#woo young woo

[susiephone]

one thing i really love about extraordinary attorney woo is how young-woo doesn't fall into the neat little binary of what we think of as "high-functioning" or "low-functioning" autism (i.e., "autism you don't notice" vs. "autism you do notice", as it's often portrayed), because irl it's rarely that simple. young-woo is highly intelligent, can hold down a job and take care of herself, and overall holds her own - but she also can't "pass" for neurotypical, nor does she want to! she openly stims and has little rituals to help her avoid overstimulation. sometimes she gets overwhelmed in public and has to deal with it. she needs accommodations to manage in day-to-day life, and sometimes has to contend with people who don't understand why she needs them. she needs a support network like anyone else, which she fortunately has in the form of her father and closest friends, and she and her dad occasionally butt heads because he genuinely wants to help, but sometimes oversteps - because her disability is something he still doesn't 100% understand. but he does 100% support her and she knows she can always rely on him. when she was growing up, they sometimes had trouble connecting, but once he learned how to meet her where she was at, they established a bond that made young-woo feel loved and supported, even when her teachers weren't helping her.

i also love how young-woo is very up-front about her autism, and the ways it impacts her life, both for the better and in ways it makes life harder. one of my favorite moments is when another character (who's also coded as autistic) notices one of her rituals (pausing to inwardly count to "three" before stepping into an unfamiliar room) and tells her that he thinks it's awesome that she's self-assured enough to do what she needs to do to accommodate herself, even if other people think it's weird.

like it's not 100% perfect representation - i'm not sure what that would even look like - but i love how, along with the "case of the week" format, so much of the story is about young-woo navigating the world as a young autistic woman, both with her career and her personal life, and what a layered character she is. the fact that she's autistic doesn't feel like a gimmick or like a token effort at diversity; it's a big part of the story and her character arc, but it's not her entire personality, either.

[cheesy-cryptid]

The Lawyers r lawyering

[autismswagsummit]

Round 1 Part 3

[tombfriend]

distant whale noises 🐳

[thecommunalfoolboy]

Maybe it’s because I’m not suuuuuper knowledgeable about the situation with Attorney Woo, or even the autistic community (I just found out I have autism, so I’m still learning lmao), but to me it’s like that “task failed correctly” thing. They had no autistic writers, no autistic actors, literally not a SINGLE autistic cast member on the show. But they. Succeeded? The representation is pretty decent? The autistic characteristics are accurate and the show is written respectfully? It had a positive impact on the Korean Autistic Community??? It’s like they accidentally stumbled into halfway decent representation it’s so fucking funny

[awetistic-things]

park’s eun bin’s speech after winning an award for her performance as woo young woo (“extraordinary attorney woo”) 🥹😭🩷

[televsion]

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022) Season 1

[highlyentropicmind]

Behold! Good autistic representation

Top: Abed Nadir from Community

Bottom left: Woo Young Woo, from Extraordinary attorney Woo

Bottom right: Laios Touden, from Delicious in Dungeon

[did-someone-say-aliens]

when the cheesy yet powerfully masterful k-drama hits at 2:49 am

[doyouknowthisdisabledcharacter]

Do You Know This Disabled Character?

Woo Young-woo is autistic.

[susiephone]

extraordinary attorney woo, "holding hands can wait"

[skullywullypully]

That what happened right?

[autismswagsummit]

Today's Canonically Autistic Character is: Woo Young Woo from Extraordinary Attorney Woo

[schmaltzydoodles]

yet another thing I did for school. This time, for a sort of talent showcase thing-- I chose digital art because my classmates chose singing and dancing and that shits tiring lol

I made these three this week, but bc the deadline for it is so close, i had to take two fanart I've already done bc making 5 art in 5 days when i have SO many other stuff to do is just impossible.

I even chose lineless art bc it was quicker, but still

🌸 Steal my art and I'll steal y'alls kneecaps <3

oh, and see pinned post about commissions °ʚ(´꒳`)ɞ° 🌸

[stargirlshojo]

extraordinary attorney woo young woo has so much lesbianism put into this one character SHE NEEDS A GF