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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: David Vilardi's mom can come off as this, especially in the last scene at the end of the episode. She talks a lot about how [[ItsAllAboutMe David's condition causes difficulty for]] ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'', without much mention of how it must affect ''him'', the actual person living with the disorder.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: David Vilardi's mom can come off as this, especially in the last scene at the end of the episode. She talks a lot about how [[ItsAllAboutMe David's condition [[ItsAllAboutMe causes difficulty for]] ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'', without much mention of how it must affect ''him'', the actual person living with the disorder.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: David Vilardi's mom can come of as this, especially in the last scene at the end of the episode. She talks a lot about how [[ItsAllAboutMe David's condition causes difficulty for]] ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'', without much mention of how it must affect ''him'', the actual person living with the disorder.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: David Vilardi's mom can come of off as this, especially in the last scene at the end of the episode. She talks a lot about how [[ItsAllAboutMe David's condition causes difficulty for]] ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'', without much mention of how it must affect ''him'', the actual person living with the disorder.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: David Vilardi's mom can come of as this, especially in the last scene at the end of the episode. She talks a lot about how [[ItsAllAboutMe David's condition causes difficulty for]] ''[[ItsAllAboutMe her]]'', without much mention of how it must affect ''him'', the actual person living with the disorder.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Steve Burns (of ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' fame) as Kevin Jeffries, the victim.
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* ScienceMarchesOn: Since this episode aired, there have been a number of advances in knowledge about autism and nonverbal autistics.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A lot of moments in this episode become this, given what's now known about nonverbal autistic people. Watch the episode again, and this time consider the possibility that every character (Kevin, David, the little kid getting electrode applied) with autism potentially understands exactly what's going on around them, up to and including understanding everything that's said within their earshot, but has no way to make anyone else aware of this. The last scene in particular, where Mrs. Vilardi confronts [=McCoy=] about closing the clinic and leaving her without care for her son is downright horrifying in this context.
** Poor David Vilardi is given a "communication" device, but what comes out are his mother's words instead of his. She does not realize what is happening until David is put to the test.
** Poor David Vilardi is given a "communication" device, but what comes out are his mother's words instead of his. She does not realize what is happening until David is put to the test.
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** A lot of moments in this episode become this, given what's now known about nonverbal autistic people. Watch the episode again, and this time consider the possibility that every character (Kevin, David, the little kid getting electrode applied) with autism potentially understands exactly what's going on around them, up to and including understanding everything that's said within their earshot, but has no way to make anyone else aware of this. The last scene in particular, where Mrs. Vilardi confronts [=McCoy=] about closing the clinic and leaving her without care for her son is downright horrifying in this context.
** Poor David Vilardi is given a "communication" device, but what comes out are his mother's words instead of his. She does not realize what is happening until David is put to thetest.test.
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** A lot of moments in this episode become this, given what's now known about nonverbal autistic people. Watch the episode again, and this time consider the possibility that every character (Kevin, David, the little kid getting electrode applied) with autism potentially understands exactly what's going on around them, up to and including understanding everything that's said within their earshot, but has no way to make anyone else aware of this. The last scene in particular, where Mrs. Vilardi confronts [=McCoy=] about closing the clinic and leaving her without care for her son is downright horrifying in this context.
** Poor David Vilardi is given a "communication" device, but what comes out are his mother's words instead of his. She does not realize what is happening until David is put to the
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* ScienceMarchesOn: Since this episode aired, there have been a number of advances in knowledge about autism and nonverbal autistics.
* HarsherInHindsight: A lot of moments in this episode become this, given what's now known about nonverbal autistic people. Watch the episode again, and this time consider the possibility that every character (Kevin, David, the little kid getting electrode applied) with autism potentially understands exactly what's going on around them, up to and including understanding everything that's said within their earshot, but has no way to make anyone else aware of this. The last scene in particular, where Mrs. Vilardi confronts [=McCoy=] about closing the clinic and leaving her without care for her son is downright horrifying in this context.
** Poor David Vilardi is given a "communication" device, but what comes out are his mother's words instead of his. She does not realize what is happening until David is put to the test.
* HarsherInHindsight: A lot of moments in this episode become this, given what's now known about nonverbal autistic people. Watch the episode again, and this time consider the possibility that every character (Kevin, David, the little kid getting electrode applied) with autism potentially understands exactly what's going on around them, up to and including understanding everything that's said within their earshot, but has no way to make anyone else aware of this. The last scene in particular, where Mrs. Vilardi confronts [=McCoy=] about closing the clinic and leaving her without care for her son is downright horrifying in this context.
** Poor David Vilardi is given a "communication" device, but what comes out are his mother's words instead of his. She does not realize what is happening until David is put to the test.
