kraftiekortie wrote:
It will get people away from the "Rain Man" image of autism.
Rain Man is fine (the fictional representation).
Back in the day, he was generally the highest functioning that could be labeled with autism. He still can be called autistic.
I have no idea if Jerry Seinfeld can be called such, as I've never seen him outside of his popular television show. His TV character didn't display it (though some other characters in the show did display bits and pieces, like with that one female who always wore the same clothes or that man who had odd eye contact).
So, from the viewpoint of an accurate depiction, Rain Man is the one you'd go with for general and moderate autism. There's plenty for severe and mild out there too.