Rough bio/character information for Jude.
His full name is Julian Harrison Carmichael, but he goes by Jude. He prefers it, (even if it is considered a “childish” nickname) as it was easier for him to say as a child and as he grew older, he discovered it was linked to his favourite band and one of his favourite songs!
Shy, and soft spoken, he has grown up facing prejudice and bullying from others around his disabilities. He is Autistic, dyslexic, and dyspraxic, using things like coloured overlays and a laptop over handwriting notes in classes or when he needs to make lists or write letters regarding his care and support needs.
He finds overly loud and bright places to be a sensory nightmare, often comparing the noise to someone turning up a TV all the way in volume or like when someone drives down the road with the brightest setting on headlamps. He struggles sometimes when it comes to articulating, often getting stuck in the middle of sentences whilst he tries to find the correct words or just sometimes cannot get the words out.
When things are too bad, he can stop talking completely even when prompted because talking at that moment in time is just too much for him to deal with. Too much noise, too many people, too much of an assault on his already frayed senses. He can often rock when over stimulated, and when excited he can bounce in place to try and deal with how he's feeling!
He does tend to "hyper-fixate" on things, and his current “Hyper fixation” is Pokemon. His favourite food is cereal, and he loves milk. Warm milk, cold milk, chocolate, strawberry... He just loves milk!
He can be a rather picky eater, not liking certain textures due to sensory reasons. As a result, he tends to stick to the same kinds of foods for every meal. He likes his cereal for breakfast, then for lunch he tends to stick to crackers with an apple for desert. And a glass of milk, of course. Dinner, he likes chicken with peas and carrots or green beans.
He adores the beach, though will only really go when it's late evening. Walking along and listening to the waves lapping, watching the water dance and sparkle under the moonlight and having barely anybody around makes him feel safe and at peace.
He finds comfort in his old, worn out plush Panda that he keeps in every foster and group home he has ever been in. He hides it in his bag during school, taking it out when he can hide it from other people during sensory overloads. He obtained this panda when he was six from a yard sale for 25 cents, and it has been with him ever since. Named "Patch" it has a tartan patch sewn over it's missing left eye, making it almost resemble a pirate panda!
When it comes to looking after himself, he has his own routines and choices in things like clothing. He likes loose clothing like baggy hoodies and t-shirts, sweatpants so that he doesn’t need to deal with buttons or zips, and either slip-on or velcro shoes so that he can avoid struggling with trying to do laces. He also struggles with catching or throwing things, and other fine-motor skills.
Despite this he is clever and creative, whipping up wonderful stories that people love to read if they can get past spelling errors or disjointed handwriting when he doesn’t have access to a computer, tablet or a laptop.
He prefers baths to showers as there is more control over the water temperature, and he doesn’t have the enclosed feeling of a shower cubicle or the (to him) sensory nightmare of the noise and sprays of a shower.
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I wanted to explore the idea he is adopted by a single mom, but someone who maybe had trauma in the past around loud noises and bright lights. She has been cleared for foster placement (Good safe home, good job, money, and an understanding of Autism and disabilities from college and work courses over the last 15 years) she is good for Jude because of all of that *plus* her understanding with loud noises?
She'd be mid-thirties or so I think. I wanted to hint she was previously in the army or navy, moving to study nursing or childcare when she was discharged due to an injury.
I considered the idea she has a prosthetic limb, something Jude tries and helps her with when he can? Maybe he likes learning about technology around such and sits reading magazines or articles if she lets him?
Or we can discuss!
His full name is Julian Harrison Carmichael, but he goes by Jude. He prefers it, (even if it is considered a “childish” nickname) as it was easier for him to say as a child and as he grew older, he discovered it was linked to his favourite band and one of his favourite songs!
Shy, and soft spoken, he has grown up facing prejudice and bullying from others around his disabilities. He is Autistic, dyslexic, and dyspraxic, using things like coloured overlays and a laptop over handwriting notes in classes or when he needs to make lists or write letters regarding his care and support needs.
He finds overly loud and bright places to be a sensory nightmare, often comparing the noise to someone turning up a TV all the way in volume or like when someone drives down the road with the brightest setting on headlamps. He struggles sometimes when it comes to articulating, often getting stuck in the middle of sentences whilst he tries to find the correct words or just sometimes cannot get the words out.
When things are too bad, he can stop talking completely even when prompted because talking at that moment in time is just too much for him to deal with. Too much noise, too many people, too much of an assault on his already frayed senses. He can often rock when over stimulated, and when excited he can bounce in place to try and deal with how he's feeling!
He does tend to "hyper-fixate" on things, and his current “Hyper fixation” is Pokemon. His favourite food is cereal, and he loves milk. Warm milk, cold milk, chocolate, strawberry... He just loves milk!
He can be a rather picky eater, not liking certain textures due to sensory reasons. As a result, he tends to stick to the same kinds of foods for every meal. He likes his cereal for breakfast, then for lunch he tends to stick to crackers with an apple for desert. And a glass of milk, of course. Dinner, he likes chicken with peas and carrots or green beans.
He adores the beach, though will only really go when it's late evening. Walking along and listening to the waves lapping, watching the water dance and sparkle under the moonlight and having barely anybody around makes him feel safe and at peace.
He finds comfort in his old, worn out plush Panda that he keeps in every foster and group home he has ever been in. He hides it in his bag during school, taking it out when he can hide it from other people during sensory overloads. He obtained this panda when he was six from a yard sale for 25 cents, and it has been with him ever since. Named "Patch" it has a tartan patch sewn over it's missing left eye, making it almost resemble a pirate panda!
When it comes to looking after himself, he has his own routines and choices in things like clothing. He likes loose clothing like baggy hoodies and t-shirts, sweatpants so that he doesn’t need to deal with buttons or zips, and either slip-on or velcro shoes so that he can avoid struggling with trying to do laces. He also struggles with catching or throwing things, and other fine-motor skills.
Despite this he is clever and creative, whipping up wonderful stories that people love to read if they can get past spelling errors or disjointed handwriting when he doesn’t have access to a computer, tablet or a laptop.
He prefers baths to showers as there is more control over the water temperature, and he doesn’t have the enclosed feeling of a shower cubicle or the (to him) sensory nightmare of the noise and sprays of a shower.
~~~
I wanted to explore the idea he is adopted by a single mom, but someone who maybe had trauma in the past around loud noises and bright lights. She has been cleared for foster placement (Good safe home, good job, money, and an understanding of Autism and disabilities from college and work courses over the last 15 years) she is good for Jude because of all of that *plus* her understanding with loud noises?
She'd be mid-thirties or so I think. I wanted to hint she was previously in the army or navy, moving to study nursing or childcare when she was discharged due to an injury.
I considered the idea she has a prosthetic limb, something Jude tries and helps her with when he can? Maybe he likes learning about technology around such and sits reading magazines or articles if she lets him?
Or we can discuss!
