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beatrice_otter) wrote2014-01-29 08:50 pm
beatrice_otter) wrote2014-01-29 08:50 pm
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For the last time, no, Sherlock is absolutely not on the autism spectrum
As someone on the spectrum, I knew right off the bat that the Sherlock Holmes in the BBC Sherlock series is not on the autism spectrum, despite vague comments from the actor and/or directors and writers that maybe he was supposed to be. But when you try to point out all the reasons why not, you get all kinds of crap. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wellingtongoose (on both LJ and Tumblr) has done a series of excellent meta posts about Sherlock (everything from Britpicking to John's probable career history), and for one entry asked four professional psychiatrists whether Sherlock was on the autism spectrum. All four of them said "no, absolutely not." There was all kinds of furor and pushback and "how dare they, obviously they can't have any idea what they're talking about!" (because of course actors, writers, and TV watchers who have read three blog posts and a news article about the horrors of autism know better than people who deal with it every day on a professional basis). So they have written a further explanation. I bet it results in people flinging the same kind of crap; hopefully at least one or two people will read it and go, "oh, maybe they have a point."
Why we wrote: Sherlock does not have autism, thanks, from 4 Psychiatrists.
wellingtongoose (on both LJ and Tumblr) has done a series of excellent meta posts about Sherlock (everything from Britpicking to John's probable career history), and for one entry asked four professional psychiatrists whether Sherlock was on the autism spectrum. All four of them said "no, absolutely not." There was all kinds of furor and pushback and "how dare they, obviously they can't have any idea what they're talking about!" (because of course actors, writers, and TV watchers who have read three blog posts and a news article about the horrors of autism know better than people who deal with it every day on a professional basis). So they have written a further explanation. I bet it results in people flinging the same kind of crap; hopefully at least one or two people will read it and go, "oh, maybe they have a point."Why we wrote: Sherlock does not have autism, thanks, from 4 Psychiatrists.