I’m starved for good representation, I’m very tired of searching for it myself in the sludge that the mainstream internet has become, and I want recommendations. A summary of the work and what you like about it would be helpful!
With non/fiction, I am searching for works that feature autism as a major theme or element. Other creative works like essays, web video, streaming, or that otherwise fall under the “content creation” banner should have autism informing the work in some significant way. If it’s the kind of surface-level and/or clinical thing that shows up when you just search “autism” in YouTube, I don’t want it. God forbid it’s like Sia’s Music, or whatever the anti-vax crowd or Autism Speaks put out.
Spock from Star Trek and Lt. Commander Data from TNG are some powerful representation of autism.
They’re not officially stated as being “autistic,” but I and many others in the community find them to be insanely relatable and representative of autism. Their struggles are much the same as those that we in the neuro-divergent community can relate to.