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magnetothemagnificent · 1 year

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The fact that the only autistic characters in media usually only work in jobs related to their special interests is yet another extension of the harmful idea Hans Asperger and the like introduced that autistic people are only worthy if they can work. Autistic characters in media are like "this character's special interest is forensics, so they work in crime scene investigation" or "this character's special interest is medicine so they work in medicine" when in real life most autistic people's jobs have nothing to do with their special interest. It's just not realistic. It's just this idea that autistic people and their interests are only valuable if they can successfully contribute to capitalism........I hate it.

#actually autistic #autism in media #ableism #autism

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 11 months

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Life in an Autism World

#autism #actually autistic #autism in media #not all of us are savants #feel free to reblog/share #if you’re neurodivergent feel free to reblog

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dontron-9000 · 1 year

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VOTE VOTE VOTE for the ourple king!!!

➡️ @autismswagsummit ⬅️

14 hours to go! Our boy is in the lead, but Kris could still catch up!

HOLD. THE. LINE.

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trashandwriting · 7 months

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Part of why autistic representation in media is so bad is that, especially when the character is a kid, none of the parents and grandparents show any sign of neurodivergence in the slightest, when in reality, this is very different. It's always that 'The odd one out'-trope, the 'black sheep' of the family, it's presented almost as if autism just randomly 'infected' the family and I hate that. And then the movie ends with 'Oh but we love the child anyway'. YES Veronica you BETTER DO? Wtf? Trash

#adult autism #autism #autistic #actually autistic #autistic media representation #autism in media #autistic things #autistic adult

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ilovetvtoons · 6 months

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It's amazing that Marcy is possibly the first canon autistic cartoon character to be diagnosed by 3 well trained professionals from the real world.

#disney #disney tva #disney tva cartoons #cartoons #animation #2d animation #amphibia #twitter #marcy wu #autism #autistic kids #autistic children #autistic characters #autism acceptance #autism in media

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misspermitted · 2 months

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An unfortunate repercussion of the infantilisation of Autistic people in media is that we rarely see the autism anger. Not like meltdowns (because that’s not anger y’all that’s overload) like legitimate just anger at people. For existing.

You talk to a person and it overwhelms you purely because it’s socialisation and you want them dead. Just so you don’t have to talk to them again. You fantasise different ways they could die. Could you get away with their murder?

Brownie points if this is shown with coworkers or customers.

… Spock is excluded from this critique. You can tell he’s planning his coworkers deaths (affectionate). And Will Graham; he’s definitely planning his coworkers deaths (derogatory)

#autism #neurodiverse stuff #its the neurodivergency #neurodiversesquad #autism comedy #autism in media #actually autistic #Hannibal #Star Trek tos #Spock #will Graham

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noodle-shenaniganery · 4 months

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I think one of the big issues with autism representation is largely that we don’t get that many autistic characters in media. It’s impossible to represent the entire spectrum in one character. And oftentimes, even when we do get representation, it’s the same types of characters over and over again. The spectrum is broad! It’s chaotic! Almost any representation could hypothetically reflect someone’s experiences, so why keep using the same few archetypes repeatedly? There are so many ways an autistic character could be written. Look, here’s some:

- A nonverbal autistic character with the power to manipulate plants who often uses plants to communicate (e.g. grows cacti when upset, dandelions when happy, roses when they like someone/something, orchids when confused, etc.). They also use plants to move around, grab things, point, etc. due to significantly impaired motor control.

- A nonspeaking, physically disabled autistic character with strabismus who is the ‘tech genius’ of the group. They often can’t go on missions themself because of their disability, but are completely fine with providing the rest with the gadgets, advice, and the occasional Dad Joke™️.

- The ghost of an autistic person who keeps trying to make friends with the new residents of their home, but doesn’t understand social rules at all and keeps accidentally scaring people by appearing/saying things without notice. They also stim by yelling, singing, and moving (things) around, which understandably freaks people out.

- A blind, semispeaking autistic teenager whose special interest is music, and their life mostly revolves around music. They mostly speak in song quotes, and are trying to learn how to play as many instruments as possible. They switch between different mobility aids that help them get around (they are dynamically disabled from their Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome), from crutches to wheechairs. They could also try to be in their school’s music club and/or orchestra, while also dealing with high school shenanigans.

