Paula answers “Is Nita Prose on the spectrum? I'm trying...”

Emma asked this question about The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1):

Is Nita Prose on the spectrum? I'm trying to avoid books about neuro-divergent main characters where the author is neurotypical, in favor of stories built on own experiences.

Paula I'm only 3 episodes in of the 10-episode abridged audio, and was wondering what was going on with this Molly character. I'm no expert, but I agree wit…moreI'm only 3 episodes in of the 10-episode abridged audio, and was wondering what was going on with this Molly character. I'm no expert, but I agree with others that her behavior and thought patterns seem inconsistent with anything. Is she mildly retarded? OCD? Asperger's? Because it goes way beyond "socially awkward". And yet her social skills and perception seems to come and go. At times she's so thick she doesn't get a simple joke, then other times she's scheming on how to deceive the detective, which requires complex perceptive and interpretive skills. She stands too close and wants hugs. She's hung up on proper hotel protocol, but has no problem slipping the dishwasher room keys on the sly. The author didn't seem to know what she was writing about. To make it worse, the reader of this version is accentuating Molly's weird speech patterns, which is really annoying. She's speaking. very. crisply. With long pauses. Between simple phrases. I want to slap her. (less)

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Me, My Shelf, & I The thing that killed me was when she mistook drugs for dust. As both an avid viewer of Columbo (even re-watching episodes) I feel like her experience ...more
Nov 15, 2022 03:09PM · flag

torri blue Wowww there is SO much ableism here. Geeeeez.
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