I Shaped the First Autistic Character in 'Blue's Clues'. Here's What it Taught Me About Authentic Representation.

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“That subtle disconnect between expression and tactical task stood out immediately to me because of my lived experiences.” When I was diagnosed with autism at 27, it felt like the final puzzle piece finally clicked into place. I always had an underlying sense that I experienced the world differently from the people around me. But throughout my life, I rarely saw representations of autistic characters anywhere, and certainly didn’t possess the language to express the feelings I had been living