Netizens' KDrama 'Extraordinary Attorney Wu' on 'Autism Spectrum' gets mixed feelings
Netflix's drama series Extraordinary Attorney Wu garnered immense attention with the release of its fourth episode, receiving the highest viewership ratings on Netflix.
The show is also receiving a lot of love from South Korea as viewers expressed how the writers sensitively addressed the disorder and followed up with proper research.
While the writers are repeatedly praised for featuring a stigmatizing disability, experts and family members of autistic people criticize the plot for being unrealistic, labeling the character as an extremely rare case of high functioning autism. Commonly known as Savant syndrome.
Kim Yong-Jik, president of the Autism Society of Korea, expressed concern, saying "It is really unlikely for an autistic person to have a high IQ and actually become an advocate, but I believe that this series will help people in the world." is an attempt to understand autism"
The rest of the episodes are yet to be told whether the show will continue to receive criticism or will be viewed in a positive light.