Is Ji Chang Wook’s Suspicious Partner lead character, autistic coded? In this podcast, Sarah (@kdramthis) is joined by co-hosts Franziska (@wanderingfranzi) and J (@theflowerthatbloomsalone) for another episode of their autistic-coded mini-series.

Here we discuss a character you may have never considered autistic - Noh Ji Uk from Suspicious Partner. Maybe all those aish’s were his frustration at living as a neurodivergent person having to deal with the neurotypical world he lives and works in? Is his strong sense of justice and ethics an autistic trait? 

Join us as we deep dive his character and all the reasons why he may be autistic coded as well as chat about some other lesser understood autistic traits.

Show notes:

Franziska’s Tumblr post: https://www.tumblr.com/treesswayinginthewind/694954106303938560/noh-ji-uk-suspicious-partner-as-an-autistic?source=share

Autistic coded characters - Christa Mullis

https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/article/view/495/744

Introducing Autistic Imposter Syndrome

https://embrace-autism.com/introducing-autistic-impostor-syndrome/

Autistic Functioning Labels being problematic:

https://graymattersmd.com/functioning-labels-autism/

https://neuroclastic.com/the-journey-begins/?amp

Simple post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb2ykmTM0TN/?igshid=MTIyMzRjYmRlZg%3D%3D

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD5jAwPlSDY

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