Why Must All Fanfics Who Portray Autistic! Zuko Make Him An Awkward Turtleduck?? (Speaking As An Autistic

Why must all fanfics who portray Autistic! Zuko make him an awkward turtleduck?? (Speaking as an autistic person)

I think it's related to an odd fetishization of autistic people as "soft" and "vulnerable" and "helpless." Making someone "autistic" is a way to "babyfy" them and make them more "cute" and "awkward." People not interested in actually writing autism accurately; instead people who want to write "awkward turtleduck" Zuko use "autism" as a crutch to further that characterization. Interestingly, I have read a few fanfics which try to write neurodivergent Azula, and it never looks anything like the common depiction of "autistic Zuko."

Full disclosure: I'm not neurodivergent myself, and I'm not sure what the best way to depict autism is. It just seems to me that common "Autistic! Zuko" portrayals aren't very accurate.

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ok gamers im so sorry for making u do math but! i think it will be cool!!

look at the current votes! add the individual digits together, then add the individual digits together of that number until you get a single digit number

example -> 3689 votes ->

3 + 6 + 8 + 9 = 26 ->

2 + 6 = 8

idk what this will show but i think it will be neat

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sorry i was so weird but you invoked a topic i am incapable of being normal about

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Indeed

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Do you recognize this man?

Alexander the 1st of russia?

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also very funny

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