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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[–] chunktoplane 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Okay... first I'll access the secret military spy satellite that's in geosynchronous orbit over the midwest..."

[–] DJDarren 2 points 1 year ago

"Whoa, what are you going to do with these guys?"

"Nothing really, I just always wanted to open a door to a bunch of people who are getting trained like in James Bond movies."