yourself. Regardless I hope you're able to figure out what you need to.
And I don't know if you wacth this show but marinette is aurstic or aleast she probably is she stims by flaping her hands taping her feet doing some sort of dance putting her hands on her hair or face packing back and forth sewing and knitting playing with cat noirs bell verbal/visual stims by saying this is a disaster mulpitie times nervous laughing watching the adrien ad over and over again and reapting what the ad says she muplitie interests but her main special interests are fashion and adrien she wants to be a fashion designer and can spend hours and hours doing nothing but sewing a desgin and she is obsessed with adrien and knows everything about and gets realy mad when she doesn't know something about him if very impulsive with her emotions is very imaginative is hyperemaptic doesn't notice when she is called on and when she is excited and or shocked she can't control the volume in her voice also stims buy putting her hands in fits and holding her hands together and I gave that she stims by holding objects like her yo yo doesn't like change like in the diary special wants to control things and live in her fantasy world like she mentioned in glaicer 2 alya noticed her stiming in style queen and new York special and adrien noticed her stiming in phymedim doesn't listen to alya when she tells her to be herself she struggles with speech in social stressful situations she has social script for a phone call is always late even before she became ladybug mixes up her words even when not around adrien why can I mean what I say you mean say what you mean exactly doesn't like it when her hair isn't in pigtails like in the season 4 finale or overall sweet/sour food didn't realize cat noir was in love with her even though she has a good home life she infodumed in hacksan about those 697 protips the protips also signs she has ptsd gad and hyperlexia which also isn't uncommon in austim hyperlexia cause she was able to write that many protips and gad and ptsd cause wants to control things even more than usual cause of ptsd she can't say no to people etc
I think that Iida is autistic. If you look at his hand motions, what appears to be forced eye contact, and the fact that his special interest is to be just like his brother, to the point where he would want to commit murder, and the fact that he obsessively does everything he can to just be like his brother, maybe as a way to ear respect from his family?
I also see him as autistic! Some of my opinions vary from yours but I plan on making a video about him in the future.
I also hc him as autistic too!
Yes, Iida and Tsuyu are the two characters who seemed especially neurodivergent to me! Iida also takes things very literally, and also seems to have trouble controlling his emotional response (either he comes off as a bit robotic or overwhelmingly emotional). He is also very loud.
Iida's not autistic guys
It took him 2-3 seasons to realize he could kick people- 😂
FOUL
Well hey it takes me like minutes to finally take something like a joke when someone clearly is playing with me but I didn’t realize it til I am reminded that it is one
When a boy goes from boy to manboy
Kick people with basically the power of God.
As an Autistic person, Im surprised I didn't think about this. I myself have done very similar things to what Midoriya has and they are all things like stims and obsessions with one particular thing at a time. It actually makes me feel more represented, knowing that there is a main character in a show I really like that is very similar to myself.
I do believe this character and I aren’t so much different because we were both bullied growing up I don’t necessarily have a special interest like Deku with hero’s but we also have freckles and shy up when we are near a certain person we like I know it isn’t cannon that him and Uraraka like each other romantically but in real life I did act a lot like him when he would be near Uraraka by being too nervous to really get any words out I thought we were alike in the sense that we both were bullied before but we are clearly a bit more alike to each other than I originally intended in my own personal opinion he’s a great representation also I notice that just like me who has sensory issues to any loud sound Deku probably has it too I’ve seen the way he looks when Bakugou uses his explosions near him and that’s probably true although that was only in a couple of episodes I can’t specifically confirm this to be fact or cap also like Deku with the rocking when he was younger apparently my ways of stimming I don’t know if you can say this counts as it but it is so much tapping but I have adapted and I don’t usually do that it’s changed into leg movements or whatever but I’m not usually doing it a lot it’s just when I get bored or I’m sitting somewhere for a while like in a waiting room somewhere
I have a friend that is autistic
Same, I never really thought about this. As someone who has high functioning autism and dyslexia, I can relate to a lot of things Deku does such as talking to myself, spouting out info of special interests, etc etc.
