Every Autistic Trait Hunter Shows in The Owl House Season 3 - HAPPY AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH!!! 

This video made me realize that not only was/is Hunter being the Golden Guard a tie in to the fact that he DEFINITELY has Golden Child Syndrome, him wearing the Golden Guard mask is also a physical representation of him masking, since he acts differently when wearing the mask as opposed to without it. Thank you for the epiphany!

Alternative title: Hunter being me for 8 minutes

The last trait that you showed Hunter having as being Autistic at 8:09 would be the delayed response, where those under the spectrum need about a few seconds longer to react to a situation or conversation.

*Can we just all agree this man is the cutest character in the entire show.*

The last one could be mirroring others! And i think the "acting like an npc" could just be his military training /hj

Something else I noticed was that in Any Sport in a Storm, Willow says to Hunter “You can help by attracting people with your sick sky skills.” And Hunter takes it literally by saying “Hm, I don’t feel sick.” It may just be him not knowing how others his age talk but idk

Hunter sometimes sees the bigger picture and he sometimes sees the small details

He makes eye contact when willow is mentioned autistic people make eye contact with people they are comfortable around or when that person/people is mentioned but also it's common for autistic people to make to much eye contact so yeah it makes sense why he makes eye contact when willow is mentioned

Just remember that having a few of these symptoms does not necessarily mean a person is autistic. However, coding exists in television to signal cultural knowledge to certain demographics "in-the-know." In other words, Hunter may be coded autistic in the show, but a person like Hunter in real life might not have autism.

4:16 in that scene he wasn’t acting on impulse, he was possessed by Belos

He also emphasizes by talking to himself when he tries to comfort gus in one of the last season 2 episodes

Overall it was a good video but I don't think the moments when Belos is possessing him count for much because his brain was being messed with. The hearing point especially.

I would like to point out that those traits can also stem from child abuse, and I think that this is the case here! That's actually why I thought I was autistic before I discussed it with my doctor. It still means that Hunter's neurodivergent tho 🐖

TLDR: I think it's more likely Hunter has PTSD because Tism and PTSD share similar traits, but he has more little things that lead towards him having PTSD. Okay okay, I like this headcanon but I actually think Hunter has PTSD! It is considered a form of neurodivergence, and it shares many traits with autism. He flinches a lot, as if he's expected he's going to be hit. He is so used to it that he doesn't even try to defend himself. He disassociates a lot (which also makes him go non-verbal) and also he has trouble opening up to people. He does do a lot of stimming. The masking confidence thing can also be tied to PTSD in essentially the same way. They feel comfort in people not being able to see them. Eye contact is something people with PTSD don't do unless they're really comfortable with a person! He's made eye contact with Darius, Willow, Luz, and Gus before, people who he really cares about. People with PTSD struggle to connect with others, also as shown in the episode where he tried to make Willow and her team join the Emperor's Coven. He doesn't understand how bad things are, and he doesn't pick up on their unhappiness until a while afterward. Also, people with PTSD can come off as blunt, and sometimes even rude, when really they just think a bit differently because of traumas. The meltdowns and bursts of anger also tie into their frustrations with their state of self. Also, I think when he said idc too, I think her meant he didn't care to know who they were. People with autism and PTSD both share a lack of self-expression. I do agree that Gus, Luz, and Hunter are probably neurodivergent. I feel like Gus is more leaning toward Autism, and Luz almost definitely has ADHD. People with PTSD are jumpy and notice things very easily, especially when they are tied to their trauma, even if they don't know it. I wouldn't consider the times when Hunter is possessed as anything having to do with him because..well..he's possessed.. ANYWAY, you can do your own research and fact-check me if you'd like. Not saying Hunter isn't Autistic, it's really all headcanon anyway, and if you wanna HC him as Autistic, then knock yourself out! :)

5:39, he's still using proper grammar (insistence on proper grammar usage could also be a trait, though) "i think [those things wont happen]" "i don't care to [know what those things are]"

I have diagnosed ADHD, so this may be an ADHD thing, but the scenes of Hunter walking in the background not really responding to anything(The scenes in For The Future you have marked under "Acting like an "NPC"") remind me of when I zone out or get stuck in my head for extended periods of time. Especially considering that most of these scenes take place right after Flapjack's death, I don't really see this as an autistic trait. I'm sure I would probably act similarly, as it is an easy way to keep my mind off of things I don't want to be thinking about. Obviously, this is up to your interpretation, and I know little about autism, so I could be completely wrong about this!

