izzyizumi reblogged
Fan reactions to disabled and neurodivergent headcanons in fic can really vary. I’ve had really positive comments on my fic from other disabled and neurodivergent fans—we seem to enjoy seeing our shared disabled headcanons written in fic—a lot of us can see the possibilities for reimagining our favorite characters as disabled. But I’ve sometimes had non-disabled and neurotypical fans take offense when their favorite characters are written as disabled. There is still a huge amount of stigma around disability, and that exists in fandom as well as anywhere else. I want to see more characters like me on screen, and to have them identified in canon as disabled or neurodivergent. But until that day comes, I’ll keep writing characters that look and think and act like me.
— @sophiainspace in our “Disability and Fandom” double episode. Click through to hear their entire segment or read a full transcript.