Autism in film and television

EPISODE · Apr 21, 2025 · 37 MIN

Autism in film and television

from Bowler Brim · host Kei Hopkins

In this long overdue episode, I'll take you on a journey through all kinds of movies that have characters that are either explicitly or implicitly autistic, and highlight the differences in how they are handled better or worse. Then we'll end on a discussion of autism in television, which only briefly touches on much of the attempts over the years.

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