I think the nudging thing(where Willow is cutting her hair) is more because it’s books about witch hunters and he probably doesn’t want Willow to know about it.

I have diagnosed trauma, and I noticed alot of these symptoms are very similar. I'm unsure if he is autistic or simply traumatized 😭 also, the first part of "acting like an NPC" was him being possessed by belos, so I don't think it necessarily counts if it's belos trying to stay undercover and act normal

Seeing Hunter show the same autism traits as me fills me with joy, especially the vocal stimming/stimming in general and the special interests/info dumping 😭

Most of these can honestly be explained by the fact that Hunters was in a cult, his first real friend died, he’s a teenager, and he was alone most of his life

Just realized that the show runners hint that Gus knows about Hunter being a grimwalker under the guise of a Cosmic Frontier theory. 1:04 then for Halloween Gus is Cpt. Avery and Hunter of O'Bailey

Being autistic myself this just makes me love hunter even more the fact that the creators put in all these small details is what makes it such an anazing show! Love you hunter and the owl house!

Being a person with Autism myself, Hunter is a relatable character.

When he “flaps” is hands I think he only shows the motion a wolf makes with their paws, like you can do when you imitate a animal and say “rawr”

as an autistic person myself, all this is VERY accurate to me, i make a lot of hand gestures, obsessed with nerdy things, and more, i would love for dana terrance to reveal hunter is autistic, since she already revealed he’s bisexual

Alright, i can relate to a lot of this and a lot of hunter's character as a whole because sci-fi and wolves was literally me as a teen -Rubbing skin as stimming: I rub my thumb and middle finger together a lot, i also find typing and games that focus a lot on quick hand reflexes to be a good way to maintain my hyperactivity -The leg shake not so much, but i've done it once or twice. -Vocal stimming: Whenever i'm excited about stuff, i always quietly scream "Yesss" -Pacing: Totally. I love just getting out of my chair to just walk in circles around my room. -Hand flapping: When my excited stimming isnt vocal, i usually like to shake my fists a lot. -"Cringy" special interests: I always get so over excited whenever new star wars content drops, my excitement when they came out carried my opinion on the sequels. They aren't Attack of the Clones or Revenge of the Sith, but they're good. -Emphasizing by talking about myself: Yeah, totally. It's one thing i'm always like "Why the hell do i do this and why do i always forget i do this minutes after i'm thinking about this?" -Masking confidence: This is why i'm always online and will never do a face reveal. -Unmasking: Totally, i have to always keep myself entertained in some way or i'm left with my anxiety-filled brain -Scripting: I said Obi-Wan's signature line "Hello there" in the past ONCE. and now i say it EVERY TIME I GREET A STAR WARS FAN. -Avoiding Eye Contact: whenever i cried i always would put my eyes on my knees to hide my face -Social Cues and Norms: Oh my god i still cannot adapt to society, i sit in the weirdest positions, i do make a few other mess-ups but not sitting in the way everyone else does is the one that i always am reminded of when explaining why a character is autistic and they get to the social norms part -Acting without second thought: I always trust my gut before trusting my brain. -Going nonverbal: Cant relate that much, for me it's honestly the opposite when i'm doing something stressful -Meltdowns: I would go into a gamer rage whenever i was at my limit -Shutdowns: Whenever i'm super stressed and dont want anything to escalate further i just try to seperate myself from everyone else and focus on me -Struggling to express emotion: Yeah, i used to never talk to my family about shit because i couldnt even process anything when i needed it. -Small details and hearing senses: I swear man, everytime my old-ass fan makes a noise i dont recognize, i flinch hearing it and immediatly think "Oh my god it's gonna fall," and also whenever i'm watching gameplay and the youtuber does something and talks about it, i'm just like "You dingus that's not what that does, that's not how that works, check the wiki next time." -Acting like an NPC: totally. Now, enough about myself, traveller. We shall focus on you, as the customer is right. Do you have an interest in my wares? -You also forgot struggles with not being good enough, it could be just a normal thing, but it's another common thing i find both myself and Hunter struggling with.

