Rain Man as inaugurating a common but mistaken media stereotype that people on the autism spectrum typically have savant skills, and references to "Rain Man", in particular Dustin Hoffman's performance, have become a popular shorthand for autism and savantism. Conversely, "Rain Man" has also been seen as "dispelling" a number of other misconceptions about autism, and improving public awareness of the failure of many agencies to accommodate autistic people and make use of the abilities they do have, regardless of whether they have savant skills or not. The film is also known for popularizing the misconception that card counting is illegal in
Jonathan Raymond 2008" lists, including those of the "Chicago Reader", "New York Post", "Newsweek", "The Austin Chronicle", "LA Weekly", "The Philadelphia Inquirer", the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", "Entertainment Weekly", "The New York Times", "The Oregonian", "Slate", "The Village Voice", and "The Christian Science Monitor". In 2012, Raymond also published a second novel, "Rain Dragon", which revolves around the character of Damon and his girlfriend Amy, who have had enough of Los Angeles and decide to leave the city to work on a community farm. Raymond has co-written, with the director Kelly Reichardt, the screenplays for two of her films based on his short stories: