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Cobretti2 said:
curl-6 said:

The consensus among the vast majority of Autistics I know and have contact with through work, support groups, forums, and social media, is that they find Sia's portrayal of Autism in the film Music to be disrespectful and inaccurate.

I haven't seen the movie myself but that film clip, yikes.

Thanks for the update.

Just out of curiosity, did you talk to anyone that is more on the extreme end of the spectrum (who can still communicate)? What was their reaction?

Only one, a non-verbal man named Tim who communicates by typing. He's of the general opinion that Autistic roles in film and television should be played by Autistic actors. I know a few others on the more extreme end of the spectrum but they can't really communicate something as complex as an opinion on representation in the media.