@@mr.dickbutttheog2064 I do that exact thing he does 24/7 awesomely enough we both have freckles although I have way more than 8 and also I have light and dark brown based freckles and I have like a million I even have one on my right pinky finger and throughout parts of my arms and a big fat one on my right part of my back I think I’ve also been bullied til I finished high school but just like Deku I still was able to have been close to people I went to school with it was possible once when I was much younger and lastly again in high school although now a days I sadly been drifted apart from the people I knew through contact including one of them who I liked more than a friend but I’m just thankful that even though I do have tendencies to speak on my thoughts and everything like Deku does my family is still patient enough to deal with that trait of mine however my 13 year old brother still hates that about me and he makes others feel bad if they do something wrong and ask are you autistic which I take offense because I am actually autistic and that’s not how anyone on the spectrum should be treated and of course whenever something goes wrong like I can’t find what I want right then and now I right away go into anger and frustration and be upset the same way Deku does except I don’t just shut down and look off into the distance the way he reacts I only do it when someone I know brings up a shameful and embarrassing time that I don’t want to answer about I also have selective mutism I guess since I won’t reply to someone if I don’t think of anything correct to say back if I do know how to reply to something someone said then I respond
He also stims by putting his hands in fits when he is excited and has moter issues drops the rock and ball nearly trips on his own feet and didn't know how to land for a while
Bro…………..I do that too sometimes………
👁️👄👁️
Honestly, as an autistic person watching MHA, even I didn't consider the idea of him kicking with his quirk because like him I was like "Heroes Punch, duh", neither of us even considered using more than just punches in a fight, then you've got the fact that he's so obsessed with being like All Might that he probably hyperfocused on making his punches good because "I'm using One for All, it's All Might's Quirk, He only punched, which means I have to punch" which doesn't make any sense unless you're the one thinking it
IKR i was thinking this and that his hyperfixation on allmight made hime copy him and not kick untill he couldnt use his arms anymore llol alosfasf]
I absolutely love this analysis because of hou accurate it is
Especially because im autistic
Thank you!
@@scottmon3y380 pleasure
I wish there were more videos like these bc I could see sooooo many of the mha characters falling under the neurodivergent umbrella but I don't see a lot of people talking about it
As a autistic, I never thought that I was able to relate to a character and let alone a character I have no empathy for I think he might be my new comfort character idk
As an autistic person and Izuku is my husbando I love this so much you don't understand
Thanks! I'm happy you liked it
I'm also autistic lol
@@hxneyptz8661 me too 😄
As an aspie myself, yeah, I get it.
@@hxneyptz8661 same :]
I actually related a lot to Deku watching the series. I info dumped using my special interests, talked to myself. Repeated certain phrases or words, and even the feeling of not being able to fit in.
Turned out I showed many more traits of ASD.
Nice!
I tend to do those things too.😦
Yeah I realize Deku and I are totally in the spectrum I don’t know what level spectrum but I know it’s not severe for either of us since we aren’t none verbal for one we have a hard time getting someone we like spending time with to be all buddy buddy with us we both have freckles,curly hair,our hair colors are elemental colors of nature because brown and green are part of nature after all,Dekus interest may be heroes but for me it’s animals and just like his will to save people I want to keep animals from drying although I may not reach my dream like he is working for we also tend to talk to our own selves so much it’s so much of a habit for me that my mom constantly tells me to stop like all might with Deku although in a way I’m kinda like in real life Deku and my mom is kinda like my all might I’m terms of guiding me to fit in with the rest of the world and like Deku in middle school I feel like a straight up outsider who’s never gonna get the opportunity to start adulting like people my age already have been doing I need the ability to drive in handy but I’m never gonna get the chance because no one trusts that I’ll be ok and won’t crash into anything I also feel I’m never gonna get to work like anyone my age has been doing longer than me it’s too late in the game for me to start progressing at the pace of everyone else my age
izuku also stims buy puting his hands together and moving his finger when he is sad
I related to Deku’s interview scene with My Lady a lot. (In case anyone doesn’t remember he is very socially anxious and stiff while she is talking to him at the beginning, but when she brings up All Might and Deku’s Delaware smash he suddenly starts rambling with confidence and excitement!) I do the same thing when I’m talking to new people, and that’s often how I made friends growing up whether it be a book series or my art/animation!
Plus him watching that All Might rescue video over and over again since he was a kid... it's his autistic comfort video 💞
Great video! I've always HCed Deku as autistic and it's wonderful to see someone else lay it out so plainly to see!
I still think Deku is a very inspirational character, it's a story of how All Might saw potential in him and decided to believe in him. Given the chance, Deku could be an amazing hero, the only thing he lacked was a quirk. To me, MHA is a story of how everybody has potential, and that quirks seem to be a metaphor for "privilege" or something to that effect.
Though the metaphor would probably be more relevant to real life if all people with quirks in MHA could share it with another like how All Might does.
Interesting point! Thanks for watching!
