As an autistic kid growing up, the only actor I ever cared about was Brent Spiner (Data, from Star Trek). I never watched the original series as a kid, but after watching it as an adult, Data was obviously carrying on a role started by Spock, another all-time great. Maybe they both count as rare role models for ASD folks?

My favorite movie is this non-movie called Gizmo! (1977). (It's free on youtube among other places.) It's mostly a collection of old black and white footage of weird inventions. It definitely has neurotypical folks in mind as part of the audience, giving them lots of weird things to laugh at, but I could watch or scroll through info about random unique contraptions for days.

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[–] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Thinking back on it I would say my favorite movie has always been The Count of Monte Cristo which was remade when I was young and I just love the main character.

But media that is very different ,and probably appealed to me due to being nuro divergent, I would say The Triplets of Belleville. It is a French silent animated film that is very quirky with mostly implied thoughts and feelings. Also the plot has some buck wild choices, such as the mob kidnapping professional cyclists and giving them wine in an IV and forcing them to race while people bet on them. Also using old German hand grenades to fish up frogs to make frog leg soup. Gonna have to rewatch it now.