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How do you feel about portrails of Autism in media? (programming.dev)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/autism
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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's been almost a decade since I watched it (so my opinion might change on a rewatch now, and my memory isn't perfect) but as I recall Saga Norén from the original Danish/Swedish version of The Bridge was a pretty good portrayal. At least as non-masking characters go.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cant say I have seen that one, so I will take your word for it! Its tricky rewatching old shows now, societal values have changed significantly over the past couple of decades. Shows that were progressive for their time wont necessarily hold up to todays values.I try to keep that in mind when rewatching shows, as long as they werent blatently horrible for their time I can usually enjoy them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I think it's pretty widely available with English subtitles if you're interested. There was also an American remake, but I don't know whether the portrayal was as good there, I didn't watch it.

Shows that were progressive for their time wont necessarily hold up to todays values.I try to keep that in mind when rewatching shows, as long as they werent blatently horrible for their time I can usually enjoy them.

Yeah for sure! I am pretty good at putting things in their historical context, so old media that would now be considered offensive or insensitive doesn't bother me much on a first viewing. But rewatching things a decade or more later can be eye-opening (and almost differently difficult) because I'm not prepared for it.