Everyone is imperfect. As Evans said in the play, no one is completely "normal". Everyone is more or less different from most people in some places, and they experience a less "normal" life. , But this does not affect our enjoyment of the surprises and beauty that life brings us.
"Atypical" is not overly inclined to sell miserable and fairytale optimism (such as: the Good Doctor) in terms of emotional processing:
This series does not overemphasize the difficulties and despair that autistic families face when raising individual children with autism (probably because the protagonist in this series is a high-functioning autistic individual); nor is it overly optimistic and will be lonely. The troubles faced by the affected individuals and their families are expressed one by one. For example, the mother Elsa insisted that the mall provide a special locker room for Sam suffering from autism but was swept out; the emotionally unstable Sam would suddenly collapse on the bus, and so on.
The sibling relationship is also a highlight in the film. In the TV series, the younger sister's attitude towards her autistic brother is not only the jokes between ordinary brothers and sisters, but also care and protection. Although due to her brother's obstacles, her family cannot fully share her success in school and competition, she still has goodwill and hope for her family.
However, in real life, I have also seen that some families consciously or unconsciously ignore the "Sams": having other children in the family makes it easier for parents to experience achievement and happiness, and children with autism are likely to become victims of the family. The marginalized, unacceptable one. I don’t know which kind of family situation is more in real life. I can only hope that more and more families of children with autism can accept the support of knowledge, skills and emotional attention, so that families of children with autism can have the ability and courage. Face the unknown and accept them.
The most controversial part among the audience may lie in the differences in the attitudes of the people around Sam. In the face of such an "atypical" teenager, should he infinitely tolerate and understand his individualization, or should it be based on the standards of the majority of society. "Cruelly" define the behavior standards of people with special needs?
Some people think that compared with ordinary people, Sam is too special, that his "abnormal" behavior is laughed at and puzzled by people around him: for example, Sam tries hard to learn the "sister quotations" of the same school brother, but he is ruthless by the sister. A grimace in return. At the same time, there is now a very "tolerant" thought, which believes that the general public should infinitely tolerate autistic individuals, and set up people who do not understand autistic individuals as negative images.
I believe that understanding and tolerance are reasonable and absolutely necessary. But individuals with autism cannot give up their socialization efforts because of this.
The role of Sam’s “girlfriend” Paige is actually somewhere in between. He understands and even “cherishes” the uniqueness of Sam, and at the same time tries to “correct” or change Sam’s non-social perspective from the perspective of the general public. Meaningful words. For example, Paige established a rule for Sam that "you cannot discuss Antarctica more than three times a day". This rule seems a bit depressing for Sam, but as the discussion of stereotyped interest content decreases, his socially meaningful language is possible. It will increase. This is actually a social thing for individuals with autism. Of course, we can refine this rule a bit and develop a more "friendly" strategy.
At the same time, it should be vigilant that although the autism group has gradually become a hot topic of social public discussion, as more and more cases of autism are exposed in the society and the expression of literature and film and television works, society may gradually develop a feeling of loneliness. Stereotypes of individuals with symptoms. Stereotypes help promote the public's enthusiasm for understanding the autistic group, but in the long run, it is not entirely conducive to the degree of social integration of autistic individuals.
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