While the word is never said, it is heavily implied that Jim is autistic.
This short is dedicated to Jake Frazer's non-verbal autistic nephew Reuben Frazer.
The final shot of Jim teaching Michael how to play cards before the credits roll is actually a direct reference to the final shot in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) when Heather reads a script to Dylan.
This short was filmed the same week Jake Frazer and his team filmed Asa (2022).
This short was filmed in April 2022 it was originally meant to be filmed one year earlier in April 2021, but had to be postponed when Jake Frazer got a job working on Netflix's God's Favorite Idiot (2022).