I have completed watching the first season. This is not a review but a very general overview. Since there has been no replies I am going to assume nobody has watched it.
There are two options to watch this. In Hebrew with subtitles or dubbed in English by Autistic actors. Both options present distractions the latter the mouth movements not conflating with what is being said.
This is not another ‘The Good Doctor’ or ‘Big Bang Theory’, the characters live in a group home and thus can not be stereotypically “high functioning”. They are “Aspie” in the that they do use language and are verbal. Their lack of understanding of social dynamics are comical at times but do land them in serious trouble at times. There are situations that will be all to familiar and this I assume triggering for some WP members. The tension between their councilors desire to protect them and their desire for Independence is a theme. Like some WP members one character has a desperate desire to be normal. On a personal note as I watched this often I saw the mistakes and anticipated trouble ahead an thus at first concluded the characters were more severe then myself. At some point it dawned on me that this was my 60 something self reacting that my 20 something self was not literally more higher functioning then the 20 something characters on the show.
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Professionally Identified and joined WP August 26, 2013
DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
It is Autism Acceptance Month
“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman
02 Apr 2021, 6:15 pm
