This could actually become a very powerful Dr Sue episode because I am not approaching autism as a textbook subject. I am talking about what it feels like to live alongside someone whose brain works very differently from mine.
One important wording adjustment: “Asperger syndrome” is an older diagnostic term; current diagnostic systems generally place it under Autism Spectrum Disorder, and “Level 1” refers to the level of support someone may need. I’d keep “Asperger’s” in the title because that is the term many people recognise, but explain this gently in the episode.
And I think the funniest angle is not laughing at autism, but laughing at the beautiful absurdity of two people trying to communicate when their brains apparently came with completely different operating systems. 😂
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