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Loveis an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, and Paul Rust. The series stars Rust, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Mitchell, and Claudia O'Doherty. Netflix originally ordered two seasons of the show. The first 10-episode season was made available on February 19, 2016,[1][2] and a 12-episode second season premiered on March 10, 2017. Netflix renewed the series for a third season one month prior to the second-season premiere.[3] On December 15, 2017, Netflix announced that the third season would be its last.[4] Season 3 premiered on March 9, 2018.

The series is presented as a "down-to-earth look at dating", exploring male and female perspectives on romantic relationships through the characters Mickey and Gus, played by Jacobs and Rust, respectively.[5] Mickey and Gus are two untrustworthy people, each with significant emotional baggage, attempting to build a trusting relationship with each other; Mickey is an alcoholic, a love/sex addict, a pot stirrer, and someone who tends to be dishonest with herself and others, while Gus is awkward, emotionally needy, oblivious to social cues, and prone to occasional outbursts when things do not go his way.[6]

Love has received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the cast.[7][8][9] On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an approval rating of 88 percent based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Judd Apatow's Love is an honest look at building a relationship, helped along by its two appealing leads."[10] On Metacritic the season has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 94 percent based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.19/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "In its sophomore season, Love treads the balance between comedy and drama with greater confidence, going deeper into the endearing, frustrating, delightfully realistic relationship of Mickey and Gus."[13] On Metacritic, the season has an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

The third season was also well-received, with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 11 reviews), and a consensus that "Love concludes with a moving final season that explores the work that goes into making a relationship succeed, allowing its central pair to surprise the audience, each other, and ultimately themselves."[15] This season scored 77 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16] On The A.V. Club, Erik Adams wrote that "More than the love story itself, Love's greatest achievement might be that it managed to make Gus and Mickey feel like fully realized, complicated individuals independent of their love story."[17]

Imagine the barriers that would be broken down for those with autism if dating-reality shows like "Love on the Spectrum," which is so wholesome and pure, became the norm in the entertainment world instead of shows like "The Bachelor."

This was a thought I had when watching the first episode of the second season of "Love on the Spectrum", an autism-themed dating reality show that is now available to stream on Netflix. Along with being a fan of Season 1, I was interested to check this season out as someone who is currently searching for love on the spectrum along with my work in entertainment world as an autism and disability entertainment consultant.

Similar to Season 1, "Love on the Spectrum" looks at the lives of autistic individuals in the dating world. This time around, they are looking into the lives of Ronan, Kassandra, Jayden & Teo, along with familiar Season 1 fan favorites Michael, Mark, Chloe, and an autistic couple in Jimmy and Share.

Overall I was pleased again with the cast's authenticity in their pursuits of dating, romance & love. While many dating shows feel scripted, you can tell this one doesn't. At times there are heartfelt moments, funny one-liners, and at other times a bit of awkwardness sprinkled in.

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Overall, I found the quirkiness, humor, kindness, and blunt candor from the autistic adults in the show delightful and endearing. I really loved the moments where the person was authentic. I felt connected to them even though I was watching them on a TV screen from the other side of the world. Their overall good nature and honesty is refreshing to watch.

In my social skills groups, we really work on reciprocity. Learning how to ask open-ended questions to keep a conversation going so we can dig into more meaningful content. And, we place focus on learning how to answer questions by providing more in-depth responses rather than one-word or simple answers.

This show did a fabulous job of depicting the unconditional love these autism parents had for their neurodiverse adult or teen. For example, they showed parents choking up and becoming tearful as they expressed pride in their child. I could feel what a long journey the parents had been on with their child, the heartbreaking lows, and exhilarating highs. I could see that their child getting to the stage of going on their first date was a big step for the whole family.

While I could see their pride, I could also feel the anxiety these parents had when they navigated their child dating on the autism spectrum. There were scenes where parents were interrupting their child to coach them on what to do or say to the point of overwhelming their child. I could see their child trying to be independent and how scary it was for the parents. They compensated for their anxiety and tried to protect their child by offering unsolicited advice.

Loosening the reigns is so scary for parents, especially for parents of a child with developmental delays. Parents just want to see their children thrive. So a part of them thinks if they offer a lot of guidance, it will help promote a positive outcome for their child. I completely get where this comes from. However, in one interaction between a girl and her parents from the show, I could see how overwhelming their feedback was. They just kept giving her suggestion upon suggestion and did not take her cues to stop. In my parent groups, we discuss a lot about how as their child transitions to adulthood, their parental communication needs to shift, too. Transitioning from a more directive, coach-like feedback style to a less directive, more exploratory conversational style. Being open to giving their child space to process their own thoughts and feelings is important. Parents need to let go of their agenda or controlling the outcome to empower their child. Allowing their child mental space to thoughtfully consider things can help their child build up self-confidence.

Our Palo Alto autism therapy clinic serves teens and adults on the autism spectrum. We help high functioning individuals who identify as having Aspergers, high functioning autism, undiagnosed autism traits, etc. and their families. Right now we are providing all our autism therapy services online. Our autism experts provide a variety of autism counseling services including individual counseling for autistic teens and adults, parent counseling, and group therapy. Also, we run several different social skills groups for neurodiverse working professionals, college students with autistic traits, gifted youth & caregivers, autistic adults, women who identify as neurodiverse, a summer social skills college transition training program for youth transitioning to college, teens & caregivers, and a mothers group. Please reach out to our Palo Alto, CA autism counseling office for more information on our services or to schedule a consultation.

We received another ray of hope this week. On March 25 Netflix released Crip Camp, a documentary that dives into the wild lives of disabled teens who grapple with isolation, find love at a summer camp, build community, and grow into fierce advocates for equality. Their joyous laughter, their tenacity, their creative ways of supporting each other across disabilities will lift your spirits. Executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, directed by Jim Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham, this film is exactly what we need right now.

For me, the best documentaries plunge the audience into a subculture we don't know anything about and immerse us in that world for a couple of hours. For one of the most extreme versions of this, check out David Farrier's "Tickled." But Jeff Zimbalist's newest film, "Skywalkers: A Love Story," debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is another great example of a doc that accomplishes that goal, and it's extreme in a totally different way. This film utilizes jaw-dropping footage of two Russian "rooftoppers" named Angela Nikolau and Ivan "Vanya" Beerkus as they illegally break into skyscrapers and other ludicrously tall buildings, find their way onto the roof or towering construction cranes, and pose for photos and videos, racking up tons of social media clout in the process. Along the way, the duo, who were once rivals in the rooftopping scene, strike up a relationship and fall in love, teaming up for increasingly ambitious climbs in cities around the world and culminating with an attempt to scale Merdeka, a 118-story building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that Angela calls "the last super-skyscraper on the planet."

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