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‘Needing support doesn’t equate to lack of ability’: Cartoon show empathetically explains autism

An episode from the second season of ‘The Proud Family’.

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Feb 04, 2023 · 12:19 pm
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Wow the Proud Family is dope for this. I've never seen a cartoon address autism so directly pic.twitter.com/hBYj5wZucp

— Gojo's baby mama (@aprettyPR) February 2, 2023

The Proud Family reboot mentions Bebe being on the spectrum and the way they went about it has me emotional. Beautiful job. I also love the fact that they didn’t sugarcoat Oscar’s reaction. Because it is natural. pic.twitter.com/JWvQCTLcNX

— Gee💖 (@heyygeorgy) February 2, 2023

omg why is the best explanation of autism and support needs I’ve seen on tv so far the scene where BEBE FROM THE PROUD FAMILY gets diagnosed 😭 I’ve never ever seen it mentioned in a piece of media that someone’s support needs can fluctuate day to day EVER

— Ziggy Katz arrived at home safely :) (@WilltheVVise) February 2, 2023

They even have at least one of the parents taking offense to an autism diagnosis which is something that happens.

It didn't happen to me thankfully but I have heard people talk about their experiences with parents who either denied it or took offense to it.

— 🩷 AspenTree 🩷 (@AspenTree25) February 2, 2023

not gone lie that new proud family episode when they found out bebe has autism made me cry. that was one beautiful episode cause a lot of parents be in denial of that when it comes down to their kids, but later come to realization that the kids need the extra support.

— nesha🦋🤍 (@ro_veniaaa) February 2, 2023

They diagnosed Bebe with Autism on the Proud Family show - the writers did such a great job presenting the diagnoses to parents in a realistic point of view 🫶🏽

They also used a real 7 yr old African American boy with Autism to play his voice 🥹🥹🫶🏽 His name is Aiden Dodson.

— Arieanna Amari Alvarado🌞🌻✨ (@ArAmariAl) February 2, 2023

They have been planning to have BeBe be on the spectrum for quite a while, even casting an autistic boy to play him in the new show. Appreciate that quite a bit.https://t.co/KeFXofJzZX

— RegularGuy16🏳️‍🌈🌹 (@regular_guy16) February 3, 2023
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