As We See It
TV Show • 2022 • Drama
ReportFinding love, making friends, getting a job, adulting. Watch as three roommates on the autism spectrum navigate their early 20s with all its joy, tears and laughter. With the help of their families, aide, and sometimes even each other, these roommates experience setbacks and celebrate triumphs on their own unique journeys towards independence and acceptance.
This tv show contains 19 potentially triggering events.
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Is someone stalked?
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Not really stalking, but in episode 3 one character finds someone he met briefly on social media & shows up at a bar where she tagged her location, to ask her questions. It's lighthearted though.
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No, but there are multiple scenes where a character throws and smashes objects during a meltdown. People sometimes get in the middle of this but never on purpose. No one is injured.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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MingaLei
Not gaslighted per se but they are lied to
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Addiction
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AnneRoos
Jack does edibles with his dad in episode 5. This is briefly mentioned again in episode 6.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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TheCassandraComplex
Credit where it’s due, the three autistic main characters are played by autistic actors.
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Does a parent die?
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there are several mentions of a character's parents being dead and the possibility of another character's parent's death, but nothing happens within the storyline that we see
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Does someone cheat?
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There is 1 minor cheating storyline, its mostly the characters trying to ignore feelings & eventually kissing
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Are there ghosts?
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At the end of episode 7 Jack wakes up to see his roommates singing that one Hallelujah song in formation in his bedroom. Its a dream & more cute than scary, but stll kinda ghost in your bedroom-esque.
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Does someone vomit?
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in episode 5 when the dad is driving the car talking to his son, he gets worked up, says "oh shit" and pulls over to do it. it lasts a few seconds, somewhere around 19 minutes in. there's also a character that says things like "that makes me want to throw up" when people say things they don't like, but it's just an expression, and they never come close to actually doing it.
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Is there copaganda?
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One of the characters has a brief encounter with cops in one episode but it’s not copaganda
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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In the last few episodes there is a storyline where Violet's brother wants to move her into an assisted living facility, they visit the facility in episode 7 and there is mention of treatment, but it's not a mental hospital per se.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Chairface
A cancer clinic is a recurring location, and episode 8 opens with a nightmare taking place in a hospital.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Jack's dad (played by joe mantegna) has cancer and its a pretty big storyline
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Is autism misrepresented?
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This is just an opinion but I would personally say the autistic characters themselves are well-written and well-played. The actors playing the autistic characters are autistic too and that helps a lot. The potential issues with the show —the issues I’ve seen many fellow autistic folks have with it— are more about framing: It seems to have a neurotypical lens and a slight sympathetic bias towards the neurotypical characters who feel like the “main characters,” so to speak.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Chairface
The definitions on this one are iffy at best, as many may consider the term "mentally ill" objectionable in this context. But in episode 6 a character with developmental challenges throws several objects and food items at someone who hurt her feelings. Then in episode 8 the same character has a meltdown and damages another character's car.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Three of the main characters in the show are autistic adults living semi-independently with an aide. They are each at times mistreated, misunderstood, made to feel like burdens, bullied, put in distressing situations, infantalized, and subjected to behaviorism. It’s a fairly accurate portrayal compared to most but nonetheless difficult to watch at times as an autistic person. No physical abuse, no explicit ABA (however, some of the tactics are used).
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Is there misophonia?
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Many of the episodes depict one or more of the autistic characters struggling with all sorts of noises, most especially eating noises, and the audio design plays it up to draw awareness of the sensitivity for neurotypical viewers. (ep1 ~10min, ep6 ~2min)
There are also several scenes throughout demonstrating the autistic characters atypical eating habits, where there are gratuitous eating noises, although less played up. (ep1~10min, ep5 ~3min and ~18min, ep6 ~1 min)
In the first episode there's a scene where two neurotypical characters share a whispered conversation punctuated with a kiss. The sound design here was a bit sloppy, and people with sensitivity might want to cover their ears for that one as well. (ep1 ~9min)
There are also several scenes throughout demonstrating the autistic characters atypical eating habits, where there are gratuitous eating noises, although less played up. (ep1~10min, ep5 ~3min and ~18min, ep6 ~1 min)
In the first episode there's a scene where two neurotypical characters share a whispered conversation punctuated with a kiss. The sound design here was a bit sloppy, and people with sensitivity might want to cover their ears for that one as well. (ep1 ~9min)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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several autistic meltdowns occur, which can resemble panic attacks
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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On two occasions different characters become deeply upset and use adjacent phrases, but don't appear to be actively considering suicide.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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AnneRoos
In episode 4 Violet shuts herself in her closet after getting emotional, Mandy gets in the closet with her to comfort her, but when they are in there together the door is open.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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it's mentioned once that a character had binge eating disorder in the past, but it's not shown
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Is there shakey cam?
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The camera gets pretty shakey during some of the tighter intense shots.
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Are there abortions?
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no, but someone does have to take the morning after pill
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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AnneRoos
There are multiple scenes where the main characters are being called slurs and/or getting treated badly.
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Are there fat jokes?
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MingaLei
One character is targeted for his weight several times
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Is there hate speech?
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TheCassandraComplex
R-Slur is used.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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