2:14 notice how he immediately rejects any change of plans. Even though he’s very nervous and might benefit from having extra support.

4:19 While I absolutely have been convinced that Hunter is on the Spectrum, I don't think this scene in particular is related. In fact, it very clearly isn't. This outburst isn't an impulse, it's Belos' own anger starting to seep in. But yeah, just about everything else seems very familiar.

3:44 this is interesting because the first episode we actually see Hunter interact with Luz he says "you don't really tend think things through, do you?"

I have a sister with autism, and seeing a video point out autistic traits in one of my favorite characters of TOH has helped me understand a bit more about her and bond with her! Thanks (also, I know I’m late but HAPPY AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MOUNTH!!)

As an autistic, I can confirm hunter is autistic and I have a big fat crush on him

I think a lot Hunter acting like an “NPC” is also him experiencing periods of dissociation. Autistic people usually end up on autopilot while dissociating because their bodies still feel the urge to stim/mask/play along until the can get out of overstimulating environments.

I’ve never been diagnosed with autism by a doctor but i fit with pretty much all of the signs of it. I’ve pretty much ignored it for most of my life since i thought it was normal. I read an article about it and apparently boys get diagnosed more than girls because their signs are more pronounced, while girl’s signs can go more unnoticed. I’m thinking that’s probably why i never really thought to talk to anyone about it, since i thought it was just normal kid behavior, but I’m realizing now that i might have been wrong. Hunter was always my favorite character of the owl house since he acted a lot like me but didn’t know that they were autism signs until now. So i learned something interesting today!

I’m neurotypical, but I found that I do a lot of these things myself. It was super educational, and I hope I can better understand my neurodivergent friends!

I like how everyone see the traits and may even know that he doesn't act like a "normal" person but they don't question it or don't judge he for it. I also like fact that they spent so much time with him that they sometimes know how to help without even realizing it.

Pretty interesting. We can't be quite sure though because for each and every one of these behaviours you can trace it back to his life at the castle, which could also mean they're just trauma responses. Nonetheless, such is the beauty of leaving things to interpretation, and it's wonderful to see people relate to him on such a personal level

*Wait am I Autistic-*

6:21 Us weirdos got to stick together

This video made me cry so fucking much, at 0:15 he was pacing which is a stim I do a lot and I feel like nobody talks about that stim so it just made me feel like I’m not alone

7:32 I don't think this counts simce he's currently being possessed, he never called Flap "my Palisman" until now

All i see is a kid who grew up sheltered and traumatized.

GAAAHHHH WAIT WHAT?!?!!! MY FAV CHARACTER JUST LIKE MEEEEEEE 1:38 yep, as an autistic individual, I can confirm that the only way I can show I can relate is by talking about something similar that I’ve been through or done Hehe, I lov the sad but bad boi even more now

This is super cool!! As someone who’s neurotypical but has an autistic sibling, this is honestly pretty informative and explains to me some stuff about my sibling and one of my favorite characters!! I love this! Happy Autism Acceptance Month!

