As somebody with autism, I never noticed.
Can anyone explain why she is considered autistic? Or is this a poorly drawn out caricature of what people assume to be true about us (like atypical, which while does a good job, paints us unfairly)
To my knowledge:
We never see her stim.
We never see any form of compulsion/obsession
We never see her struggle to make any meaningful/deep connections
We never see her focus on one topic indiscriminately despite others trying to engage on other subjects.
We never see her have a meltdown in response to stress
We never see her become so overwhelmed that she cannot function
We never see her fail despite her “disability”
As somebody with autism, I want to see more people who can reflect the struggle I experience in day to day life. The constant fact that we don’t get a choice in giving up, every day is a fight and we have to face the real consequences of our existence. Finding a job, meaningful relationships, and even just existing. As I finished my first year of my masters program, you can see my progress here:
Every day is a fight for those of us on the spectrum. Constantly trying to redefine how we see the world, and how it sees us. You don’t get to take a few “stereotypes” about us, attach them to a character and say “Ok, they’re autistic”.
If I’m wrong about all of this as while I enjoy overwatch and their characters, I have not noticed ANYTHING about Symmetra that would say she is anything other than a normal functioning adult with “minor” symptoms. So please let me know, as maybe I just misunderstood.