Aerliss, 2 months ago

@JeremyMallin @actuallyautistic autistic TV characters chat always circles around to Star Trek at some point. The main mentions are Spock, Data, Odo, Seven, The EMH, and sometimes Bashir gets a few votes... But Garak's sitting there screaming autistic. He even has a spiel about the lights being too bright, and the temperature being wrong. His best friend as a child was a secret pet lizard he found in the desert, come on.

But no, Odo gets the autistic lime light.

JeremyMallin, 2 months ago

@Aerliss @actuallyautistic
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Cassandra, 2 months ago

@JeremyMallin

Do you have characters in mind?

JeremyMallin, 2 months ago

@Cassandra
Off the top of my head, yes. Multiple characters on Gilmore Girls, but I think Kirk drowns them out because he's so obvious.

But I'm sure it happens on other shows too (movies and books too).

Cassandra, 2 months ago

@JeremyMallin Oh interesting. I picked up on it re: Paris, at least, but now that I think about it maybe most of them. :D

I was also thinking about Elementary (where Fiona is called autistic but Sherlock is not).

JeremyMallin, 2 months ago

@Cassandra Yeah. Differences in presentation in men versus women probably is at play sometimes too.

Another example I just thought of was Atypical. The one kid is identified, but both his parents seem to be too. His girlfriend too probably.

JeremyMallin, 2 months ago

@Cassandra Yeah. On Gilmore Girls two of the first ones that I noticed is Suki and Jackson with their special interests and social awkwardness. Then Taylor. Then probably most of them.