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Society loves autistic coded characters more than they love actual people with autism (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I think there are similar stuffs with mental illness : in a media they serve to further the character's progression. In reality those are often more disability aither because they are disabilities at their core or because they make you not fit with the crowds who react awfully to that.

In a book or a movie, the struggle a character face, even if well depicted, serve his progression. They also are often a Chekov's gun, furthering the plot. While in reality it's just a thing you have to deal with on a daily basis. It's true with autism but also with so much other stuff. Think depression, depicted a lot, much better than autism, and most depressed character end up cured at the end of the story thanks to their accomplishment. Except it doesn't work like that, you can very damn well save lives and remain depressed. Showing that would be realistic but wouldn't make sense story wise and the narration would feel incomplete.