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16 Jan 2007, 7:03 pm

Was wondering if you could tell me about this report on aspergers in spanish on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k8VZhCbLZA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy1s4yZba-c



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16 Jan 2007, 7:08 pm

I speak some Spanish, but I can't say that I am fluent. This is weird because I am from Texas.

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16 Jan 2007, 7:17 pm

no one, anywhere



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16 Jan 2007, 7:23 pm

All my friends speak spanish. but I couldnt pick it up because it's too fast for me. I have a hard time processing english as it is.



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16 Jan 2007, 7:32 pm

Isn't there a way you can play it slow, so you can catch up on what's actually being said?


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16 Jan 2007, 7:38 pm

nope because I couldnt learn the language at all.



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16 Jan 2007, 7:41 pm

Well, I am not quite audibly fluent yet(One of 5 languages I am trying to get better at), but I DID get the gist, and followed it pretty well. It seemed to be a fair assessment!

They described people with aspergers as being "as/more intelligent, with a good memory, and doing well BUT with social problems. It also said they can't handle ambiguities or irony well, tend to be literal, and are pedantic. They also said that otherwise they appear normal.

They did say some other things that sounded good, and they basically said the same stuff several times.(Different people described aspergers.)

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16 Jan 2007, 8:05 pm

I took up through AP Spanish in high school, so I tried translating it. I understood some of it, and what I managed to make out I quoted here, but there are lots of gaps and some of the words I am not absolutely sure of. Maybe someone who is fluent can fill in the rest.

"Thanks.

(comment about a giraffe in Seville surrounded by snow, which I assume is
from a previous story)


Now we are radically changing subjects. We will now talk specifically about
Asperger's Syndrome. Hearing this, it is easy to think of it as a disease,
but nevertheless it isn't; People with Asperger's are intelligent people,
... normal, and can use language perfectly. However, their biggest problem
is that they don't know how to form and act in social relationships with
others.

(scene change to group of kids sitting around table, male narrator begins)

Children with AS have a normal appearance. They are sufficiently intelligent
and have a good memory. They are affectionate, but they play alone because
they have problems relating to others. They have difficulties understanding
the emotions of others and expressing their own. Nevertheless, they are very
intensely interested in their society. The children are aware of their
difference and ...

(boy with AS talks holding mike, I can't understand much of what he says)

I always knew that I was different...

(male narrator starts again, speaking less clearly this time)

People with AS have a distinct way of thinking. They tend to intepret words
literally, and their innocence doesn't ...

(Psychologist who works with AS talks, and I can hardly
understand anything except for a few words)

(male narrator finishes, again I understand very little)


All specialists, including the family..."



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16 Jan 2007, 8:09 pm

Well, at least this country has the right idea.


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16 Jan 2007, 9:06 pm

Well, biostructure picked out more of the flavor of the language, and tried to translate word for word. I think I got more of the gist. You CAN see where they intersect though.

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16 Jan 2007, 9:48 pm

I'll try to fix the gaps, biostructure you did a great job!


biostructure wrote:
(comment about a giraffe in Seville surrounded by snow, which I assume is
from a previous story)


9 seconds
(story begins)
Now we are radically changing subjects. We will now talk specifically about
Asperger's Syndrome. Hearing this, it is easy to think of it as a disease,
but nevertheless it isn't; People with Asperger's are intelligent people, even more than
normal, and use/dominate language perfectly. However, their biggest problem
is that they don't know what to do and how to behave in social relationships with
others.

0min 32seconds
(scene change to group of kids sitting around table, male narrator begins)

A child with AS has a normal appearance. They are pretty intelligent
and have a good/big memory. They are affectionate, but in recess (recreo), they are alone because they have problems relating to others. They have difficulties understanding
the emotions of others and expressing their own. Nevertheless/However, they are interested in topics superiors to/way beyond their age, very intensely. The AS person suffer very intenselly their difference and the pitiless/unmerciful reject of society because of it(AS).


00:00:59s
(boy with AS talks holding mike, I can't understand much of what he says)

I always knew that I was different... there's no way that you can hide it(as in self-deceit, self-delusion) from yourself. Simply by comparison, seeing the social rhythm that other people have, while you see that something is happening to you.
The worst... maybe the worst thing is to don't know what is it.

1min 24s
(male narrator starts again, speaking less clearly this time)

People with AS have a distinct way of thinking. They tend to intepret words
literally, and because of their innocence they don't get gestures or ironic comments, and society reacts with aggressiveness to what they(society) don't know.

1min 40s
(Psychologist who works with AS)
...someone weird/strange, who doesn't know how to relate or doesn't look at you when you speak to them, or that has a strange posture when walking, or turns around when speaking to you. Someone who makes incorrect behaviors, or has a lousy mouth(people who say bad words), thing that get in the way and you don't see all the good things that these person has, his intelligence, his good thoughts, his good feelings, a lot of virtues, honesty, because people with AS have no malice

2min 00s
(male narrator finishes, again I understand very little)

...specialists as well as family and associations agree in the fundamental need of school adaptation with audiovisual methods, and "monitors"(as in monitoring), of social skills, to support AS kids.



the end :) hope it was clear, english not my native language :P

I'll later check the second videeouu
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17 Jan 2007, 12:05 am

sort of



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17 Jan 2007, 12:06 am

I can speak and understand a little bit of Spanish, but I'm not very good with listening to it and understanding, which is very unfortunate. It might help if you look in the forum that has people posting in different languages and see who can speak Spanish. Then you could ask one of them via PM.


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17 Jan 2007, 12:13 am

Well, computer love did a good job. Despite the self deprecating attitude, you can't ask for much better.

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17 Jan 2007, 12:21 am

I can only speak english, really. I wonder if there's one of those creepy secret/hidden messages if you play the Spanish backwards.


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17 Jan 2007, 1:48 am

SteveK wrote:
Well, computer love did a good job. Despite the self deprecating attitude, you can't ask for much better.

Steve


thanks, I am always like that :oops: :?