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Exactly. It was a page turning great read. Why pick it all apart.
It's fiction, so the author makes-up what is in Molly's head, but I have to "pick apart" her behavior in the last chapters as deplorable by any standard.
Are you Autistic, Roberta?
Because I am and, by page 9, this character felt so artificial.
However, knowing that my own experience isn't universal, led me to this question for clarification. Knowing that I'm not just rubbing up against someone else's Autistic worldview but a NT's understanding of what it feels like, I'm going to stop.
Again, Molly is a fictional character, created by an author who never "diagnosed" or labeled her in the story. You can only take her as she is portrayed, regardless of your "worldview."
As an autistic person, I'm not sure I'd agree with this. I enjoyed "The Maid," but I felt like Molly was a bit cartoonish, removed from the lived experience of real autists.
No, she hasn’t. She plucked out every stereotype possible to create Molly. She did nothing but create further stigma around autism by making the character into one large stereotype contributing to further misinformation around autism. To think otherwise is problematic.
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Exactly. It was a page turning great read. Why pick it all apart.
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It's fiction, so the author makes-up what is in Molly's head, but I have to "pick apart" her behavior in the last chapters as deplorable by any standard.
Are you Autistic, Roberta?Because I am and, by page 9, this character felt so artificial.
However, knowing that my own experience isn't universal, led me to this question for clarification. Knowing that I'm not just rubbing up against someone else's Autistic worldview but a NT's understanding of what it feels like, I'm going to stop.
Again, Molly is a fictional character, created by an author who never "diagnosed" or labeled her in the story. You can only take her as she is portrayed, regardless of your "worldview."
As an autistic person, I'm not sure I'd agree with this. I enjoyed "The Maid," but I felt like Molly was a bit cartoonish, removed from the lived experience of real autists.
No, she hasn’t. She plucked out every stereotype possible to create Molly. She did nothing but create further stigma around autism by making the character into one large stereotype contributing to further misinformation around autism. To think otherwise is problematic.
