Thank you so much for the detailed explanation! It really gave us a good insight into what the world means to autistic individuals and nice to know the show portrayed it well.
I had a super-smart friend in grad school and it didn't dawn on me he is autistic, I dismiss his quirks as just quirks, coz he was perfectly normal on the onset for me (I guess similar to @journalist's brother) but then I also have 2 nephews who are on different spectrums, not very high functioning, so any insights on these spectrums and how to interact with them is always welcome.
Thank you, these kinds of posts are really important. I thought the show did an amazing job, but I think it's also important to say that not all autistics are the same and/or have these 10 characteristics. Some will have more, some will have less and some will have others not in the list. ☺️
And she seems to have savant syndrome, which is something most autistics dont have 😕 Most people on the spectrum aren't geniuses or anything 😣