Julia, the autistic Muppet.
Television and film have a characterization problem right now.
Writers in these fields have been creating autism-related characters who are often portrayed as one-note awkward savants or, occasionally, some other worse stereotype.
Falling back on this sort of typecasting is a hack-y disservice. Sarah explained why in an essay for Pacific Standard.
To read it go here.
Because Pacific Standard has gone dormant you can read this piece HERE.
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