By: Anon

The problem is that if a character is not written and/or, in live-action’s case, portrayed by an autistic person, it is impossible for the character to be accurate to the autistic experience. Hamish Steele is autistic, and when writing the character of Norma he drew on that. Chloé Hayden is autistic. She worked with the writers to get an accurate portrayal of an autistic character on screen. That’s why characters like Shaun Murphy and Sam Gardner fall short. They’re written and played by allistics who can’t do them Justice.