Sash Gilbert

Sash Gilbert is a one-time character in the British medical drama series Casualty.

Character creation
Sash is portrayed by Sophie Henderson, an autistic actress. Henderson had previously only worked in theatre, making this her television debut.

Autism
The character is stated to be autistic by her mother.

The BBC listed some links to autism-related organisations on the Casualty page on their website. These were the National Autistic Society, the Autism Education Trust, Research Autism, Scottish Autism, PEAT and Peach.

Reception
The episode has received praise for pointing out that not all autistic people are alike and for moving away from the Rain Man stereotype.

Episode list
Casualty
 * season 30, episode 22: "Step Right Up"