- An autistic adult who, after decades of going undiagnosed, is now adjusting to life knowing that they’re not broken, just different. They also have comorbid mental illnesses, partially as a result of their late diagnosis.

There you go. There’s some ideas.

(If anyone uses these, please tag me or let me know, I’d love to read some stories with these.)

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aspiringwarriorlibrarian · 9 months

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Me, holding a gun at the latest author to risk my ire: Say it! Say "autistic"! Not "an old soul" or "just a little bit different" or "not like other people" or any of those stupid quirky euphemisms you make when you want to make an autistic character without actually fucking committing to it! AUTISTIC! The word you're looking for is AUTISTIC!

#actuallyautistic #i get it when it's a fantasy series or historical setting where the word and diagnosis don't exist yet #but the sheer amount of cowardice that contemporary media shows when it comes to autistic and neurodivergent characters is appalling #stop dancing around the word like you're scared it'll summon autism to your door if you say it #it won't bite #autism in media #ableism in media

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asexualenjolras · 2 years

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Robin Buckley is autistic-coded. And I love it.

The line: "I don’t really have a filter or a strong grasp of social cues" is such an important line. It's always so refreshing to see such positive neurodivergent representation in female characters. Robin is highly intelligent, highly empathetic and struggles to contextualise and understand social situations but she is shown to be genuine and honest.

It's realistic that she doesn't have a diagnosis of ASD, given that this show is set in the 1980's and autism in females is so misunderstood still today, in 2022.

She says she is aware that her coming across as "mean or condescending" is a "flaw" because her "mother reminds (her) me everyday", which is something so common in undiagnosed autistic people.

We know from season three that Robin wasn't overly popular at school, and was the sort of student that played band and got high grades. We know that Robin doesn't do well when talking about her emotions and she can be quite straight to the point in conversations. She struggles to make friends and has quite a monotone way of speaking. I think it's been hinted at that her special interests may be movies, languages and band.

Additionally, she's shown to have sensory issues with particular textures when she talks about hating wearing certain clothing.

Robin is so well-liked, too. So having her coded to be autistic is such a lovely reminder that being autistic is okay. I think we all need that sometimes.

I headcanon she also has Dyspraxia because she says, and I quote, "I should warn you, I have terrible co-ordination. It took me like 6 months longer to learn to walk than the other babies." She can't run. I can't run very well. She has Dyspraxia. And that's co-morbid with ASD.

Also, there have been studies to show that autistic people are more likely to be LGBTQ+, so it makes sense. Robin is 100% an autistic lesbian and I love her.

Anyways, I haven't seen autism portrayed in a female character this well since Phoebe Spengler in Ghostbusters: Afterlife; these 80's set series and films really are giving us the most incredible representation.

Thank you, Stranger Things. This is such a genuine portrayal of autism. Thank you.

Edit: I'm seeing a lot of people saying that Robin wasn't neurodivergent in season three and I just wanted to add that masking is a thing. Robin didn't know Steve well enough to feel comfortable to lower that mask before. There are hints that she is autistic even in season three, like when she really struggles to find the words to describe how she's feeling and rambles when faced with difficult situations.

In fact, Steve even has to tell her that she "wasn't helping" when El was trying to sort out her leg in the mall scene. The hints were there all along but season four gave us an unmasked Robin and I am so grateful for that.

#robin buckley #autism spectrum disorder #autism in media #autistic character #autism in women #autistic robin buckley #stranger things #stranger things 4 #stranger things spoilers #female autism #netflix #autism coding #autistic coded #neurodiverse character #neurodivergent #1980s #phoebe spengler #autism spectrum #dyspraxia

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getvalentined · 2 years

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When I started watching Bubble, I assumed Hibiki was just very autistic-coded because that’s all it ever is, coding, it’s never explicit—BUT NOPE HE STRAIGHT UP IS AUTISTIC, IT’S A MAJOR PART OF HIS STORYLINE, HE’S LITERALLY AUTISTIC.

Hibiki isn’t just presumed to be autistic by the cast because he’s somehow mystically aware of supernatural things, he is able to perceive supernatural things because he is autistic. The diagnosis came first. It’s not a case where it’s actually some superpower, where he’s actually the chosen one, he’s autistic and that means he’s hypervigilant and has auditory sensitivity and that makes him pick up on things that others don’t. He’s not neurodivergent-coded because he’s actually “special,” he’s genuinely special because he’s actually neurodivergent.

