This show could be a complete failure in its mission if you have someone look at it and think “dumb autistic guy can’t talk to girls.” I think the show did a good job, but just like with art, it is all in the eye of the beholder. Overall the show truly is trying to show neurotypical people that “hey, we also want love.” And I think they got that pretty spot on. Maybe for season three they’ll change that. The only thing about this show that I did not like was that there was an emphasis on putting neurodiverse people with other neurodiverse people. I was worried that this show would be problematic, but I don’t think it is. You tend to see people say “stop being so autistic” or “you’re so autistic,” when they mean it as an obvious insult.
It is very common for autistic people to be the butt of the joke. And just like her, I would count my official diagnosis as one of the best things that’s happened to me, because it gave me a sense of what was “off” and how I could work on it. You know that you have difficulties with things that they necessarily don’t. You know that you aren’t like the other kids growing up. When I was diagnosed I said “that makes a lot of sense”.Īs Kassandra said, you know something is off. I remember clearly when I was told by the doctor that I was autistic. She goes on to say that she was relieved when she was told that she was autistic because it gave her a sense of belonging because there were more people like her and she wasn’t alone. Especially her reaction to being diagnosed as autistic. I also resonated with her entire experience. You can’t see my brain, and it’s my brain that’s different.” I can’t put it any better than she did when asked if she was ever told that, “Quite often. During her first interview she opened up about how she would constantly get comments like “but you don’t look autistic,” which is something that I get every time I tell someone that I am. Kassandra was the character I most identified with because of how similar our experiences are.
“Because maybe that’s what love is, and I’d want to spend my life with that person,” she adds. “I’d like to find someone that would be easy like breathing” shares one of the cast members, Kassandra, in a group interview for ABC. The show follows six young adults from Australia who are navigating the dating scene and trying to figure out what love really means to them. Love on the Spectrum, is a special addition to Netflix’s reality show line up because all the key cast members are on the autism spectrum. Life as an autistic young adult is interesting to say the least, mainly when it comes to dating and understanding social cues, which is what the show Love on the Spectrum, is about. I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), when I was about 13.