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In a collage created by Alexis Simmerman, some of these amazing fictional moms are featured, including Pema from Avatar: The Legend of Korra, Mrs Boonchuy from Amphibia, Angella from She-Ra: The Princesses of Power, Aunt Ellen from Lolirock, Eda Clawthrone from the Owl House, Maya from Ninjago, Sarai from the Dragon Prince, and Julieta from Encanto.

Next to my own #1 mother, the best mothers are in animated television series

by Alexis Simmerman, Editor May 10, 2022

Everyone has a different definition of the term “motherly” but the one thing I think most people can agree on is that they’re the most loving and supportive people in a person’s life. As a result,...

There are a number of autistic characters, such as Julia (Sesame Street), Entrapta (She-ra), Sherlock Holmes, Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory), Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor), Symmetra (Overwatch), Astrid Farnsworth (Fringe), and Max Jerry Horovitz (Mary and Max)

A distorted media mirror: We need better autism role models in television, film

by Alexis Simmerman, Reporter April 21, 2021

What do we love about Sherlock Holmes?  He is a quirky, brilliant, violin-playing, perceptive detective. Yet for all of his skills, he doesn’t give members of the autism spectrum much of a well-rounded,...

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