Autistic-Coded Representation and Autism Stereotypes by Martin Brick

Autistic-Coded Representation and Autism Stereotypes by Martin Brick

Autistic-Coded Representation and Autism Stereotypes: Looking for the Spectrum takes a fresh approach to examining autism representation in literature, film, and television by looking particularly at characters who are not directly identified as falling on the Autism Spectrum. As autism becomes an increasingly popular topic to explore in literature and visual media, it is important that representations present people with autism as real humans with complex interior lives. Too often autistic characters fall into broad stereotypes – victims, villains, fools, or heroes – and autism emerges as the defining aspect of their personality. This book looks at autistic-coded characters, both classic and contemporary, to examine the benefits of looking for the spectrum in characters not explicitly labeled. Autistic audiences see a diverse and fully fleshed representation of themselves and neurotypical audiences gain a greater understanding of ASD though exposure to characters who defy stereotypes.

Martin Brick is professor of English at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio.

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ISBN 13	9781666910001
ISBN 10	1666910007
Title	Autistic-Coded Representation and Autism Stereotypes
Author	Martin Brick
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Lexington Books
Year published	2024-03-15
Number of pages	160
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