Dungeon Meshi - Spelunking On the Spectrum

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Dungeon Meshi was my favorite show of the previous season, with its extreme attention to detail, and fun take on dungeon delving through a culinary and ecological lens. But did you know... that a great deal of main characters in the show... are autistic (positive)? Completely seperate from the sales pitch of the show, DM is ALSO a really nuanced and full depiction of multiple types of autism, and this is a video exploring the autistic representation found within the show. It simply blew me away when I was watching it, and hopefully you'll either agree or find something new to appreciate within the depths of the King's Dungeon. !!!!!!!WARNING!!!!!!! Oftentimes, neurodivergent research has an ideological bend to it, which causes an implicit bias in the research, writer, or recipient of the research. Some people see autism as a disease, others a disability, and yet others just a neurological condition, and each of these statements comes with loads of assumed meaning. I tried to vet the sources of information to make sure they weren't "bad" (in my opinion), but I am not perfect. If a source is anti-autistic peoples or has some problematic beliefs, kindly let me know, or email me, or assume that someone before you likely already did so, given how MANY people are on YouTube. Again, I am one man, doing my best, and I really did try, I promise. Anyway: Writings Referenced in the Video Why Many Autistic Girls are Overlooked - written by Beth Arky, with experts Wendy Nash, MD and Susan F. Epstein, PhD - https://childmind.org/article/autistic-girls-overlooked-undiagnosed-autism/ Is There a Bias Toward Males in the Diagnosis of Autism? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - written by Sara Cruz, Sabela Conde-Pumpido Zubizarreta, Ana Daniela Costa, and 7 others - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11065-023-09630-2#Sec16 Understanding undiagnosed autism in adult females - uclahealth - https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/understanding-undiagnosed-autism-adult-females Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Dungeon Meshi 03:55 Laios is autistic 06:38 A stereotypical, but empathetic depiction of autism 09:04 Kabru is autistic, too 12:23 Masking 16:23 The fist fight 17:54 Culture and Neurodivergency 19:10 A Common Autistic L 21:07 Representation 22:54 Falin is autistic also 24:55 Gender and Neurodivergency 26:59 Conclusion My lovely patrons: Gavin Davis Mushroom-Bagel-Bites coffeeee mercymain Geneva Da Chowda Big Cheddar Rowan Ellis dingga gerberli Autogyro Bonus Jonas Michal Lexa Rider Eli Lazar DSCota Ian Fisch Dakota-Mangum-Turner