the rise of the neurodivergent hero in TV crime drama
- Written by Ronald Kramer, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Getty ImagesThere is a seemingly endless flow of crime dramas on streaming platforms these days. Many are fictional, some dramatise real historical crimes and criminal figures.
But have you noticed how many characters – hero or villain, fictional or based on a real person – are explicitly or implicitly written as neurodivergent?
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