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  Alienating Asperger’s: Parenthood and What’s Wrong With Max

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  Avery Holton University of Utah

  May 12, 2014

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  early in Parenthood ’s thus-far 90-episode run, Max has been portrayed as an isolated individual who ...
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  The Spectrum of Cognition in The Walking Dead

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  Darby Orcutt North Carolina State University

  May 13, 2014

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  The Spectrum of Cognition in The Walking Dead zombies The Walking Dead Spectrum TV autism in the media autism Curator's Note Zombies lurk in our media culture as our deficient alter egos. Mindless, shambling, and lacking any true volition, they stand ...
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  Fetishizing Cognitive Difference in The Big Bang Theory and Atypical

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  Ted Gournelos Old Dominion University

  October 11, 2019

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  Fetishizing Cognitive Difference in The Big Bang Theory and Atypical disability autism big bang theory sitcom television Curator's Note In the past two decades Asperger's Syndrome and autism, or the "autism spectrum," have become commo ...
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  The Importance of Being Aspie: Autism-as-Asperger's on TV

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  Nedda Ahmed Georgia State University

  May 15, 2014

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  The Importance of Being Aspie: Autism-as-Asperger's on TV Spectrum TV autism in the media autism Asperger's Curator's Note Google “autism on television.” You’ll likely find article upon article scrutinizing specific shows and characters tha ...
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  Gaming on the Spectrum: Autism and Xbox Live

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  Steven Boyer University of Glasgow

  April 04, 2011

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  Gaming on the Spectrum: Autism and Xbox Live video games Media Literacy autism Curator's Note  In January, a  local news story  about an eleven-year-old autistic boy's punishment on the  Xbox Live  gaming service caused an internet uproar. The i ...
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  Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood"

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  Kaitlin Sweetman NYU

  April 05, 2011

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  Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood" representations of disability network television autism Asperger's Curator's Note Parents of children who have forms of autism praise Parenthood’s depiction of a family wi ...