The Other Side - Episode 80: Activating Your Aspergers

In the anime fandom, it seems like autism is everywhere. It
permeates the fandom, it swarms the internet, and it even drives
the creation of many, many anime that we know and… well we know of
them. So what IS autism? Why has it led to so much strife within
fandom? Why are so many people jumping on the bandwagon to
self-diagnose themselves? Why is autism the new geek chic? To find
out, Cody gave his usual co-hosts the boot, and sat down with two
well-adjusted autistic folk to discuss what autism is, why it’s so
prevalent in fandom, and the difference between what someone with
autism can become if they try, and what they become if they use it
as a crutch.