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Last night's Elementary featured an autistic character as a love interest for the title character. (I wasn't going to post today at all, but I needed to get as much of this out while it was still as fresh as possible.)
When it comes to myself, I don't consider myself to be Autistic. I know I have Asperger's Syndrome or whatever it is now, but it seems that I've never been aware of how it affected my life. I noticed that she tended to break some of her sentences up the way I do at times, although I doubt I would have noticed this if I hadn't started doing videos. She often seemed to focus more on not picking up on signals. Now, this seems a bit unrealistic to me. I know I often don't pick up on non-verbal cues and I am terrible at recognizing flirting.
I have also, never in my life, described anyone as Neurotypical, although she did so frequently. To his credit, Johnny Lee Miller's character responded that he abhorred the typical. She also seemed to be far more obsessive about things than I am, including trying to make sure she followed appropriate social proprieties.
Now, she had very little to do with the main case, but I was surprised to see a depiction of a person with autism on television as a sexual being, and a possible Romantic love interest for one of the main characters. I think there may have been some flaws in the actress's performance, but I'll let other people judge that.
As for applying these things to me -- well, if I ever figure out how to have a successful romantic relationship with a member of the opposite sex or of the same sex, I'm sure I will let you know. I think it may be wise for me to try her strategy of letting other people know what she wanted because she couldn't read them.
As to why I've never defined myself that way -- I've just never felt a need. Something about the autistic communities I've seen online just doesn't click with me. Maybe that's because I see way too much from Autism $peaks.
When it comes to myself, I don't consider myself to be Autistic. I know I have Asperger's Syndrome or whatever it is now, but it seems that I've never been aware of how it affected my life. I noticed that she tended to break some of her sentences up the way I do at times, although I doubt I would have noticed this if I hadn't started doing videos. She often seemed to focus more on not picking up on signals. Now, this seems a bit unrealistic to me. I know I often don't pick up on non-verbal cues and I am terrible at recognizing flirting.
I have also, never in my life, described anyone as Neurotypical, although she did so frequently. To his credit, Johnny Lee Miller's character responded that he abhorred the typical. She also seemed to be far more obsessive about things than I am, including trying to make sure she followed appropriate social proprieties.
Now, she had very little to do with the main case, but I was surprised to see a depiction of a person with autism on television as a sexual being, and a possible Romantic love interest for one of the main characters. I think there may have been some flaws in the actress's performance, but I'll let other people judge that.
As for applying these things to me -- well, if I ever figure out how to have a successful romantic relationship with a member of the opposite sex or of the same sex, I'm sure I will let you know. I think it may be wise for me to try her strategy of letting other people know what she wanted because she couldn't read them.
As to why I've never defined myself that way -- I've just never felt a need. Something about the autistic communities I've seen online just doesn't click with me. Maybe that's because I see way too much from Autism $peaks.