Why it matters to cast autistic actors in autistic roles
3 years, 11 months ago

Why it matters to cast autistic actors in autistic roles

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If you ask Eliza Brearley why she loves performing, her face will open into a grin. "I love being different characters — not myself," the 24-year-old model and actor from NSW's Central Coast says. Eliza has struggled to find an agent in Australia, and says directors can be afraid to "give people a chance". "In a world where we're trying so hard to create really strong diversity, why is that they've got a neurotypical playing an autistic?" "I worry that he won't have someone on these platforms telling him that being different, being autistic, is awesome and he won't use it as a strength."

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I May Be Autistic, But I'm Not A Bad Actor, No Matter What Sia Says
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I May Be Autistic, But I'm Not A Bad Actor, No Matter What Sia Says

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LOADING ERROR LOADING So, if this is the norm, why is it such a big problem? Sia responded on Twitter to several of the professional autistic actresses who dared tweet to her that neither they nor any of the professional autistic actresses they knew had been auditioned for the role, writing to one of them, “Well maybe you’re just a …

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Sia Lashes Out At Autism Community Over Criticism Of Her Upcoming Movie

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