She gave the present her blessings.
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Haley Moss, Florida’s first training lawyer with autism, gave her tackle Extraordinary Lawyer Woo and detailed all the things she thought the present bought proper.
The Okay-Drama follows rookie lawyer Woo Younger Woo (performed by Park Eun Bin) as South Korea’s first autistic lawyer. The Okay-Drama rapidly grew to become a worldwide hit, reaching insane scores and garnering heat reward from followers all over the place.
After all, there have been some blended emotions as effectively. The present has obtained criticism for portraying Woo Younger Woo in what netizens really feel is a stereotypical and infantilizing method. But, others have defended it by declaring that Woo Younger Woo is an efficient illustration of people that current in the identical method she does. Some argue that they’re much more in want of empathetic illustration.
Florida’s first autistic lawyer, Haley Moss, weighed in together with her personal tackle simply how reasonable Extraordinary Lawyer Woo is and the way it’s been relatable for her.
As the primary (recognized) autistic lawyer to be signed to the Florida Bar, Haley Moss has skilled her fair proportion of stigma. The scene in episode 1 wherein Woo Younger Woo’s boss locations extra significance on the discover of her autism than on her {qualifications}, for instance, rang very true for her.
Some individuals who have autistic children handled me like slightly child, not as certainly one of their colleagues. Although I went to the identical regulation faculty, handed the identical bar examination and met the identical {qualifications} for the career, I typically felt that I needed to show myself extra to get the identical respect and alternative that anyone else is getting.
— Haley Moss
Stigma might have additionally led some colleagues to evaluate her talents primarily based on her battle with sensory overload and with prioritizing completely different issues. Like Woo Younger Woo, she is used to all the time strolling round with noise-canceling headphones.
I’m delicate to noise, so I all the time put on giant noise-canceling headphones simply because the lawyer Woo does within the drama. Little children’ cries and screams make me anxious. With a sensory overload, I really feel like my physique is trembling to struggle the noise off. I maintain saying to myself, ‘I’ve to get out of right here.’ I all the time attempt to discover someplace quiet.
— Haley Moss
Resulting from this excessive sensitivity, she has additionally discovered Woo Younger Woo relatable in her incapacity to eat something apart from kimbap, saying “She eats lots of similar meals every single day. That‘s one thing that I do.” And naturally, her obsession with whales felt acquainted as effectively.
Her ardour for whales makes her actually excited. This sort of obsessive pleasure is one thing I skilled lots from drawing.
— Haley Moss
Haley Moss additionally discovered that Extraordinary Lawyer Woo displays a lot of her experiences as a lawyer. Whereas her photographic reminiscence is a good benefit, she has additionally discovered that she is ready to join simply with purchasers who’ve comparable experiences as her.
Those that have comparable life experiences as me are inclined to have belief in me. I can relate with them higher than different legal professionals do. Additionally, I have a tendency to interrupt issues down when speaking a few case and this made some purchasers perceive authorized phrases higher.
— Haley Moss
Total, Haley Moss is grateful that Extraordinary Lawyer Woo is shedding mild on the lived experiences of individuals like her, particularly as a result of it’s doing so with out making Woo Younger Woo a one-dimensional figurehead whose sole perform is to ‘train’ the viewers about autism.
Within the drama, Woo messes up, learns and grows together with others. What normally occurs in media is that we deal with autistic individuals who don’t look like people with full character and pursuits. We don‘t get the identical alternative.
— Haley Moss
However in fact, there may be all the time room for enchancment! Sooner or later, she wish to see extra autistic individuals concerned within the manufacturing of such reveals in order that they are often much more genuine. Seeing as there may be reportedly an American remake of the present within the works, Haley Moss’s suggestions will hopefully be taken strongly into consideration!
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