--- description: Sarah Kurchak is the author of the memoir I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder (Douglas & McIntyre). title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Sarah Kurchak ## Sarah Kurchak Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close _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 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) *  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/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/sarah-kurchak/","name":"Sarah Kurchak"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/sarah-kurchak/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/sarah-kurchak/"},"name":"Sarah Kurchak","jobTitle":null,"description":"Sarah Kurchak is the author of the memoir I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder (Douglas & McIntyre).","url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-kurchak/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```