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Josh Thomas Talks About Season Two of 'Everything's Gonna Be Okay' and His Recent Autism Diagnosis

Apr 06, 2021 11:43

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therearewords April 6 2021, 15:47:26 UTC

I didn't even know he had new material out!

mynameiscoco April 6 2021, 15:49:41 UTC

I know how he feels about being diagnosed late in life. My mum took me to the doctors tons of times when I was a kid and told them she thought I was autistic, but back then they said girls couldn’t get autism. Ridiculous. It took until I was 26 to get an actual proper diagnosis.

theactualworst April 6 2021, 15:57:08 UTC

It still blows my mind that everything we "know" about autism is based on boys and men and there's been no study about autism in girls/women.

mynameiscoco April 6 2021, 16:03:02 UTC

Yeah I’m so lucky I found a doctor who had studied how autism presents in girls and was able to take me seriously and diagnose me, whereas other doctors literally just said ‘if you don’t count trains then your not autistic’ which is such a boy-centric idea of autism.

celja April 6 2021, 16:07:43 UTC

So much stuff is solely based on diagnosing and treating men and then applying it to everyone, it's so fucking annoying.

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verschreibsel April 6 2021, 16:00:24 UTC

I was very sad about the ending of Please Like Me.

It was also a show where I could never tell if I actually liked watching it.

Seems like he mostly plays himself with a few differences on his shows. But I suppose a lot of actors do.

elderpricely April 6 2021, 16:41:52 UTC

It was also a show where I could never tell if I actually liked watching it.

I think that's how I felt about it, too. It sort of gave me the same feeling as Pamela Adlon's Better Things, where the characters/their relationships were so different from my life that it seemed like a put on at times.

edit: I think I'm thinking of Everything's Going to Be Okay, actually. I'll have to rewatch some of Please Like Me and see if it's the same.

sandstorm April 6 2021, 16:00:27 UTC

I'm trying to get tested right now for autism. The road ahead in trying to open up and be more interested in others makes me want to cry tbh

theactualworst April 6 2021, 16:14:29 UTC

You got this bb!

palmsread April 6 2021, 16:00:47 UTC

Please Like Me was phenomenal! One of the best tv depictions on mental health.

Everything's Gonna Be Okay felt a bit clunky at times, but I'm still curious for a new season. (I also enjoyed Genevieve's little monologues to herself during the roll of end credits).

sexmeupscotty April 6 2021, 16:45:15 UTC

plus this new season has MARIA BAMFORD!!!