I’ve always secretly head cannoned Deku being autistic
My headcanon is that Hatsume Mei is autistic, as someone on the spectrum, I see myself in Mei. The lack of understanding when it comes to how others' perceive failure or my own accomplishments, not realizing people's (apparently obvious) discomfort, short attention span, or even not showing interest for or putting in effort into things I don't like. Hatsume, despite the sports festival being her best shot at getting her business up and running in the future, barely even tried to show off. She did the bare minimum and then just quit, that's a mood for a lot of things in my life
Done very similar things like this, being on the Autism Spectrum myself.
I tend to lose it in a fanboy way when im talking about something i really, really like.
And i tend to stim when im nervous or overstimulated, such as biting my fingers, wiggling them, looking at my phone, and repeating funny cartoon lines.
Hell yeah ive been waiting for someone to talk about this headcanon >:)
Im autistic and Izuku is my special interest i adore him so this video makes me very happy :)
Im autistic, me and deku have something in common with each other.
I feel the same way for Deku and I we both tend to speak a lot to ourselves and I know it’s not what any regular person should do but I should stop the habit even though it’s hard to not stop
I am autistic and I watched MHA for the first time a few months ago and I don't think I was even done with season one when I was like "Oh yeah, this boy's autistic"
Regarding stims: I think a lot of it got channeled into working out when Izuku got his powers. Notable examples being the hand grip strengthener he squeezes while studying, and doing arm curls with dumbbells while thinking in his room.
he also puts his hands in fits when he is happy/excited and he still does the waching video over and over again sim I mean at least I think he still does it
I agree
The reason why Izuku doesn’t stim as much as he used to is probably because he’s masking.
well he does stim he mutures probaly still wacthes the video over and over again puts his hands his fits when happy/exctied holds hands and moves his finger working out but madye does are stims people wont realize is stiming plus he is aware he is doing it so its a way to mask
Maybe the reason we only see Izuku doing the happy rocking stim when he was little is because he learned to mask it over the years.
As an autistic person, I’ve had the headcanon that izuku is autistic for a long time and for that I love this
i've noticed times where when Deku would get excited about something, he'd stim with his hands a little.
Two examples i can currently remember is during that one Christmas episode, where he tells Bakugo that they can be heroes together.
The other, i think, was while he was talking with Sir Nighteye? Idunno, he was standing in front of a door, got really excited, zoomed up to whoever he was talking to and stimmed with his hands a bit.
That's all i remember at the moment tho
Also I agree with idea that Deku only really saved anyone because all might gave him ofa, and sure he needed to work his body so it wouldn't be blown apart, but thinking in term of quirkless being a 'disability' that's like working out for three months and expecting an amputee to regrow their missing limb
i relate to him SO MUCH. first i thought it had to do with our mbti type (we're both infj), but i've been suspecting i'm high functioning autistic and when i searched "autistic midoriya" a whole world was opened to me
SAMEEEEE I'm obsessed with psychology and mbti stuff so this is crazy for me
That’s literally me rn!!!! I’m also infj, & I’ve been suspecting having autism for a few months now. Deku’s probably one of the characters I relate most to in anything, ever.
My first reaction when I saw baby Izuku rocking back and forth in the computer chair, excited for the All Might video, was “oh yeah, that’s a neurodivergent child. I used to be one of those” (I’m now a neurodivergent adult)
YEEEESSS! That was really well put together! You brought up some great points I never considered
Thanks very much!
Awwh this is cute!! I have autism and this made me feel more normal I'm 11 and have cerebral palsy i can walk but its like a burning sensation especially when I run but i do have a wheelchair and I have a lung diseases.
Thanks for making this
I absolutely LOVE this character and sometimes makes me think "Im like him or i want to be like him."
And as for someone like me who talk to myself In my head and zone out while doing it. Im not autistic But im happy I have a character who is like me💚
this guy: *has legit proof and logic behind why he believes Izuku is autistic*
me: i heavily and extremely relate to him and i am autistic therefore he is as well :D
edit: also, imo, BNHA would have been better if Izuku had been a quirkless hero throughout the entire series.
Originally deku was supposed to still be quirkless but fighting other using the subject of the quirk to beat them one of the exemple horikoshi give was if deku was fighting someone with fire power he'd use a flamethrower etc hope it was useful ☺️
As someone with autism, I use to (and still do) that rocking stim when (my parents call it bouncing) listening to music and I will repeat the same song, over and over untill I find another song to repeat for over 20 minutes. I've done the rocking/bouncing stim since I was a baby, where I would sitting up and I'd rock/bounce myself to sleep. I'm honestly love this headcannon since I relate to Izuku.
