After he saw statistics showing large numbers of college-educated people on the spectrum remain unemployed, Katims began thinking about his son's possible future. His son Sawyer is on the autism spectrum. He says many of the storylines involving Max came from his own experience. May you always do for others and let others do for you.ĭEGGANS: As executive producer of NBC's "Parenthood," Katims introduced a character on the autism spectrum named Max, who was a child of the main characters. This is ground that Katims has explored before in a different way.īOB DYLAN: (Singing) May God bless and keep you always. The executive producer also employed neurodiverse people behind the scenes in an effort to make sure they weren't reinforcing damaging tropes. GLASSMAN: (As Jack) Can I eat in silence now? I would like to focus on my last slice.ĭEGGANS: Katims says the storylines and portrayals feel authentic in part because Harrison, Violet and Jack are played by actors who identify as being on the autism spectrum. I need to know you're going to be OK, Jack. But you need to have a job and talk to people when they look at you. I'm fighting for my life, and I'll continue to fight. JOE MANTEGNA: (As Lou) Do you want your dad to be supporting you forever? So when he gets bad news at dinner from his father, played by Joe Mantegna, he handles it unexpectedly. But he has trouble reading other people's emotions and processing his own. Or consider Jack, played by Rick Glassman, who's a brilliant computer programmer. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) What?ĭEGGANS: Unfortunately, the customer was married, and his wife was standing next to him. We can't have sex on date one or date two, but on date three, we can screw, OK? PIEN: (As Violet) And the second date should be at a restaurant so we can get to know each other. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) OK.
SUE ANN PIEN: (As Violet) The first date could be something fun and silly, like an arcade. So while working as a cashier at Arby's, she asks a random customer if he'd like to go on a date. In the editing room, I felt like I was surprised myself watching it.ĭEGGANS: Like Harrison's roommate Violet, played by Sue Ann Pien, who says she wants to date a boy who isn't on the spectrum and have sex. JASON KATIMS: Like, I set out to do a show about these three neurodiverse characters on the spectrum and wound up doing a show that felt like more like a universal coming-of-age show about what it is like to, you know, be in your 20s and figuring your life out. By focusing on such a specific situation, Katims says he wound up telling a much more universal tale. Jason Katims, who created the American version of the show based on an Israeli series, says this show is centered on the lives of its neurodiverse characters. He runs back to the apartment, unable to make it to the end of the block. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Calm down. You're so close.ĪLBERT RUTECKI: (As Harrison) Dog. It's going to be fine.ĭEGGANS: But when Harrison, played by Albert Rutecki, comes across a barking dog.īACON: (As Mandy) Almost there. It might be a little bit loud, but that's OK. SOSIE BACON: (As Mandy) OK, so I see a garbage truck. An aide, played by Sosie Bacon, is coaching him, talking in his ear through his cell phone. Harrison, who hates loud, unexpected noises and bright lights, is struggling to walk down the street outside his apartment.
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It's called "As We See It." NPR TV critic Eric Deggans reports.ĮRIC DEGGANS, BYLINE: "As We See It" begins with an up-close look at how one character on the autism spectrum sees the world. The executive producer for classic TV shows like "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood" has created a new show for Amazon Prime Video about three 20-something-year-old roommates on the autism spectrum.
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