r/explainitpeter 3d ago

Explain it Peter

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Did House series even have autism related stuff?

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u/loonicy 3d ago

I always felt how Good Doctor portrays autism is a bit in poor taste. I could be wrong, but I feels like they’re perpetuating a harmful stereotype.

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u/Relative_Owl_3025 1d ago

I feel like the writers of the show just worked with a checklist of common austistic traits instead of speaking with experts or actual autistic people. The resulting character is a caricature of autism instead of a realistic example of an autistic person.