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These are just the little things Albert does that lead me to head canon him as being on the spectrum
Albert doesn’t really understand social cues
Taking Race’s cigar out of his mouth
He looks kind of confused when the other Newsies react negatively to “If you can find her”
“I’m just reporting the news.”
He seems to struggle with emotions
His facial expressions are a little slower than the other Newsies, like he’s either observing and acting to fit in or he’s processing the emotion a little later than everyone else
Touch
Lots of unnecessary touching throughout the show (Mainly hits on the shoulder/chest or shaking someone’s shoulder)
He’s also pretty tactile with Romeo in the beginning of The World Will Know
and he holds hands with Crutchie after Morris shoves him
How uncomfortable he looks when Race suddenly grabs him in King of New York
He seems confused and tired a lot (No I’m not saying all Autistic people are always confused/tired)
There’s always a lot going on, especially during the strike where everything is changing. Which could be really confusing and distressing
Plus the Newsies are really loud, which probably gets overstimulating (idk about you but I get so tired after being overstimulated)
Still doesn’t understand what Race means by “The worlds yer erster” even when it’s cleared up that he meant to say “oyster”
Hyperactive or “fidgety”
Really fidgety and looks kind of uncomfortable while waiting in line. He’s looking around a lot, trying to occupy his hands by adjusting his clothes, and just shifting his weight and moving his body
Constantly adjusting his stance in the scene before The World Will Know (Putting his leg up and down, adjusting his bag, holding on to/letting go of the newscart railing)
All of the different positions he sits in when we first see Jacobi’s, he plays with his hands for a bit
The mouth thing he does before King of New York, along with playing with the stick and his clothes
Thanks the waiter at Jacobi’s for giving him water even though he picked fun at him
Lots of Autistic folk have trouble understanding when they’re being made fun of. Albert just knows he’s supposed to say thank you when he’s given something
kevinandwhizzer mentions in their post how they feel like Albert is the type to notice mundane things and that deserves an honorable mention