Neurodivergent Doctor

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Series Begun:
2017-04-20
Series Updated:
2018-02-24
Description:

A series of stories written about the Doctor, whom I headcanon as autistic. I am autistic and headcanon the Doctor as autistic because I see a lot of my autistic traits in them. All of the Doctor's incarnations are autistic, but the way their autism presents changes every time they regenerates.

These stories all take place in the same AU. In this alternate universe, the Doctor has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from bullying and abusive ABA-like therapy when they were a child, and they are still struggling with anxiety and triggers several incarnations later. Being triggered causes the Doctor to panic and experience flashbacks, which in turn can cause meltdowns and shutdowns. The Doctor's various companions know about their autism and do their best to help them with their sensory issues and other challenges, as well as helping the Doctor unlearn the internalised ableism they struggle with after their abusive childhood.

Content warning: These stories feature depictions of meltdowns and self-injurious stimming, as well as ableism and ABA-like behavioural therapy.

Notes:

Other Doctor headcanons:
I have a headcanon that the Doctor is never cis or het in any regeneration, but their exact sexuality and gender changes each time. They can also be neurodivergent in other ways, but they are always autistic and have PTSD. These are my specific headcanons for the first seven Doctors (who are currently the only Doctors I know).

(Unless otherwise stated, the Doctor uses they/them pronouns and is not neurodiverse in any other ways than their autism and PTSD.)

Sexuality:
* One: Aromantic asexual
* Two: Homoromantic asexual
* Three: Panromantic asexual
* Four: Biromantic asexual
* Five: Homoromantic asexual
* Six: Heteroromantic asexual
* Seven: Aromantic asexual

 
Gender:
* One: Agender (they/them)
* Two: Genderqueer (he/him)
* Three: Genderfluid (he/him, she/her, they/their, ze/zir)
* Four: Nonbinary (he/him)
* Five: Trans man (he/him)
* Six: Bigender (he/him, they/them)
* Seven: Gendervague (they/them, she/her)

Neurodiversity:
* Two: Dyspraxia
* Four: ADHD
* Seven: Dyspraxia

 
Companion headcanons:
*Susan: pansexual, demigirl
*Barbara: bisexual
*Ian: trans
* Vicki: trans
*Jamie: bisexual; Chronic fatigue syndrome
*Zoe: pansexual
*Brigadier: bisexual, intersex; PTSD
* Jo: Bisexual
*Sarah Jane: Aromantic pansexual
*Harry: Biromantic demisexual
*Turlough: gay
*Nyssa: Lesbian
*Tegan: bisexual
*Adric: gay, demiboy; Autistic
* Peri: Bisexual
* Mel: Trans
* Ace: Panromantic Asexual

 
Ships:
*Two/Jamie
*Three/Brigadier
*Four/Sarah Jane/Harry (queerplatonic)
*Five/Turlough
* Six/Peri
*Ian/Barbara
*Ben/Polly
*Zoe/Isobel
*Benton/Yates
*Tegan/Nyssa

These are only my personal headcanons.

Most of the ships in this series are tagged 'other' rather than M/M or similar because the Doctor is nonbinary (in most incarnations) and so aren't male or female and can't be tagged as such.

These stories are prestented in chronological order, starting with the First Doctor. Stories featuring multiple Doctors are placed at the end of the series.

Stats:
Words:
120,057
Works:
66
Complete:
Yes
Bookmarks:
17

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