Autistic-Coded Representation and Autism Stereotypes: Looking for the Spectrum takes a fresh approach to examining autism representation in literature, film, and television by looking particularly at characters who are not directly identified as falling on the Autism Spectrum. As autism becomes an increasingly popular topic to explore in literature and visual media, it is important that representations present people with autism as real humans with complex interior lives. Too often autistic characters fall into broad stereotypes - victims, villains, fools, or heroes - and autism emerges as the defining aspect of their personality. This book looks at autistic-coded characters, both classic and contemporary, to examine the benefits of looking for the spectrum in characters not explicitly labeled. Autistic audiences see a diverse and fully fleshed representation of themselves and neurotypical audiences gain a greater understanding of ASD though exposure to characters who defy stereotypes.

About the Author

Martin Brick is professor of English at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio.

Book Information
ISBN 9781666910001
Author Martin Brick
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 159mm * 19mm