I really love your autistic headcannons series! Autism is one of my si's, so these videos are literally stims and special interests pulled into one! I've watched the L one several times because my brain just likes repeating the information over and over lol.
I can't wait for the next one!
Wonder why I like Izuku so much, I can relate so much to him because I'm a autistic person myself.
I'm also over-empathetic. and I have notes about my special interests at this moment(sharks and deep sea animals)
All you need to do is have a stand-in for Batman in mha to disprove all mights clam that you need a quirk to be a hero
I love this a lot since I just found that i’m autistic today and my hero academia is my favorite anime and deku is my favorite character since he a character I always relate too and my comfort character
I’m autistic and it’s starting to become a joke that I’m just Deku without the crying and green hair. One thing I wanted to point out that I thought should have been mentioned is that Deku is usually very quiet, which is easy to forget as almost 90% of his dialogue is in his head, which makes his actions while he’s thinking super intensely probably look weird to everyone else. I thought your perspective on his obtaining One For All was interesting, and it was one I hadn’t thought of before. My interpretation of it was always that because he got the Quirk so late he has not only a steeper learning curve than his classmates but an entirely different one too thanks to the unique nature of One for All, which I have always related to because even though I’m “smart” I always did somewhat poorly in school until now (because I’m in college studying my special interest) because my learning curve was so different than my classmates due to my autism and I would get frustrated at not getting what seemed to be easy for everyone one else and had to develop new workarounds and different ways and strategies to succeed, a lot like Deku. Another interesting point when you said people might be mean about your headcanons is that being neurodivergent isn’t as talked about in Japan, so the awareness about things like autism is low. I think I’ve rambled too much but tldr is that I really liked your video and it made me happy
He also sees patterns like with the right swing with bakgou
2:19 fun fact, most people with autism tend to mask it a lot :) whereas, if your a kid with autism, most of the time, they wont mask it, cuz well, their just kids. todays society, you'd get bullied if you didnt act like everyone else sadly
And he still probably watches the allmight video and he doesn't react well to unexpected touches
i didn't even know infodumping to yourself was a thing. i do that ALLL the time.
Same here
I'm autistic. My brothers introduced me to MHA cause they thought I'm kinda like him.
Do you like the show?
I wasn't sure at 1st seeing my brothers
were more to anime but now, yes I do.
Bro mumbles like crazy probably why I relate to him so similar
Yeah I relate to Deku when it comes to that because I speak a lot to myself I don’t know if it was from growing up without a lot of friends in school or not but I do it so much I am told please stop it’s annoying and not normal but I think I do this to express my frustration over things and vent to myself about what I hate is happening because I’m afraid if I tell someone what is bothering me the person will look down on me or have not so helpful or pleasant opinions so I am heavily dependent on myself for everything in terms of advice for anything since everyone around me is so sick and tired of me expressing what’s bothering me even if all of the reasons are kinda well stupid no one around me seems to care all that much
My primary autistic head canons in MHA (as an autistic person myself), are Izuku, Tsuyu, Iida, and Koda. (Although, I have considered Shinso, Todoroki, and Tokoyami as well.)
Yeah I was really disappointed when he just got all mights power since it literally just removed his one main issue (and replaced it with another but whatever)
6:41
I sort of thought about this too. However I sort of came to find that it really isn't like a full 'cure' really... I see it more similar to when someone is given a prosthetic or wheelchair and then works to learn how to use it. ☺️
I love this and i also think that shinsou could also be autistic as well as Kenma from haikyuu
Cool! Thanks for watching and commenting!
He also has mild social anxiety izuku probably has mild social anxiety
I believe Deku Also Has Autism.
Marinette also is afraid of adrien rejectioning her
Autistic here
Deku not having the same stims once hes older or growing out of them is actually common he likely has other stims that are more passive in nature and come of as thinking because it's pen tapping or rubbing his chin ext its not uncommon for them to mask when interacting he also rematches the same videos later on too still at least from what i think
Autistics also tend to have insane pain tolerance so him breaking fucking bones and getting hurt so often is also an autistic trait he simply doesn't feel nearly as much pain as he should.
1:51 I do that with my special interests so much
Here's my essay on Mafuyu. Also Given spoilers. I have autism and I'm of average intelligence. I do have learning difficulties with math and science but I excel at everything else. There's also those of higher IQ that don't have any learning difficulty but social difficulty, understanding people and what to say etc. Yes I shouldn't take this so seriously because it's an anime character but still. I can relate to how Mafuyu behaves in the anime.
A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts "Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions."
