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My favourite character is Abed from Community. Wondering what other autistic people think of him?
I like Abed. In general he’s just a cool guy, but I think the portrayal despite on the surface seeming stereotypical actually has lots of depth. I especially like how he’s seen as “socially inept” but then knows more about the characters than they know about themselves.
Rewatching Community for like the 5th time, and I love Abed- especially how the show makes it clear he's not always the easiest to deal with, and not just some freakishly-smart supergenius who's always two steps ahead of everyone. He seems smart because he can read patterns in peoples' behavior, but he's otherwise just as human and imperfect as any of the others.
He's shown to have a lot of insecurity about the gang sticking around, and expects them to eventually give up and abandon him because everyone gets sick of putting up with his quirks eventually. They never do, of course, but it's something I relate to a lot. It sucks to deal with, but it's nice to have a character to relate that to.
I like him in DuckTales and Mira Royal Detective.
Man knows his way of around a luxurious pair of socks.
AuDHD here, and I think he's fantastic.
My favorite!
When did they say he was autistic? Lol he's just a nerd. If that's autistic then my whole family is autistic, which it isn't.
I don't think they ever directly name it in the show (I think they beat around the bush a few times), but I think the only way to code him more as autistic would be to tattoo it on his face.
Also, it's well established that autism is highly heritable. You don't have to be low functioning to be neurodivergent.
Now, I cannot stop imagining gangsta Abed with a tattoo on his forehead!!!
Very good chance your family is autistic especially if you have it which I am guessing you do given which community you are in. It's genetic. It's also very common for older generations to go undiagnosed.
They never said autistic, but there were a couple of times when other characters were talking about him or he was talking about himself that it was clear that they were talking about something more than quirkiness. Maybe you didn't watch every episode, or you missed the euphemisms that people use to talk about neurodivergence because you don't hear them as much.
I'm pretty sure from episode one they explicitly state he's on the spectrum