In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast, Autistic podcast hosts Dr. Angela Kingdon and Matt Lowry, LPP dive into the world of Greendale Community College, celebrating Community as one of the most authentically autistic shows ever created.

🎧 What You’ll Learn:

• Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) as perhaps the greatest autistic character in TV history—canonically autistic, fully self-accepting, and deeply relatable.
• How showrunner Dan Harmon discovered his own autism while writing Abed, shaping the series with genuine autistic experiences.
• The way Community lets its characters unmask over time, modeling authentic autistic social connection and growth.
• Why Community’s portrayal of autism is radically different from exploitative shows like The Big Bang Theory.
• Debunking the stereotype that autistic people “lack empathy” by exploring Abed’s meaningful connections with his study group.
• Behind-the-scenes insights into Harmon’s writing process, production quirks, and the much-anticipated upcoming Community movie.
• Why Community remains a celebration of autistic culture and mindset in mainstream media.

A couple of those online autism quizzes we discussed:

* RAADs R

* CAT Q

Damian Milton - double empathy problem

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