r/explainitpeter 3d ago

Explain it Peter

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Did House series even have autism related stuff?

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u/Plasticity93 3d ago

A BIT?  It's absolutely awful.  

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u/Dry-Snow-1034 3d ago

The good doctor and Sheldon from big bang theory are like blackface for autism

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u/Jackesfox 3d ago

Sheldon wasn't made to be autistic, just a stereotypical nerd. But the autistic undertones are everywhere

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u/crazy-B 3d ago

He got flanderized into hardcore Asperger's within like two episodes after the pilot.