In The Politics of Autism, I discuss depictions of ASD in popular culture.
UCLA report on diversity in movies:
Comprising at least 26 percent of the United States population, adults with a disability were underrepresented in front of the camera in top films in 2022.
- 9.1 percent of theatrical film leads
- 6.1 percent of streaming film leads
- 5 percent of total theatrical film actors
- 4.2 percent total streaming film actors
Comprising at least 26 percent of the United States population, adults with a disability were severely underrepresented in front of the camera across all three platforms in 2021-22.
- 12.2 percent of broadcast scripted leads
- 9.9 percent of cable scripted leads
- 5.6 percent of digital scripted leads
