alright, let's talk about donnie | analyzing rise of the tmnt's autistic coding

as someone who realized they were autistic as an adult, seeing rise's donnie be treated so well is a bigger comfort than rise's writers may even realize. and clearly, i'm not the only one who feels this way. i'm still learning, but i hope that with characters like donnie, more of us will be able to learn together. 🐢💜 Find me on Twitter 🐢   / heybuwan   INTRO: 00:00 WHAT IS AUTISM?: 01:38 HOW IS AUTISM PORTRAYED IN MEDIA?: 05:14 DONNIE'S AUTISTIC TRAITS: 09:06 HOW DONNIE'S AUTISM IS PORTRAYED REALLY WELL: 15:34 IS DONNIE A STEREOTYPE? / OUTRO: 20:56