It is easy to misinterpret Pyeongha when people hold a narrow view of how an autistic person should behave.
I have noticed that the most common archetype in fiction is the “robot”—a character who is considered adorable because they speak their mind, are highly “naive,” fail to grasp sarcasm, and cannot tolerate eye contact; yet, they remain verbal, as a non-speaking character is often deemed “aesthetically” unappealing.
It’s often made to seem as though autistic people don’t know how to blend into society, when the exact opposite is true: autistic people are experts at "masking"—a deliberate behavior where you speak and act in a certain way because you know that’s what others expect of you. Not all autistic people engage in masking, but a vast number of them do—especially autistic women.
It is easy to misinterpret Pyeongha when people hold a narrow view of how an autistic person should behave.
I have noticed that the most common archetype in fiction is the “robot”—a character who is considered adorable because they speak their mind, are highly “naive,” fail to grasp sarcasm, and cannot tolerate eye contact; yet, they remain verbal, as a non-speaking character is often deemed “aesthetically” unappealing.
It’s often made to seem as though autistic people don’t know how to blend into society, when the exact opposite is true: autistic people are experts at "masking"—a deliberate behavior where you speak and act in a certain way because you know that’s what others expect of you. Not all autistic people engage in masking, but a vast number of them do—especially autistic women.