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# Sarah Kurchak

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## Sarah Kurchak


_Sarah Kurchak is the author of the memoir_ I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder _(Douglas & McIntyre)._


## Sarah Kurchak


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt392c88addd8ef39f/6998cce0f1b082dd4d6f2029/Autistic-Barbie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 15, 2026  
### [Autistic Barbie Doesn’t Represent Me. She Shouldn’t Have to](https://time.com/7346578/autistic-barbie-backlash-representation/)  
There was some backlash to Mattel's newly introduced autistic Barbie. But one doll could never repre...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Heated Rivalry - Episode 104](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6523c2fcc818489f/6998cca6f1b082a1ab6f1faf/hudson-williams_4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 9, 2026  
### [On 'Heated Rivalry' and Autism](https://time.com/7344379/heated-rivalry-autism-shane/)  
The runaway hit hockey romance gives us a different kind of autistic character, one created by an au...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Taylor Dearden as Dr. Melissa King, a.k.a. Mel, on The Pitt](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe7440a37dcf538f/6998c5a2e2d64bcd69c5f3d5/taylor-dearden_0-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 11, 2025  
### [The Pitt and Neurodivergence Onscreen](https://time.com/7275814/the-pitt-mel-neurodivergence-autism-adhd/)  
Here's why resident Dr. Mel King, played by Taylor Dearden, is such a refreshing depiction or a neur...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Mr. McMahon. Vince McMahon in Mr. McMahon. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6783bac7b91ecab/698a5b18cabb1db26fe548ff/Mr_McMahon_00_08_01_18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 26, 2024  
### [What Netflix's Mr. McMahon Gets Right](https://time.com/7024021/mr-mcmahon-netflix-vince-mcmahon-wwe/)  
In a Netflix docuseries, the former WWE chairman hangs himself out to dry, giving the impression tha...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![FREDDIE HIGHMORE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt505890b8f344530f/698a5723457a5232c5d6a55f/172242_0900.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 23, 2024  
### [Good Riddance to The Good Doctor](https://time.com/6981442/the-good-doctor-finale-autistic-representation/)  
The popular series was more of an amalgamation of non-autistic people’s misconceptions about autism ...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![Best Sci-Fi TV Shows](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde1ddfb9a43ffb45/698a54fe16d8847c97c3e79a/SciFi.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 21, 2024  
### [The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time](https://time.com/6958719/best-sci-fi-tv-shows/)  
From classics like 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Star Trek' to modern must-watch series like 'Lost' and ...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![The Iron Claw](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb262c8cf7b2a6d2/698a43604ee26267cd31c11a/IC_33640.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 22, 2023  
### [The Story Behind 'The Iron Claw'](https://time.com/6549076/the-iron-claw-true-story-von-erich-family/)  
The new drama's treatment of the tragic story of the Von Erich family sets it apart from other wrest...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Dune 1984](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c7cf06ce05ff744/698a1de1096a94086c6abc37/david-lynch-dune-1984.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 20, 2021  
### [Why Filmmakers From David Lynch to Denis Villeneuve Have Struggled to Adapt _Dune_](https://time.com/6108404/dune-adaptations/)  
Frank Herbert's 1965 novel is not so much unfilmable as it is merely uncontainable  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Clockwise from center: Keir Gilchrist in 'Atypical'; Buck Andrews in 'Special'; Kayla Cromer in 'Everything's Gonna Be Okay'; Hannah Gadsby in 'Douglas'](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadfad3b7d4fec48f/698a1b18b3fce3aba90c81bb/Atypical_FINAL.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2021  
### [_Atypical_ Fell Short as Both Autistic Representation and Entertainment. At Least It Was Eclipsed During Its Own Time](https://time.com/6080754/atypical-autism-representation/)  
The Netflix dramedy about an autistic teenager was far from a game changer, but a new crop of autist...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Autism Representation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b7c2456d1948e4b/698a178616d884ce1ec39279/music-autism-representation-on-screen.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 25, 2021  
### [Sia's Golden Globe-Nominated _Music_ Isn’t Just Offensive. It’s Also Bad Art—and the Distinction Matters](https://time.com/5942094/sia-music-disability-representation/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![Love on the Spectrum](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aa130c5f3234590/698a10ab86f68e71c26ef087/LoveontheSpectrum_Season1_Episode1_00_45_20_00.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 24, 2020  
### [The Promise—and Pitfalls—of Netflix's New Reality Dating Show for Autistic People](https://time.com/5870971/love-on-the-spectrum-netflix/)  
The new Netflix series has the potential to open minds, foster genuine empathy for its stars, and ma...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)

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