headcanons and stuff about Chop Top

if you have ADHD/ autism

since i have combined type ADHD (there's 3 distinct types of ADHD and i have all 3 which is called combined type) so i know quite a bit about it- especially when it's a more like... intense kind of ADHD if that makes sense? like how some people with ADHD aren't too terribly affected by it but some people are insanely affected by it. for example i genuinely can't stand loud noises and need to use noise regulating headphones pretty often, and i stim like,, constantly ig? (personally i don't like fidget toys all that much tho)

right anyways

Chop Top would probably not understand at first what ADHD really is or what it entails but once he learns, he'll be SUPER cautious about it. like he'll be really caring about it.

he'd probably understand what autism is because i think Bubba is autistic?

he's loud as fuck so if you have loud noise sensitivity, you might need to give him a "wait wait wait pause" and put on some headphones and then give him a "ok resume"

i don't think he'd be judgmental or confused by stimming or anything bc Bubba and Nubbins both stim

when you get bursts of energy and get that super hyper feeling, he'll get hyper with you. i'm imagining y'all basically having the human version of when dogs get the zoomies. Drayton hates it. he's a grumpy old man.

he'd understand you not fully comprehending some social situations because none of him or his brothers really fully get it either- they're all kind of socially awkward. he won't be rude or judgmental if y'all have problems understanding each other sometimes!

when you get sensory overload, he'll try his best to help. get y'all to a less stressful spot if he can, get you something with a comforting texture or a comforting stuffed animal of yours or maybe a stim toy, put on some of your favorite music, or try to draw your attention to something else. "h-hey, just look at the cool lava lamp. isn't it groovy? hey, i-it's alright."

if he knows you have like a special interest, he'll give you random things that relate to it.

if you have a special interest food (like a kind of food that you get super attached to and eat it constantly for a period of time) he'll make it for you often. well... as best as he can. or he'll get Drayton to make it for you. the whole time, Drayton will be muttering things like "stupid waste of my time." and "why am i even doing this." but he kinda likes you too so he doesn't actually mind. he just has to act annoyed bc he can't have his family knowing he actually cares about them obviously 🙄

if he knows you have a certain sensory overload trigger, he'll do his best to make sure you don't have to see/ hear/ experience it as much as possible.

he'll be patient with you forgetting things and having miscommunications or bad social interactions. he understands not having a lot of social skills. he doesn't either. he's probably also super forgetful (i think so anyways), plus he's also bad at social interaction. he gets it.

he might not understand why some things bug you so much, but he has PTSD so he'll understand having what's typically considered to be "over the top" reactions to some things.

i feel like he doesn't know what stimming is but i also think he has some stims. like in the movie when he said something about 'nam land but then kept saying it over and over again "'NAM LAND! 'NAM LAND! NAPALM!! FIRE IN THE HOLE!! heh heh heh!!" that felt like a vocal stim. i bet if you just explained "hey that's called stimming" he'd be like "oh! that makes sense."

UPDATE: i am autistic lol i got diagnosed recently