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Podcast: Different Spectrums Podcast ™️
Episode: Ableism in the Office: When Being Brilliant Isn’t Safe Enough | Boston Legal
Description: Today we’re diving into the award-winning series Boston Legal, specifically Season 2, where we meet Jerry — an autistic, brilliant legal researcher portrayed with complexity and rawness. This episode is full of powerful moments about masking, misjudgment, workplace trauma, and the emotional cost of being different in a system built to exclude us.🎭 Before and After DiagnosisWe explore Jerry’s journey through several intense scenes — starting with his self-advocacy moment, where he backs up his value with cold hard facts. He’s helped win over 500 cases for the firm, but he’s still denied a...