Hollywood's Exclusion of Autistic Actors Highlights its Biggest Diversity Problem: Disability

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As someone interested getting into acting, I'm hesitant about putting my condition on my acting resume. What if I'm immediately rejected because actors are supposed to be sociable and charming? Maybe that's why other actors with ASD don't put themselves forward.

Being sociable and charming has nothing whatsoever to do with acting. All directors care about is that you are professional and can do the work.

A week ago, I sent my portfolio (an example of my screenwriting, my reasons for joining, a list of my influences and voice acting reel) to three shows. But now, after reading this thread, I'm starting to get concerned that, because I disclosed the fact that I have AS, I may have scared them off on preconception grounds.

There's good arguments for and against disclosing it. But then it goes back to an earlier point of if you don't disclose your ASD, then how will casting directors know when they're looking for these kind of actors? It's hard to ask for ASD diversity when ASD actors won't come out and say they have it.

It sucks do it for "diversity points", but in these times it seems like that's one way to get ahead.

^^I agree with what you're saying as it is obviously common misjudgement that has hired the cliche and the stop gap here.

Empathy I don't know if you're addressing myself in your post?

If so, could you speak directly please - I have no clue what you're talking about.

Thanks

^^ If you had read my post, I wasn't referring to you, I was making some references and thought that a sonic loudspeaker had the bahrain effect here. Alex was the one who voiced his opinion wrongly and harshly, so I am unsure where the topic truly lies with him.
In any case, I was flipping back through the threads and I couldn't seem to find a post on how British actors were being represented around the globe. Maybe hindsight has a better theory, maybe the above reasons are conflicting with my own. Anway, I'm not sure we were discussing Bollywood as a foreign rule to cater for only pre raphelites and isralites.
What is missing is the supreme culture of each nation and if Hollywood has somehow sanctioned its own rules on renegotiating stable actors from lands of both our fathers and karma phobia than reason seems to dictate and overrule theory on one giant starting point.
If you can't understand my points, go back to some of the ones you were making as I wish some of these posters would do, they often don't have a clue about their own background in the making as well as what society wants from everybody, whether or not they're disabled or have a clue.
Get back to basics people. Let harmony rule.

I don' t really like editing twice, so I'll bring forththe quote picked up from someone else.
[quote''preludeman'']I hope Alex Plank continues to advocate for us in Hollywood and the media in general[quote/].
If advocates are willing to surpass free thinking revolutionaries just for sign that means Hollywood has made it into Bollywood realms, than maybe they need to cut off their script to spite their text before the benzini brothers also decide they want to make a comeback in the world of fast food entertainment.

If there were more ethnic cultures acting out daring roles, like Jacob in Twilight Breaking Dawn for instance, then foreign actors wouldn't get penalised and radicalised for being themselves in a demanding structure, output is one thing but when input doesn't always cotton onto the concepts of training hard to gain better success then sequels don't always happen. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a good one, but gets curtailed by old folk sob stories when the real action should be around the culture and surrounds.

By the way,I liked Slumdog Millionaire and Life Of Pi actors, I just wish some more talents i.e disabled ones, would also highlight all our most sacred vows and laws in the world we live and breathe; acting scarcely making it as a collective whole. Documentaries are now the future stage of any pronounced actor turned sceptic, and one that i can readily divulge in.

This is just ridiculous. If you are a good actor and more importantly you have the connections they will have you. That is where the trouble starts: we are generally horrible at acting like a normal person and our social circle is usually very limited. It has nothing to do with diversity or discrimination, it's simply a fact of being autistic. A lot of the concerns about diversity have a very flawed idea of cause and effect.

That doesn't mean that someone with autism cannot become a good actor, it's just very unlikely. I will always stand with merit being the most important thing. If you want to talk about an aspect of Hollywood that is toxic it's their extreme nepotism. It's a giant clique that makes people famous if they like that person. If you look at Hollywood blockbusters you will quickly see that excellence in acting is not a common divider.

Firstly, i vehemently oppose labeling it a disability. It's like calling being a woman a disability...or the colour of one's skin...or one's sexuality.

Secondly,Darryl Hannah has been quite open about her Aspergers and has forged a successful career in the industry, as I'msure have many others.

There are myriad qualities of Aspergers which benefit working in the industry but there is the inherent risk of being taken advantage of.
To alleviate discrimination and the potential for abuse, there should be asperger advocates - akin to minders for minors- when decisions on sensitive issues are to be made.

Hollywood is rife for abusing the vulnerable and it is not isolated to those living as autistic or aspergers...women have been pressured since time immorium to show their bodies, partake in the sordid 'casting couch' etc. Females on the spectrum are even more susceptible and do not have access to support to avoid being abused.

Narrow minded individuals and fear mongers keep progress down and actively subjugate those perceived as different.

Actors with Autism finally getting star treatment

I think autistics can be very good actors (example: Anthony Hopkins)--after all, many of us survive every day by consciously mimicking "normal" behavior. The biggest problem is that success in the acting world, as in many fields, depends not just on talent but on connections, networking, staying in touch, self-promotion... all things that are really difficult for us.