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One of the characters in my current piece is autistic. I'm on the spectrum myself, so I have some idea of what this is like, but I'm starting to think that I might be basing her a bit too much on m...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:06:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/39903 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Philip Rowlands
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2019-12-08T10:06:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
One of the characters in my current piece is autistic. I'm on the spectrum myself, so I have _some_ idea of what this is like, but I'm starting to think that I might be basing her a bit too much on myself. Here's the main reasons I think this: - Her role in the story is the radio operator, cryptographer and locksmith (basically, the resident hacker/electronics specialist). I'm a software engineer with an interest in IT security. - Both of us tend to think out loud, regardless of whether it's appropriate. There _is_ a plot point around this (and the accompanying inability to know when to shut up), but some of her non-sequiturs are shout outs/references to various sources I find amusing (and sometimes reference in test code). - General obliviousness towards appearance - anyone's appearance. - When initially drafting scenes that involve her, she always ends up making sarcastic comments without changing her expression. I snark a lot. It strikes me that making her a gender-swapped copy of myself is unimaginative. How can I avoid this?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-11-05T16:09:10Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 6