His social approach reminds me of myself. We also see short and vague responses like you said. I think like OP said, it could be because both autism and the abuse.
"Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication."
What Mafuyu has: poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication and total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication. Of course autistic people do have facial expressions but usually Mafuyu usually has the same poker face on which is normal for me too. Unless I'm doing my special interest or talking about my special interest, if someone has a pleasing voice, or I'm around my favourite person or my mom is usually the only time I smile. If I smile or laugh outside of that, it's usually a mask. I'm a female and females tend to put on masks more than males. We don't see Mafuyu with any type of masking. Idk about the manga but maybe he could have been masking in the past but after Yuki's death, his brain can't be bothered with it anymore.
"Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers."
That OVA episode is a great example of this. Normally people would understand Uenoyama was jealous but Mafuyu didn't. In seems in his childhood and high school he had difficulty making friends. In childhood, it was thanks to Yuki he has more friends. In high school, Yuki's guitar and music was able to start the friendship. Mafuyu isn't the type to be friends or chat with his classmates. Friendships only with a precious person or friendships through special interest only. That also relates to me.
B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history
"Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases)."
Playing the guitar obsessively counts as repetitive motor movements and repetitive use of object
"Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns or verbal nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat food every day)."
We can't see this in the anime as well. 99% sure he doesn't have this or it's not shown
"Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g, strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interest)." "Girls may have fewer restricted interests and repetitive behaviors than boys do, and may have more socially acceptable types of interests."
I see music as his special and restricted interest. Due to his childhood, he probably did not have anything to even make his special interest. He needed a lot of time to recover from the abuse in his childhood so that was all his brain did. Once he got into middle school, it seems he took interest in Yuki's band and he would randomly hum. Now from high school until the end, I don't think music will leave Mafuyu, no matter what. Mafuyu's is definitely on the more normal side of special interest, music.
My special interest are video games, anime, reading and learning about animals. Those are the same hobbies I strongly have since I was 7. I developed collecting clean looking bird feathers that I find around middle school I think but not to the same intensity of the above. The collecting bird feathers one is more unusual.
"Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g., apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement)."
We don't have enough information on this. He said in the anime I think, "I want to confirm the heat from the lights I felt on that stage". He said something similar another time I think. So only once or twice. He often likes to touch his guitar even when he couldn't play it but above says "touching of objects" so this can't count. My sensory issues are touching certain textures, sounds, and smells
Other autism traits Mafuyu has - finding it hard to understand what others are thinking or feeling (That OVA episode when Uenoyama was jealous and angry) - youth with autism spectrum disorder report lower self-esteem than youth without autism spectrum disorder when they have reflected on it (He didn't want to join the Light Music Club and he didn't want to join Uenoyama's band because of his low self esteem) - finding it hard to make friends or preferring to be on your own (I explained this way above before) - seeming blunt, rude or not interested in others without meaning to (Mafuyu is definitely blunt, I have this problem as well) - finding it hard to say how you feel (I can describe it but often other people don't understand what I'm trying to say)
Also some autistic people have a talent, clearly Mafuyu's is for singing, like Ugetsu even said. He is a quick learner for guitar and singing, not other things. Other things are not stated.
Mine is also singing
"Autistic women may be quieter, may hide their feelings and may appear to cope better with social situations."
Some autistic guys are like this as well, seems like Mafuyu.
"Mafuyu is considered a quiet, introverted and reserved type. He has difficulties in expressing himself and interacting with other people to the point of remaining silent and even walking or running away from situations. He is very diligent when it comes to his band such as paying attention to how they play to taking up a part-time job and being serious and committed to it. He is a quick learner regarding his musician's side.
Mafuyu shows that he is very straightforward in his style of speech and tends to take certain things literally."
I don't know how everything is literally me except that my special interest isn't music even though I love singing and have talent for it, not as good as Mafuyu though. Other than the taking up part time job part, usually autistic people will have a nightmare with their first part time job. Most autistic people are introverted if I am not mistaken, a few are extroverted.
Mafuyu doesn't express emotions 'correctly', freezes and flees when trying to express difficult emotions, struggles with finding words, tends to isolate himself, feels like he's 'blank' compared to other people, learns a single skill very quickly without anything else, has limited interested but also limited knowledge of his own taste, tends to be silent or hesitant to express himself, often doesn't answer questions at all, avoids eye contact (although this is cultural), doesn't question when people tell him to do things..."
"He has social troubles where he sometimes repeats sentences, doesn't always look in the eye, seems emotionalless most of the time. Also has problems with making decisions like his favorite music genre or what song lyrics he wants to write."
