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#HelenTudorFisk is my all time favourite representation of what it’s like being autistic in a workplace.

. Wear the same daggy (comfortable, loose fitting) clothes every day?
. Struggle to figure out office small talk?
. Avoid work social events?
. Miscommunications bc we take things literally?
. Don’t get other people’s humor & they don’t get ours?
. Get in trouble for plain speaking & calling out bullshirt?
. Comfortable in a familiar & clearly defined role?
. Master of a bounded field of expertise?
. Really good at the job & do all the work while everyone else faffs about playing politics?
. Unwavering sense of ethics?
. Hate getting out of our comfort zone?
. Perpetually bewildered?

All these things describe my career before I recognised I was autistic. I was stubborn, but it was HARD.

Thank you Kitty & Penny Flanagan for writing Helen & everyone concerned for bringing her to life.

Oh, & ABC? Your saying you didn’t want to produce the show bc the character is ‘too unlikeable’ reads as ‘no one likes autistics’. We see you.

This one is for us #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-20/fisk-season-three-kitty-flanagan-interview-abc-tv-comedy/104489254?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other