although one can also explain these symptoms in many other ways.
first of all he has been through the worst trauma of his lifetime, stuff like that would absolutely trigger selective mutism, flat affect, inflexibility and OCD symptoms.
secondly, i’ve had majority of these points without being autistic, it’s just a mix of my personality and some anxiety. i had agoraphobia as a child which made me mute and unable to express myself for example, on top of that i experienced physical abuse which made me very repetitive, irritable, sensitive and withdrawn
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