[Storm Luxray]

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Originally Posted by Lord Benendearu

I think one of the better examples of a disability appearing in Power Rangers was in the Power Rangers Zeo episode Trust In Me.
The episode featured Rocky showing pity to a blind woman, by offering to help her with every simple task, followed by her giving him the cold shoulder. The woman in question is never portrayed helpless, as she even gives a perfect Karate demonstration. As a result, she does not want to receive pity from others, since she considers herself as a fully functioning human being and wants to be treated as such.
The lesson Rocky learns in this episode is to not feel pity for people with disabilities, but treat them as equals, which I think is the right direction to go with this subject, should Power Rangers ever feature it.

But, the problem I feel with portraying mental disorders, such as autism, is that they are hard to portray accurately and in a way that children can understand. Blindness is easy to for children to understand, as it can simply be described as the absence of sight. The same goes for deafness; it is the absence of hearing.

From my point of view, there is no easy description of what autism really is. Even I, as someone having a mild case of autism, have a hard time giving people an exact definition of the disorder. In fact, many people 'suffering' from it don't display clear outward traits other people can easily link to autism. This makes it very hard for TV shows to portray it in a realistic way.

I don't think Power Rangers is the right series to handle such a delicate subject. Especially because the target audience comes to see heroes in spandex and giant robots fighting rubber monsters. And this is my final say about this subject.

I have been diagnosed with Autism. So I can understand this. You're more emotional, you cant focus very well, some of us run around like crazy idiots, and some of us are more creative then others.

Power Rangers could handle it offhandy, like not make it a focus of an episode.

And on the main subject, if there was a power ranger with Autism, it would be me.