The leading female character, Uta, is autistic-coded but not explicitly such because of plot reasons. She’s mostly nonverbal for the majority of the film, when she does speak it’s with a very flat verbal affect. She absorbs information and gets really into math once it’s introduced to her. She has a special interest in The Little Mermaid, and also in spirals and how they relate to gravity and the cycle of expansion and compression throughout the universe. The only thing that makes her being autistic less explicit than Hibiki is that you don’t see her get a diagnosis (and she won’t because that would be a weird way to derail the story).

Bubble will make you cry—it’s based on The Little Mermaid, the original, which should make it clear that the title of the film has a distinct double-meaning in the context of the story—but I’ve never seen neurodivergence on display so clearly, so respectfully, and so naturally in an anime before, and I recommend it with every fiber of my being.

#bubble anime #nashi watches a thing #movie tag #autism #neurodivergence #autism in media #movie recommendation

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jacuzziwaters · 2 years

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Everytime I think that I've understood everything that I could about this movie I realize something new or I see someone post something that I never even thought about.

I mean can we talk about how despite the ongoing danger that they were in everyone was accommodating to Donnie. Like no one ever forced him to do anything that he expressed explicit discomfort in doing. Idk if him being autistic is canon or if he's just so heavily coded that we're all in agreement that he is autistic but this really touched me.

Edit: I've just found out that Donnie is canonically autistic.

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ilovemedia · 10 months

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Stimming/autistic traits from all the doctors I've watched:

11th: his main stimming is simmler to the 1st doctor in the way he rubs his hands with his thumbs when he's thinking, overwhelmed, angry etc. his alack of awareness of social cues is very prevalent and a huge autistic trait i.e when he was telling rory about Amy kissing him.

4th: while he isn't shown to stim too much most of his stimming is simmler to the 1st doctor with him rubing his hand with his thumb when he's thinking, he also fiddles/plays with his yoyo and fives with his scalf. His main autistic trait would be his "lack of empathy" and "rudeness", For example alot of 4s comments come off as sly or rude when he dosent mean to be (there is also situations were he struggles to comfort people properly)

12: the 12th doctors stimming usually includes something to do with his hands whether that be biting or rubbing his hands. His most prominent trait is his brutal honesty, saying things that come off as rude or malicious when its not intending to be (his aversion to physical touch is also a big trait).

8th: the 8th doctor tends to jump, run and yelling when he's exsited/happy. His main autistic trait is like the others with him not being able to grasp social cues well.

10th: 10 ruffles his hair when he's overwhelmed, bangs his head when he's thinking or angry and rubs his ears when he's uncomfortable. His main trait would be miscommunication in soicle situations with his tendency to info dumping without further explanation.

2nd: 2nd doctors stims are very prevalent through his series as he's seen rubbing or clapping his hands when he's exsited or thinking. His main autistic trait would be his lack of social understanding for example when he plays his recordor in situations when its inappropriate or when he struggles to read the room.

#11th doctor #10th doctor #8th doctor #2nd doctor #4th doctor #12th doctor #doctor who autism #bbc doctor who #doctor who #autistic doctor who #autism in media #classic who #classic doctor who

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 8 months

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Autism vs. Autism in the Media

Mrs Speechie P

#autism #actually autistic #autism in media #autism doesn’t have a look #autism spectrum #autism experiences #autism is different for everyone #I wish media would do more accurate portrayals #or actually have autistic actors #feel free to share/reblog #Mrs speechie p (Facebook)

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dontron-9000 · 1 year

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NOBODY. HAS MORE SWAG THAN THE OURPLEST BOY!!!

Do you see this shit??

Pretty pretty please VOTE FOR DONNIE in the

➡️➡️@autismswagsummit ⬅️⬅️

A vote for donnie is a vote for

ACTUALLY GOOD AUTISM REP!!

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!!

@autismswagreblogs

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fangomango · 23 days

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Ik the bobs burgers fandom (can we get a name for ourselves, let's call ourselves The Itty Bitty Ditty Committee...no? Ok) Likes to say this but I wanna say it now especially because it's the autism month (idk if it's awareness or acceptance :( it's confusing)

But this song just waaayyyy too accurately sums up a very common autism experience