7:36 just a fyi, autistic peoples brains are not underdeveloped. thats not why its a disability. there is some tissue missing in certain parts according to some studies i guess?? autistic brains actually tend to grow much faster as kids than neurotypical ppl, but they do start shrinking earlier (mid twenties). the reason its a disability is because our brains work entirely different from neurotypicals which makes it hard to function in a world not built for us. as well as the sensory issues, shutdowns, meltdowns, and autistic burnout.

3:52 Yeah. When they ask us "why?" All we got is "because I chose to" is all we got

Great! I'm going to go cry in the corner and question if I'm autistic or not. (I'm not self diagnosing I'm just really confused and don't know how to process what I just learned. ( when I'm stressed I'll make little dragon noises in response cuz it's easier for me. Also I spent an hour trying firgure out how to word this.) sorry it so long. ;-;

The shutdown one really got to me. I have autism and around a month ago my girlfriend was put in a mental hospital after she was caught setting up her su!cid3 plan. I couldn't talk to her, no one would tell me what was going on, i felt helpless and like i had failed her. I was stuck in shutdown for 4 weeks. She's out now, but I still can't talk to her because her parents took her phone.

I love your autistic hunter videos (especially as a self-dx autistic with Hunter as a special interest)! I was so excited to see that you’d made another one ❤❤

1:55 he was talking about that because she show him a picture of something that kinda hurt him, when she noticed, she felt bad of making things wrong, that why he says all of that in that scene, he wasn’t mad at them, he just didn’t knew how to express himself.

Ive always founded hunter relatable and now you're scaring me with these facts 😰

I just realized I forgot to add that Hunter shows to have poor proprioception (fine motoring skills) when he tried to cut is hair in the Thanks to Them montage and when he impaled his finger on the sewing machine also in Thanks to Them!

As someone with autism who relates to hunter in specific things like personality, he is and will forever be my biggest comfort character

0:08 did you really need to call me out bruh I do that when I’m nervous or when my leg doesn’t stop jumping

even if he isn't confirmed to be autistic, i do think the choices dana made were very intentional. like you said, he literally has to "mask" and it isn't until the mask comes off that he's able to find out who he truly is, make connections, and show love for his special interests. great video! my partner is autistic and they really love and relate to hunter, i'm so glad that's a shared experience for autistic persons in the fandom!

3:11 it took me a long time before I was finally able to make eye contact! Also I just realised how right you are about Hunter having Autism, there are so many similarities between me and Hunter

I agree with you on the hand flapping one, I'm pretty sure he was just imitating a wolf to show what he knew about them lmao

I relate a bunch to Hunter. He has so many traits I do and I love seeing him on screen, not portrayed as comic relief for his autism, not portrayed as stupid when he doesn’t understand things and being shown very positively. He is really good representation. Here’s one I’d like to add: in the flyer derby episode Willow says “You can attract new recruits with your sick flying skills” and he says “I don’t feel sick.”

0:28, no, he was just doing like a claw wolf thing

I personally think Hunter is more CPTSD than Autism, but as an autistic person with CPTSD I love how the traits he exhibits overlaps both diagnoses !! Very good rep for both autism and CPTSD, as individuals and comorbidly

I love the fact that Hunter being O'Bailey and Gus being Avery is awesome hinting at the fact that Gus was starting to figure out Hunter was a grimwalker before anyone else

I relate so much to Hunter a lot, his character development grew pretty good, from chaotic neutral to good, being autistic myself, I love Hunter.

As an autistic person, I relate to almost every single one of these! I can't believe I didn't pick up on the fact that he was autistic before!

To me that last one looked like not understanding social cues. He looked confused and embarrassed when he didn’t understand what everyone else was doing and he acted like he understood what was going on

I was diagnosed not that long ago all these descriptions match a lot alike with me and what I do So thanks for this it really helps paint a picture for me

I have autism and I relate to this exactly. Hunter being hyper fixated on wolves is the same for me too. It’s crazy!!💜🐺

Most of this seems pretty accurate, but I would say that some of it is belos possessing hunter

4:03 I don't think this scene counts as an autism trait, this specific impulsivity came from belos and not him. Hunter would never

As for talking about ourselves in relation to others' struggles, a lot of neurotypical people mistakenly see this as us being self-centered. However, given how often autistic people are misunderstood, and how often neurotypicals try to act like they can understand what we're dealing with when they really don't, we see the discussion of our own similar problems as a way of reassuring the other person that we do understand and can relate to what they're going through, and that we're not just giving them ignorant and empty platitudes that don't apply to the situation at hand.

