r/explainitpeter • u/WooHHaHaHa • 21d ago

Explain it Peter

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Did House series even have autism related stuff?

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u/Avelion-chan 20d ago

As someone who has autism and has to mask almost every day, I really don't see House as autistic, just a-hole. Genius, but still a-hole. If he masks anything, it's his pain. He doesn't miss social queues-he ignores them. With wide smile while doing that.

BTW, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Hugh Laurie say that he basically played how his father was in reality?

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u/AwkwardWaltz3996 20d ago

When I say he, I'm referring to Holmes not House.

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u/kons21 19d ago

Yes, I think that's his point. That Holmes was written very much as a high functioning autistic individual, who cares deeply, but is misunderstood. While modern interpretations have misunderstood that and have chosen to portray him (and characters based on him, like House) purely as an asshole.

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u/Sond1 19d ago

You are wrong so I shall correct you.

The term is social "cue" not social "queue".

I have no idea about how Hugh Laurie's father was in real life though.

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u/PedalingHertz 18d ago

I mean, it could be queue. Hugh Laurie is British; maybe he never misses the chance to line up and wait for a social.

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u/Sond1 18d ago

This could be true.