Pretty much these are all traits of autism and I can relate to Mafuyu's personality hugely. It's not that I feel blank compared to others but I feel really different compared to others. I feel like an alien in human skin. Argh I hate that word "alien". The word feels gross and gooey.
Also of course I'm no psychologist, just insight from an autistic person
I compared him with the DSM-IV
At least Shutdowns were kind of represented
2:07
Quando estou ansioso e vendo algo que eu gosto eu também faço isto.
marinette was also hinted to have adhd and its common to have both and her stiming might extrartred if it wernt for the many charcters in the same show as her also stim but they only stim form negitve emotions and notice when they are stiming marinette sometimes does ntoice it but sometimes she doesnt and she stims for both postive and negtive emtions you can extrtre stiming while still making the charcter know when there stiming and only stim for negtive emotions and her stiming would be extrtred if it wernt for the fact she was hinted at being autistic/having adhd
This is a really good video! You earned a new sub and a new friend :D
Thanks for watching!
Yes, just yes, no arguing
I rlly wish they went with the og concept of deku being a quirkless hero with support items. I actually was gonna work on a fic wherein he went to the support course instead of the hero one and they collaborate a lot more with the hero course regarding weapons , hero costumes, side kicks etc etc. It would be interesting if UA made support students have an option to be side kicks for hero course students but that might be a stretch.
In the fic i was gonna work on (calling it my support academia BAI😭) im gonna mostly make his special interest an even more prominent trait . The show did alot with this tho im just putting it in a new way. I feel like deku could be an inventor like hatsume, his analytical quality can really be useful as well as noticing small details. Also i just rlly want to write/see Hatsume Mei more shes
so you making a au where he stayed qurikless and is autistic ?
Midoriya was actually a salesman for hero support items in the original "My Hero" oneshot, so your idea does kinda fit. Horikoshi got rid of the og concept because he thought it'll be unrealistic for Deku to become the greatest hero with just support items. In order to make it work, he'd have to basically rewrite Deku's entire character from the start or change his future. The first option is that Deku will have to start out like Batman or All Might, who are already ridiculously strong even without powers, instead of spending 15 years as the weaker-than-average underdog. The other option is to change his future, where he'd just be a support student like you said and he won't become the number 1 hero.
Still, I do love the idea of prototype Deku being quirkless and I prefer it as a concept. But at the same time, I can't see how the "extremely weak guy to greatest hero" arc will work without a quirk or change him into an overpowered "regular" person like Batman. I also do wish that UA students from other courses wouldn't be as segregated. I'd love to see support students actually having more contributions to hero work and teaming up with heroes
Ida is aurstic he stims by flaping his hands his voice is either realy loud or robotic he takes things literally he is obbsed with rules and order he also has bad impulse control like when he tried to kill stain bakgou has anger issues has bad impulse control he is obsessed with becoming the number one and just winning in gernal
I love these videos! My sisters are autistic so it means a lot that people are trying to make these videos! This means a lot to me! You have earned a new sub! Keep up the good work! ❤️
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEKU 💚💚
Marinette also rushes through things like in guitar villan /pixlater and the creator relved she was shy even before the bullying but bullying made it worse and bullying and being shy also isn't uncommon in austim
I mentioned this to a person who I thought was my friend. their response was " even thou they have those autistic traits, I do not recognize them as authistic" when I told her not to talk to me like that they double down and repeated what they just said plus said " I have many autistic friends" proceeded to paint me as the bad guy whos forcing her to like the character when I was just telling her not to state what she thinks is autistic and what is not.
I love these videos
Thanks!
@@scottmon3y380 Of course! :D
Unrelated to the video but I love how you make content and are respectful to other's opinions even with all the hate you receive with these videos
Thank you so much, I'm very lucky because I don't get that much hate compared to the positive comments. But honestly even when I get it I try to either ignore it or respond respectfully because at the end of the day if someone chooses to be rude instead of politely telling me why they disagree that's their choice and it does nothing for me to stoop to their level.
I watched one episode of this show randomly, and by the end, I told my partner "that kid has adhd or is on the spectrum or both" . He (my bf) was surprised I "picked up on that, what'd you see?" My response? "I know my people"
That was yesterday and I, of course, had to come to youtube to see what the people were saying.
he could have both but there is also a chance of him having one or the other or being neruotypcial but why do you think he has adhd ?
