Okay, I am not autistic so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I think the protagonist of Atypical is a good example. I have heard autistic people say Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy. I have also heard them say Sonic The Hedgehog, but that may stem from hyper fixation with certain media or hobbies. I wanna say Forrest Gump but I haven’t seen that movie in a long time and I feel like there could be some problematic things in there I’m not remembering.
Atypical is… bad. The main character tends to be an absolute asshole and the show doesn’t call it out. It treats him with kid’s gloves, even when it’s absolutely not deserved.
He commits several crimes over the course of the show and there are no consequences. It portrays his parents as being destroyed by his condition, which is a very hurtful trope (one perpetuated by Autism Speaks)
Ironically, it does have a well written autistic character… in his sister. Her story is much more engaging as well. She is a head canon, though.
Okay, I am not autistic so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I think the protagonist of Atypical is a good example. I have heard autistic people say Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy. I have also heard them say Sonic The Hedgehog, but that may stem from hyper fixation with certain media or hobbies. I wanna say Forrest Gump but I haven’t seen that movie in a long time and I feel like there could be some problematic things in there I’m not remembering.
Atypical is… bad. The main character tends to be an absolute asshole and the show doesn’t call it out. It treats him with kid’s gloves, even when it’s absolutely not deserved.
He commits several crimes over the course of the show and there are no consequences. It portrays his parents as being destroyed by his condition, which is a very hurtful trope (one perpetuated by Autism Speaks)
Ironically, it does have a well written autistic character… in his sister. Her story is much more engaging as well. She is a head canon, though.