{"id":1022,"date":"2018-08-26T20:12:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T00:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:29:20","slug":"vincent-and-autism-depictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2018\/08\/26\/vincent-and-autism-depictions\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Vincent’ and Autism Depictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love the crime drama\u00a0Vincent<\/em><\/a>, a tightly-written series that ran on ITV in 2005 and 2006. There\u2019s talk of a revival of the series, which is performing well on Amazon Prime and other streaming services. I recommended the series to friends after watching the first two episodes. Following episode three<\/a>, I encourage readers of The Autistic Me<\/em> to watch the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cDual Personality\u201d (24 Oct 2005) follows PI Vincent Gallagher (Ray Winstone) and his team as they try to prove Malcolm, an autistic young man, did not murder a lottery winner on whom he had a crush. Malcolm\u2019s only defender is his sister, Sheena (Kate Gartside), a member of the syndicate of lottery players who won the jackpot. Even Vincent\u2019s team doubts Malcolm\u2019s innocence along the way.<\/p>\n

Malcolm\u2019s autism is portrayed effectively by\u00a0Shaun Dooley, supported by a solid script by show creator\u00a0Stephen Butchard.<\/p>\n

What I like about Vincent, the lead character, is that for all his personal failings, he cares about people. His relationships are messy. He says the wrong things to many of the women in his life, including his female employees. He\u2019s obsessed with his failed marriage and envious of his wife\u2019s new (police detective) lover.<\/p>\n

Vincent bonds with Malcolm, saving the young man\u2019s life twice \u2014 and proving Malcolm\u2019s innocence. Vincent demonstrates a level of respect and understanding for Malcolm, connecting over soccer (football) and ketchup.<\/p>\n

Too many autistic characters lack any depth. They are caricatures of autistic stereotypes and insulting to the autistic community.<\/p>\n

Malcolm\u2019s disability reflects the cognitive impairments I\u2019ve observed working with young people. He isn\u2019t Rain Main, nor his he randomly violent and dangerous. He doesn\u2019t understand idioms and Vincent\u2019s dark humor sometimes confuses Malcolm. I can relate to such moments of confusion with vernacular language.<\/p>\n

Others might not agree with my assessment of\u00a0Vincent<\/em> the series or \u201cDual Personality\u201d the episode. Watch and come to your own conclusions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love the crime drama\u00a0Vincent, a tightly-written series that ran on ITV in 2005 and 2006. There\u2019s talk of a revival of the series, which is performing well on Amazon Prime and other streaming services. I recommended the series to friends after watching the first two episodes. Following episode three,…<\/p>\n

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