Autistic Culture | Where Autism Meets Identity!

Disney is Autistic


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In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast, hosts Matt Lowry, LPP, and Dr. Angela Kingdon explore the life and legacy of Walt Disney—one of the most influential figures in animation and entertainment—through the lens of Autistic culture.


🎧 What You’ll Learn:

  • Disney’s difficult childhood, his escape in Electric Park, and his lifelong passion for trains.
  • His Autistic-style intensity—laser-focused on theme parks and total creative control—while losing interest in animation.
  • How masking, expectation sensitivity, and control influenced both the brilliance and darker sides of his legacy.
  • The controversies: his conflicts with striking employees, labour unions, and alleged associations with antisemitism and fascism.
  • Disney’s dream for EPCOT as an “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow,” and the lasting cultural impact of his Autistic vision.


Resources:

And Now a Word From the Director

When Leni Riefenstahl Came to Hollywood

Walt the Quasi-Nazi: The Fascist History of Disney is Still Influencing American Life

The Real Walt Disney, Not the ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Version

Walt Disney’s grandniece backs up Meryl Streep’s racism claims: ‘Anti-Semite? Check. Misogynist? OF COURSE!!!’


Related Episodes:

Beauty and the Beast is Autistic

Fairy Tales are Autistic

Tim Burton is Autistic


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