The creator also cofiend there is a aurstic charcter in MLB tales of ladybug and cat noir and said marinettes biggest flaw is not being able to control her emotions
Surely Shoto Todaroki is top of the list here
Yes
i headcanon deku to be autistic but also many other mha characters
same. The other characters I hc as autistic are Iida, shinso, jiro, todoroki, momo, aizawa, monoma, and present mic.
Yup. My other ASD hc is Tsu (just those two for me for now), but I also headcannon Kaminari as ADHD.
@@Bubblegum-xm5cg I feel like denki is a sterotype for adhd if he did have adhd but its just my opinion and a charcter can be a sterotype and a good charcter and good rep
I agree as someone on the spectrum :D
Im autistick and Izuku was always really close to my heart so it think its a valid headcanon ^^
I’m Atistoc and Deku is very readable to me
and she would just have aniexty if it wernt for the fact that there some traits that she has that aniexty and other things cant explain but austim can explain
i wonder about Iida i'm not sure if the writer would know that much about autisum but he seems at least to be based on some one with it
Personally I headcanon him to be autistic as well, he will definitely have his own video in this series some day.
Do a video on Yukari from Girls und panzer.
To be fair I do alot of things Deku does too and I'm on the spectrum
Totally so do I because we’re the three of us are chatty Cathy’s I could go on and on and on about anything going on in my life to myself all day if I could but everyone else thinks it’s annoying of me
im autistic too 🙂
you know i`m something of autisic myself and lou ferrigno`s my all might
Also what about aurstic charcters form other shows I know you already made some other show videos but what about more videos about non mha charcters and more mha charcters
im autistic and Bakugou is my hyperficsation 🫶🏻 PLEASE do a Bakugou one PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
i fw u heavy
I don't think you're reaching at all w/ Deku, but I know that many people have dunked on me for saying Aizawa is Autistic so lmk what you think
SPOILERS FOR HIS BACKSTORY
So, Aizawa has been known to have such a strict routine that he has to plan every minute of every day practically. He works night shifts as a hero and day shifts as a teacher, so he has to sleep in between with breaks and free time.
He's frequently seen touching his hair or the back of his neck, this seems to be one of the only visual stims he has.
His expressions are usually seen as scary or uncanny, with many fans saying "someone needs to teach him how to smile". Not to mention his resting face looking vaguely annoyed(even though to me he just looks normal lol)
He seems to have a special interest in cats, in various medias having his interest lured because of it. Or better worded as "I'm not interested unless cats are involved". He has official merch of a cat café stamp card where he had not missed a single day there. He also frequently buys cat magazines, saves cats in his free time and follows cats around in his spare time. He likely doesn't own one because of his constant time crunching.
During his time attending UA highschool as a student, he has always been seen bringing strange meals to school and deprecating on himself because he didn't understand how to fit in, deeming himself "powerless." He has also seen to have low empathy, with saying his opinions with no interest for how it'll affect another person even before the heaps of trauma he suddenly goes under.
He tells Midnight that "maybe she should be(ashamed of her outfit)", to which, his ironically autistic coded best friend casually and with a passive and positive tone that nobody cared about Aizawa's opinion. Aizawa didn't seem to take any offense, just seemed to be annoyed that he was brushed off.
Present Mic doesn't seem to mind how grumpy Aizawa can be, in fact, he seems to register it as normal behavior for him(Ironically, also autistic coded but that's for another time.) Aizawa insults Mic a lot, but he shows no signs of hatred towards mic at all- instead he has a confirmed close relationship to mic. He's seen threatening to hit Mic and he does flinch, implying that Aizawa does play like that. Aizawa stands in solidarity with Mic over their shared loss, and supports him when they both grieve, the entire time not losing his monotonous tone.
He rarely does lose that monotonous tone, as the only time we ever hear him yell is when he's in anguish/or in immediate urgency.
He is unbiased towards all of his students except for Shinsou and Tsu. Tsu has never been reprimanded by Aizawa, nor talked down to, and has never received any type of negative comment from him which is very rare. Shinsou, in the light novels, has said that he wished Aizawa was as strict with him as he is with the rest of 1-A. Both of which are autistic coded, wow! /S /lh
He seems to be hyposensitive as usually Mic's large volume doesn't always bother him(save for a few moments), not to mention the massive amounts of pain tolerance and the need to stick to relentless routines.
In a drama CD, Midnight drunkenly states that Aizawa "must be boring in bed," to which his response is: "I sleep in a sleeping bag." A comment that would normally get an angry response from such a grumpy seeming guy, but Aizawa responds literally.