0:39 “and I love them” same bro same

6:53 Hearing is utter PAIN. The sensitivity is not what its cracked up to be.

Hey, just wanted to say this video is so wonderful! It was really helpful to see the misuse of grammar part included, didn't fully realize that was common with autism, and it helped me notice it in myself! It's so nice to see autistic representation, it does alot of good, so thank you for putting this video together, it was very lovely and helpful to watch :)

The hand flapping was him very clearly impersonating the wolves he’s exploiting on his shirt

Some of these scenes feel a bit forced into the idea of Hunter having autism. I actually like the idea of him having PTSD. People who have PTSD can have alike symptoms to that of autism and other neurodivergent things whether they had it before or after the traumatic experience. I might have autism or ADHD or both based on the things I did as a toddler/child, but it's hard to tell because I went through some traumatizing stuff and have been diagnosed with PTSD which has similar symptoms. Honestly, it could go both ways, but I like the PTSD idea more. We also have to consider that he's from another dimension and probably wasn't allowed to do kid stuff. Some people who have gone through childhood trauma can regress when they are older and have child-like traits. I certainly went through that and so did my siblings and mom(my mom was groomed by my dad as a teen). This is just my couple cents though.

the fact that most of the things Hunter does are similar or exact to what I do every day without realizing it is... impressive, I've always had suspicions that I really am autistic (I was even told I had autistic spectrum traits), I just need to get tested by a professional so I can definitely know if I am or not (although there is also the fact that I am ADHD person)

I've been leg shaking for a week and I can't stop

As an autistic myself i relate to hunter a lot but I wouldn't call a special interest cringe

i strongly relate to two of those traits, noticing small details and impulsivity

5:22 he literally tried to summon Flapjack 😭

Omg!! I just realized Hunter's wearing crocs!!😊😊❤❤

As someone with Autism myself I’m gonna see how much I can relate to this

Gonna be honest, this isn't autism. This is the result of trauma from being in Belos's cult and the sheer lack of connections with people his age pre "Any Sport In A Storm". Not to mention most of these examples are either normal behavior or hunter being nervous/passionate.

Respectfully, i think Hunter being able to notice small sounds is because of trauma… and the parts where he’s possessed are a bit of a stretch. i didnt really pick up on the rest of these though, so pretty cool ^v^

5:47 ik its not really that deep but it bugged me when you said that this was a misuse of grammar, he didn't say "and i dont care too" he said "and i dont care to" as in, he doesnt care to find out what bananas are

The last one is "delayed reaction" which is common in autism where it takes a little longer for a person to process what is happening to react accordingly

I needed this, Hunter is one of my favourite characters and I love that he's headcannoned autistic 💗💗💗

I feel like we are assigning natural traits as being autistic. Because everyone relates to one or more or all of these traits and aren't autistic

2:40 When you get older, it feels extremely embarrassing at times. Why? You cant fit in with regular adults and how they think. Unless you feel like sharing, it feels like people are using he jaws of life to pry open your thoughts; when you feel like giving a quick response and moving on. Emotions? Anger. Utter joy. Sorrow. Thats stuff that comes out even when we try to hold it in. Internalizing negativity can happen, when you have to put up with vexations non stop.

2:55 Not Hunter wearing crocs✨🐊

Thank you for this video, I only started noticing now the detail. I mean I did notice that he had some trouble fitting in and that possibly gave me a clue. Thank you for representing me and the Autistic community 😊

Im 33 years old and as someone with high functioning autism and ADHD this actually help me truly understand about my autism not just by telling me the traits but by also showing the examples of those traits. Thank you for this video this means alot. Keep making more videos like this. It could help lots of people that they know what they have but have no example of what it looks like and help them understand of what they have.

