For those who don’t understand what autistic & disabled (and many other) people mean when they say the NT actress looks gross imitating an autistic here is one point of comparison
Bjork « I might fall somewhere on the autistic spectrum (2011) » who has been performing in movies, clips, writing songs, being overall one of the best artist of the last three decades) watch closely her performance on « hunter » her stim-like dancing and expressions, this is so heartfelt
And then look at Sia’s clip and how weird and unnatural it feels, scripted, almost robotic, it’s really just a NT imitating an autistic person and it lacks a soul
Maybe an autistic person could not have performed on sia’s clip without discomfort (a lot of people talk about the bright colors and sensory overload) they still should have been able to make adjustments (note choosing a oner, less dance...)
Bjork’s clips feel easier on the singer (she moves less sometimes, there are cuts, postproduction and a lot of 3d) those clips were made so that she could be featured in it and they’re amazing pieces of art.
Sia made a clip for a NT to play in it and then complained autistic people couldn’t. It’s harmful, this is what society constantly does to Disabled people. And that’s why we don’t want NT to steal our voices

















