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How do you feel about portrails of Autism in media?

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Hi All. I have been watching a lot of House lately, and just started “Extrodinary Attorney Woo”. I am curious to know what you all think of their portrails of Autism. Is it pandering? Representation? Romantisation?

Also see “The Good Doctor”, “Atypical”, “Love on the spectrum” etc.

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Agreed. I have been noticing more and more characters in shows/movies/games where they don’t explicitly say “THIS PERSON IS AUTISTIC!!”, you can just tell because of the things they do and the way they are. And to me, that’s the best form of representation, but unfortunately the fact these characters are autistic likely flies over the heads of the general populace because it’s never explicitly stated.

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CameronDev@programming.devOP
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Do you have an example of such a character?

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Dr. Brennan in Bones

Lilo from Lilo & Stitch

Captain Holt from Brooklyn 99

Peridot from Steven Universe

Futaba from Persona 5 (possibly other characters as well)

Steris from the Mistborn book series

And many more :)

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Only one i’m familiar with is Holt, and I never considered them as autistic. That might reflect more on me though :)

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