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I took my little brother (who falls on the autism spectrum) to see Guardians of the Galaxy and after this scene he lit up like a Christmas tree and screamed "He's like me! He can't do metaphors!" And for the rest of the film my brother stared at Drax in a state of rapture So for the last 6 days I have heard my brother repeatedly quote all of the Drax lines from the movie verbatim (one of his talents), begin studying vocabulary test words, and tell everyone he knows that people with autism can also be superheroes Metaphors are gonna go over his head Nothingl goes vermy head Now I am not saying that Drax the Destroyer is, or was ever, intended to be autistic. All I am saying is that it warmed my heart to see my brother have an opportunity to identify himself with a character known for his strength, badassness, and honor And that is pretty damn awesome Myreflexes are toofast Owill catch them. So while I adored Guardians of the Galaxy as a great fun loving film with cool characters I can do nothing but thank Marvel Studios and Dave Bautista for finally bringing a superhero to the screen that my little brother can relate to

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Platus Moderator

Aug 29, 2014 at 02:11AM EDT

That kid is going to seriously embiggen his vocabulary, seeing how Drax likes to use a lot of cromulent words.

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BearGlitch1

Aug 29, 2014 at 12:51AM EDT

I know that feeling too. I don't have Autism, but my little brother does, and he also has the amazing ability to quote and draw things from just memory, especially from Guardians of the Galaxy recently. While also having that disadvantage of most social cues, but we don't throw pity parties everyday because of that, we just want him to be happy with his interests without having to feel like he has to be shielded from the outside world.

Also, unlike many SJWs who think they can just speak up for demographics they don't even understand themselves, I just ignore all the use of "Autistic" as an insult (even though I find it stupid), but it does feel good to find a post on a website like this that brings a more understanding and good view upon those who have Autism.

(TL;DR version: This post speaks to me, and it felt good reading about it)

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