This isn't even how deep it goes, I have a lot more on Aizawa and he's autistic I make the rules. He's my special interest and I get to decide!!!!!!!!!!!! I have dedicated all of my hours to this man!!!!!!
I also see Aizawa as autistic, personally. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!
@@scottmon3y380 this is a total win. I'm super glad
He also has a special interest in logic I think and since he always thinks in a logical way madye he has low empathy
His special are cats and logic
@@michalelkin-bronner13 he's certainly low empathy - but the logicality feels more like an autistic comfort need. Shouta is CPTSD-coded, so having everything be logical makes perfect sense. It's stated in the light novels the reasons for his practicality are pretty much his own perception that he doesn't deserve basic things like good meals, nice looking clothes or anything that would give comfort. He has a lot of guilt and takes on a lot of responsibility, to the point where he also canonically has an eating disorder. - it's brought up at least twice - once in the book and once in one of the games.
I think Bakugou might be autistic. As a person with Asberger's, I can tell you a lot of us have very short tempers, and some of us do tend to develop god-complex esque mental problems.
Most of these traits are common in most kids so I don’t think it’s canon.
Cool vid tho.
Definitely not canon, just the way I see him. Thanks for watching!
Marientte is also bad at lying
omg omg do u think you’ll talk about tamaki amajiki? i would infodump to anyone how he’s autistic
omg and maybe controversial but i think mirio is also autistic which is fun cuz they are so so different (although I think mirio also has adhd!)
Oops sorry I didn't see this comment til now. I don't personally headcanon him as autistic so I won't be making a video about it, but you're always free to talk about your headcanons in my comment sections!
@@Dallas-kx8mx Ok, I dunno my personal view on Tamaki being autistic necessarily, but you got a point with Mirio. I'm ADHD and autistic, and I can actually relate heavily to that dude.
i think he just has social aniexty and its also why he avoids eye contact and shows other autistic traits
blebleble. i thought we all knew this -an autistic person
Me: *starts slowly realizing that I act like Izuku at all times as well as L but I just hide it better* Wait a minute this is too much like me am I autistic.. ?
If you truly suspect that I would do much more research beyond this video. I'm not a medical expert nor is this video intended to be a diagnostic tool. It's totally possible you could be, however autism is a very complex thing and can't be explained in a short headcanon video. It's totally possible to be similar to/relate to autistic characters (although none of these videos contain canon autistic characters, just ones I see that way) without being on the spectrum yourself. Regardless I hope you're able to figure out what you need to.
And I don't know if you wacth this show but marinette is aurstic or aleast she probably is she stims by flaping her hands taping her feet doing some sort of dance putting her hands on her hair or face packing back and forth sewing and knitting playing with cat noirs bell verbal/visual stims by saying this is a disaster mulpitie times nervous laughing watching the adrien ad over and over again and reapting what the ad says she muplitie interests but her main special interests are fashion and adrien she wants to be a fashion designer and can spend hours and hours doing nothing but sewing a desgin and she is obsessed with adrien and knows everything about and gets realy mad when she doesn't know something about him if very impulsive with her emotions is very imaginative is hyperemaptic doesn't notice when she is called on and when she is excited and or shocked she can't control the volume in her voice also stims buy putting her hands in fits and holding her hands together and I gave that she stims by holding objects like her yo yo doesn't like change like in the diary special wants to control things and live in her fantasy world like she mentioned in glaicer 2 alya noticed her stiming in style queen and new York special and adrien noticed her stiming in phymedim doesn't listen to alya when she tells her to be herself she struggles with speech in social stressful situations she has social script for a phone call is always late even before she became ladybug mixes up her words even when not around adrien why can I mean what I say you mean say what you mean exactly doesn't like it when her hair isn't in pigtails like in the season 4 finale or overall sweet/sour food didn't realize cat noir was in love with her even though she has a good home life she infodumed in hacksan about those 697 protips the protips also signs she has ptsd gad and hyperlexia which also isn't uncommon in austim hyperlexia cause she was able to write that many protips and gad and ptsd cause wants to control things even more than usual cause of ptsd she can't say no to people etc
i mean the season 3 finale
I mean that I headcannon that she stims with her yo yo
At this point who in mha isn’t autistic?
i dont think deku is Autistic
That's cool, your interpretation is up to you.
You definitely make a lot of good points. I especially thought the way he rocked back & forth as a child was very like stimming.
Izuku also doesn't seem to notice when he is muterting which is common in aurstic people to not notice when they are stiming
Izuku is uncomfortable when girls go to close to his face
In my opinion I think izuku midoriya has Asperger's syndrome which is pretty close symptoms to him