Ok I'm autistic and this video rattles me the wrong way. Not just the traits presented but also the way they're presented. Especially applying them to hunter who has evidently gone through child abuse and be given a position of power as a kid still which is *not* healthy. He hasn't been socialized normally and given the chance to be a kid and mature so interpreting trauma as autism is a big problem in my opinion. Especially since the abuse he received wasn't directed towards things that are autistic traits. Now I don't mind people having their headcannons (though if you aren't autistic yourself (I don't know) it's kinda cringe tbh) and I'm not even opposed to the headcannon of hunter as autistic, but that's really not the way to do it imo. That was the TL;DR now I'm going to go through the video and explaining where something is either misrepresented, the explanation given isn't accurate or said in a way that's in poor taste or when the explanation is right but the behaviour shown doesn't really coincide. 1) Stimming. "Maintaining hyperactivity" isn't a thing. I think you're thinking of stimming against beinng understimulated but that's not "hyperactivity". Also stimming is used a way to ground yourself too (just added detail). For the record stimming is a universal behaviour, it's just more prominent and common with autistic people. That's probably the one thing that was the least of a stretch (except the rawr is clearly not a stim he's miming a wolf to darius and he does that while showing his shirt, that could be a stim if he did that in other instances that have nothing to do with wolves but here it's clearly not). 2) SI : Maybe don't call special interest cringe. Plus you can't count expressing things in "childish" ways as an autistic trait when you're talking about a kid lmao. Other than that sure, him being a bit of a nerd isn't inconsistent with autism. Though he also doesn't feel like, extra nerdy? I mean stuff like talking about cosmic frontiers outside of conversations about cosmic frontiers relating things to a special interest that other people might not see the link to. Not that all autistic people do that, but that'd be a more blatant autistic way to have a hobby. But yeah this one isn't too bad either. It's mostly saying SI are cringe that annoyed me. 3) Empathizing by talking about himself : Ok that one I find annoying cause it's not "struggling to relate to other people's problem if I can't relate them to myself". It's just a different way to show support where instead on focusing on emotional support it's a focus on making the person feel like they're understood. Also and more importantly he does NOT do that in those two scenes. In the first scene he's just trying to defuse the situation and he realizes how he's in a similar situation and also has anxiety about it. It's not him giving support by relating with things he has experience with, it's him trying and failing to give support at all. In the second scene he's not relating things to himself in that way either, he talks about himself because willow thought she did something wrong towards hunter and he makes sure she knows she didn't, that has to necessarily involve talking about himself but he's not relating willow's experience to his own. (this one is even more clear cut not that at all than the first). 4) "Masking confidence" : The reason autistic people like to conceal their face is typically either to avoid eye contact or because it's more comfortable to have less to worry about when you don't have to deal with your facial expressions and how they're perceived. That's really not the reason hunter is more confident here, it's just that it allows him to assume the persona he was assuming as the golden guard, the version of him that felt like he was in control, that had power and was respected. Arguably you could relate that to the social concept of masking and simulating personas is one way to do that (it's easier to be confident when you're talking as a character than as yourself), but just wearing a mask isn't an autistic trait and in this case it's so deeply rooted in his trauma that there is no way it's fine to count it. 5) Unmasking : Again this is more related to who he is as the golden guard here and how he's accepting being hunter. Also he isn't "unmasking" in the sense of autistic unmasking, like, he's literally taking off an accessory but unamsking is about stopping to "mask" your autistic trait (which has nothing to do with physical masks it's a metaphor), and like, he isn't doing that, he isn't displaying more autistic traits during or after that scene. 6) Scripting : Yeah same as n°4 though it definitely shows he needs to play the "role" of the golden guard because that's not who he is as a person, but again I see this more as a kid being thrown in the role of an adult, He isn't playing the golden guard as a way to socialize with people which is what masking is about. Like at best all those points about masking could be seen as an allegory of autistic masking but they're not it themselves. 7) Avoiding eye contact : Ok that one is really really bad. First he isn't even avoiding eye contact here, he's just in his own head. But even if he did avoiding eye contact when in a stressful social situation isn't unusual at all for allistic people. It's an autistic trait when you do that by default, even when talking to someone directly in a face to face conversation setting. This one is even worse cause you show hunter looking directly at luz right after. 8) Social cues : In the first scene he doesn't seem unaware that luz is having a difficult moment, the facial expression change is more that it sinks in what she's upset about exactly and that it's pretty bad. The kneeling scene is actually the opposite of not understanding social cues. It's just culture clash but he's respecting social norms he's just been in an environnement where it was normal to do that. 9) Impulsivity : No. First of all impulsivity is an ADHD trait, not an autistic trait. They're very often commorbid that's true (I'm both), but it's not an autistic trait. Second he isn't shown to be impulsive in any of those scenes. I guess the first kinda counts but eager kid raising hand thinking they have the answer and realizing they struggle to formulate it is like, very universal especially when learning new language. Though I can grant that one I guess. Touching the weird goop is arguably not smart but I wouldn't call that impulsive he's just examining what the weird goop is. But the really bad one is showing a scene where he is literally *possessed* by belos and it's explicitly not his normal behaviour. 10) Going non verbal : Hunter literally speaks in the scenes you're showing. Like... not even sure what to say. (not the last one but he's got a vine over his mouth the moments he trie to lmao)

