Many of these characters felt real to life. It’s high school so… some of them are shallow and struggling. I see a number of reviews, both positive and negative, surrounding rep. I think with any literature that doesn’t exist fully rounded yet, more representation is good and the author isn’t just talking out her ass. One thing that isn’t really developed here is the idea that autism is a spectrum or—better, more a web with multiple variable points which don’t look the same on all people. But one book can’t do ALL the things. Probably doesn’t hurt anything that I see some of my core characteristics in the male lead.