Oh, wow. Well, that's an improvement over some shows (and goes to show you I didn't bother reading the article) but as always, serious sideeye at the idea that no autistic actors would have been suited to the role, or that autistic consultants couldn't have been hired directly to work with the actors, writers, and producers.

(I don't know if this happened here, but I cannot tell you how many times I get asked to 'consult' for free on stuff, and I will do it in situations like this where it's a major media portrayal and I want to have a fighting chance at having it done right. Needless to say, I'm never offered compensation, rarely get thanks, and often find, when the portrayal actually hits the public, that I was basically totally ignored.)