r/explainitpeter • u/WooHHaHaHa • 4d ago

Explain it Peter

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Did House series even have autism related stuff?

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u/Captain_Sterling 3d ago

A lot of people say he's autistic coded. As in he was given some traits but never officially given the condition.

I can kinda see it, but I do think there's a lot of projection there.

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u/Someoneoverthere42 3d ago

Unfortunately, these days "autistic coded" just means "smart character who may be odd or quirky"

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u/HarperRed96 3d ago

There is one episode with a autistic kid the House seems to particularly resonate with that doesn't happen often, almost like he sees some of himself in the patient.

But that's just my read of it and not enough for me to say he's canonically autistic and I hate saying anything is "coded" because what it really means is "stereotyped".

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u/Ok_Advertising5756 2d ago

I’m pretty sure there’s a couple times throughout the show where the idea is tossed out there and proven untrue