I am autistic like the characters in the show. I liked it for its funny moments and the refreshingly honest and intimate interviews with the participants. However, I have some criticisms - the main one being that they always seemed to match people with other autists. But there are plenty of successful relationships between neurotypical people with autistic people, so it seemed a bit presumptive and condescending to think that the best match for an autistic person is another autistic person. I hope that future episodes are less prescriptive as to whom the participants "should" be dating. Personally, I prefer to date neurotypical people because I like to have someone to help me interpret what is happening in social situations. Also, I've had casual sex too, and that is not covered in the show. Not all autistic people are interested in those wholesome "take it slow" relationships *all* of the time. Like it is with most people, there is a mix of encounters and emotional/physical needs among neurodivergent folks, perhaps even moreso because autistic people frequently don't feel a need to follow the status quo.
Review of Love on the Spectrum
