Premiering Wednesday night on Fox TV is “Touch,’’ a drama centered on a
mute, emotionally withdrawn 10-year-old named Jake who possesses
genius-level math skills. Just released, meanwhile, is the film
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,’’ whose 10-year protagonist, Oskar
Schell, exhibits mildly autistic traits. It earned an Oscar nomination
for best picture yesterday.
Even as the American Psychiatric Association announced last week that
it may restrict its definition of autism, a wave of movies, television
dramas, and best-selling books is drawing pop culture attention to the mannerisms and behavior associated with the disorder. Whether the effect
will prove beneficial - or trivializing and exploitative - is a matter
of some discussion.
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