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Asitisdefinedbytheideaofa“spectrum,”thereisaneed
the only help that is provided. Kim said, “It is sad that there
to accept an individual with ASD as someone who is just
isonlybasiceducationandsupportfocusedononlyallowing
“different.” Kim mentioned, “I want people to think of ASD
ASDindividualstojustfunctioninsociety.”Thereshouldbe
more naturally, rather than taking it too seriously.” He also
manywaysforpeoplewithASDtonotonlyadaptinsociety
said, “To think of ASD as a difficulty and hardship that
butalsotodeveloptheirability,togivediversepossibilities.
indeed requires help puts a burden on both ASD and non-
There should be more jobs for ASD individuals, wider and
ASD people.” Without real interest, understanding them
more diverse than only work as baristas or in packaging,
and requesting help for them may just lead to sympathy
anddelivery,whicharethejobsprovidedthesedaysthrough
rather than sincere caring. Kim said, “Is it not much more
education. “Autism@work” is a good example, providing
appropriate to think of them like a pregnant woman or the
jobtrainingandeducationforsocialadjustmentandseeking
elderly, people with whom we live alongside?” Kim also
employment opportunities, conducted by the German
mentioned that ASD can be accepted positively, like in the
enterprise application company SAP. Kim said that if these
show“ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo.”
systemsarerealizedandabletosupportcreativeandcapable
ASD individuals, one person with ASD may change Korean
society. In a capitalist society where economic rationality
is the top priority, the pursuit of ethical rationality can
DoNotMaintaintheFrameof“ASD”
bring greater value and efficiency to the world, as Elon
The way that Elon Musk, Temple Grandin, and Albert
Musk and Einstein did. Just as in the cases where people
Einstein, who are famous for having ASD, socially
with disabilities, such as Beethoven, Da Vinci, and Gogh,
succeeded, was not through the conquest of the disability
changed the
Executive
itself. The reason for their success was because they
world, steady
harnessedtheirstrengthandshowedtheirability,notbecause
attention to
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they conquered the symptoms of ASD itself. However, the
ASDandsocial
wholefocusineducationandwelfareprovidedtoASDisall
development
about helping those with ASD to look similar to those who
should be
are non-ASD. “Masking” is necessary training, which ASD
promoted in
▲SAP counducted the job education and
individuals needs to go out into society, but it should not be
Korea.
employmentprogramforASDindividuals.
“We have said that autistic people lack empathy, but actually, it was a
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capabilitythatwelacked:theabilitytoempathizewiththem.”Thissentence
fromthebook“I’mabrainscientistwithanautisticson”tellsushowwetreat
thosewithASD.Thesubjectswholackedempathywerenon-ASD,notthose
with ASD. The public, who did not care about what autism was, what it was
like,ortheperspectivewithwhichnon-ASDindividualsviewedthem,isnow
getting to know about ASD little by little. Praise and criticism of the drama
“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and the controversies indicate that society is taking the first step, learning about ASD.
Reflectionanddiscourseontheperceptionofautismshouldnotendhere.Theplacewherethepublicshouldheadisto
beinterestedinASDandunderstanditbylookingforinformationaboutit.
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