Literally everyone does all of these things 😭 they are normal human traits jfc

The issue is that a lot of these are common in certain personality types and even the different ticks manifest in non autistics people quite often. Of course, I cant deny I match many of them myself lol XD. Another important thing is that autism as a syndrome is not neccsarily diagnosable by the prescence of anyone specific trait as some syndrome are.

I recently got diagnosed with autism about a year ago now, and I just realized that I could have used this video as a reference to help me realize how I truly related to Hunter. Not my diagnosed depression, but my newly-diagnosed Autism!

As someone who is autistic, i had a feeling that hunter might be autistic. I’m only just realizing now that he acts just like me lol. I love this man!!

7:00 he doesn't hear that because of his good hearing he hears that because belos has already possessed him and can alter his mind

i have a few things to say about this. hunter did avoid eye contact in those few scenes, but that was more to add to the emotion of the scene. in all the other scenes you showed, he is perfectly capable of holding a normal amount of eye contact. and with being nonverbal, it’s impossible for a nonverbal person to just talk minutes after they went nonverbal. if he were nonverbal in those moments, it would have lasted much longer. and the scene where willow was talking to him and he went “nonverbal” you described going nonverbal as a response to stress, but how would willow talking to him make him stressed? and a special interest is completely different from an obsession. a special interest consumes your whole day and it’s all you can think about. and that term is exclusively used for autistic people. on the other hand, an obsession is just being a really big fan of something. ppl with special interests prefer to ONLY talk about that. they bring it up all the time, and infodump at random/inappropriate moments. these are just the external symptoms of autism, tho. but hunter doesn’t seem to match up with the symptoms you described and it doesn’t seem like you have a good idea of what autism actually is, so please do your research (im not trying to be mean, because all these symptoms are more closely related to his trauma and i think it’s more likely that he has ptsd than autism.)

5:01 Sometimes its a ticking bomb 5:21. If i need to calm down away from things, i often grunt out a strained response to whomever asks me what im doing. If i get pestered and not allowed to go away, it builds up until KABOOM

That last one is "Panic respond to the situation because you know you agree but you don't have enough time to come up with a thought out response that fully expresses your feelings before the topic changes."

I love the representation we’ve been getting in media lately. So many great characters who I love 💕