I'm not going to comment on the autistic piece because I'm not qualified enough to know anything about how a person with autism acts but as far as media respons

I'm not going to comment on the autistic piece because I'm not qualified enough to know anything about how a person with autism acts but as far as media responsibility, I agree - but I think it's pretty clear that media (at least from what I see mainly watching US media) has abdicated all sense of responsibility for their programming and is entirely driven by what sells. If this is what sells and gets eyeballs then this is what will be on the air.