#autistic bruno madrigal

I just watched Encanto and…

Autistic non-verbal Bruno headcanon. 

No, really, I think it would have been so awesome and in line with the message of the movie.

Autistic non-verbal Bruno with the gift to see the future, but the inability to share his gift fully with others, because he can’t communicate verbally and the others aren’t willing to take the time to understand him.

Autistic non-verbal Bruno overwhelmed by the pressure to be as “good” and “perfect” as the rest of his family, and trying so hard to help and communicate, but everyone misinterprets his visions and always thinks about the worst outcome.

Autistic non-verbal Bruno who tries to save Mirabel from his vision and Abuela and everyone else misinterpreting it, and going into hiding behind the walls, because he loves his family too much to leave them forever, but feels he doesn’t belong with everyone else either.

Autistic non-verbal Bruno who finds a person who actually takes the time to understand him and his ways of communicating when Mirabel comes into his life (alternatively, Dolores experiencing terrible misophobia because of her power and coming to a kind-of understanding of Bruno’s difficulties).

Autistic non-verbal Bruno who finds his own place in the family without having to change who he is, and everyone else accommodating his way of communicating, following Mirabel’s lead.

Autistic non-verbal Bruno!