Mark Ma recently admitted that he is not bothered by plagiarism accusations against his new series "Life After Death" and his portrayal as a doctor with autism spectrum disorder. As reported on Mingpao, the actor who spoke to the media about the allegations that his character is copying the Korean series, "The Good Doctor", which has also been remade as a US and Japanese television series, stated that he is more worried that viewers may have a misunderstanding about the disorder. "I have seen a lot of series with the theme of autism, and they all have shown the various spectrum of the disorder. I also have three friends with the disorder and I tried to portray all of those three in my character in the series," he said. Mark added that playing the role was a great pressure to him, as an incorrect portrayal will only cause more misconception of people with autism. When it comes to accusations of plagiarism, Mark said that he understands the notion due to the similar background his character has with the character in the aforementioned series. "But actually, the screenwriters wrote the character in hopes of educating the audience on how to communicate with people with the disorder," he added. credits: yahoo.sg
