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Margaux Wosk wasn’t sure about appearing on TV. As president of disability non-profit BC People First, an autistic advocate, activist and small business owner, she already had her plate full.
But being an autistic person with a less than rosy view of autistic representation in media also gave her pause. So the idea of going on Canada’s version of The Assembly, which pairs autistic and neurodivergent interviewers with Canadian celebrities, seemed like a bit of a risk.
“I had a little bit of hesitation at first,” she told CBC News, regarding the media's track record of depicting people whose brains work differently from what is considered “typical.”
“When we think of something like a specific Netflix show that has to do with dating, it can be very infantilizing.”
The Netflix show Wosk was referring to, Love on the Spectrum, is one of a number of shows that includes autistic people and storylines — for better or worse. And while they can be viewed as empowering examples of increased representation, shows like The Assembly have also garnered a reputation for evoking patronizing part
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