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Histrionics of Autism in the Media and the Dangers of False Balance and False Identity on Neurotypical Viewers
2021
Journal of Disability Studies in Education
Contemporary US media increasingly portray autism "positively." Based on critical realism and guided by the Disability Studies in Education (dse) framework, three television shows—Atypical, Touch, and The Good Doctor—with fictitious Autism Spectrum Disorder (asd) character(s) are qualitatively analyzed to understand the impact of the media's portrayal of autism on the perceptions of neurotypical educators from the perspective of a disabled teacher educator. Autism in the three comedydrama
doi:10.1163/25888803-bja10009
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