Actually Autistic Tropes Vs Autism: The Heroic Asshole So the white male hero gets to be the asshole that the writers wish they could be, solve all the problems, and save the day. Every week. More often than not, the Autism label is slapped on as an afterthought.
SJW Tropes Vs Autism: The Burden This is one that turns up in the social narrative as well as fictional ones. The autistic boy (And it’s always a boy, as discussed last week) can’t be managed and won’t be managed. Sometimes, he’s a danger to himself and others.
SJW Tropes Vs Autism: The White Man/Boy Autism has been the Big Scary since the 70’s, when it became a diagnostic and not merely the subheader “retarded”. I remember that they had an extended PSA about it via Quincy, which just goes to show how long this has been going on.
Actually Autistic Why didn’t this exist forever ago? I’m Autistic, but not Autistic enough to show up on anyone’s radar. I’m stealth-Autistic.
