A recent film called Music has received some critiques from the autism and autism advocates community. In this film, a person who is not on the autism spectrum plays a person with an ASD diagnosis. The behavior displayed by the actor playing a person on the ASD spectrum has been called “stereotypical, overdramatized, and harmful.” These critiques are in line with a long history of negative neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorder media portrayals. For this discussion question explanation, please discuss a media portrayal of a person with a neurodevelopmental or neurocognitive disorder.
Part 1: Describe the portrayal – scenes or parts that are specific to the disorder. Include a high level of detail regarding the representation itself so that I can understand the scene/part. Consider these points in your description:
1. Is the specificity of the disorder clear? Does the representation include specific information about diagnoses or does it use broad and/or hurtful terms like “slow?”
2. Are any aspects of the character’s neurodevelopmental or neurocognitive disorder used for invoking emotions in the viewer like humor or fear in a way that is insensitive?
3. Would you feel comfortable viewing this media with a friend or family member who has a neurodevelopmental or neurocognitive disorder?
Part 2: Discuss how these media portrayals can be improved. Consider these points in your analyses:
1. How can the media improve portrayals of people with neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders depict people’s experiences without being harmful or stereotypical?
2. Is it important for the actor portraying the character with the neurodevelopmental or neurocognitive disorder to also have the same neurodevelopmental or neurocognitive disorder?
3. How could media portrayals provide us with useful information and increase understanding about neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders?
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