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As with "Love On The Spectrum" before this, I'm needing to take frequent rage breaks as I screen #AsWeSeeIt. The infantilizing. The do-gooding. The dismissiveness. Perpetuating that we are odd, difficult burdens only serves to make the audience feel good about themselves.
For the record, casting authentically is great. Great! But without us in creative positions, the narrative is still the same old othering we've seen forever. #AsWeSeeIt
Further, just because autistic people are included, does not magically absolve productions of responsibility. We too live within this "normal", are exposed to the same belittling messages then believe we are less. Being autistic doesn't grant powers of transcendence. #AsWeSeeIt
