2018 Date Movie 'Keep The Change'
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ASPartOfMe
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I am doing a mini binge of films for genres I would never usually watch but that have autistic characters. It would not be fair of me to rate films whose situations and characters I have little to nothing in common with besides being Autistic.
This film has autistic actors playing Autistics meaning I should support the film out of principle.
The film is set in a New York City Jewish social skills group for 20-somethings. David and Sarah are the couple. The core plot is typical for this genre.
Overcome obstacles, fall in love, break up, make up.
I found David offputting
From the get-go, he is ableist dismissive of the group because he feels he is above them, "normal" a word he uses several times. He is apparently a bigot who tells a number of offensive jokes.
The director said she left the problematic aspects of the characters in because she wanted to be authentic, something I have no problem with at all.
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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
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