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Asperger’s Are Us don’t need to mine autism for comedy gold

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The Boston troupe, who are the subject of a Netflix documentary, aren’t defined by their condition. Everyone in the four-man sketch comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us is on the autism spectrum, but the group's material doesn't raise awareness of Asperger's syndrome. Nor do they self-deprecate or write what one member, Noah Britton, describes as "Hallmark cards"—maudlin sketches that resemble the sports-underdog film Rudy.…

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