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 Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Autism reality film |
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| jdenault wrote: | | The 'Autism Reality' film was like the opener in my son's history. He was born in 1953 when Asperger Syndrome was just an un-noted article in an obscure Austrian journal. Three hours after he was born his pediatrician observed him turning his head and looking around the nursery then told me he'd seen this off-the-wall behavior in boys before, didn't know what caused it, but knew the boy was going to be a problem. That was an understatement. Surviving life's inconsistencies is hard for diagnosed AS children; it was a nightmare for a small poorly co-ordinated boy with no grasp of social mores who was labeled high IQ. but clearly 'didn't get it.' jdenault |
That's interesting. My son was born in 1998 and when he looked around like how you describe your son, they noted approvingly of how alert he was. He was diagnosed at 5 with Asperger's. Welcome to Wrong Planet jdenault   |
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jdenault
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| Times make such a difference. My son's first child was born eight days ago. The baby's mother is relatively old to have a child. Like him, she is an engineer and the boy is also her first child. My son, his older sister and I went to see the baby in the nursery. He was turning side to side and staring at everything. Babies allegedly see little when first born but this boy was seeing what was in front of him. My daughter and I cracked up and said, "Pay back time." My son laughed. He was delighted and said he hoped the baby had Aspergers. Even with all the problems he had, he says he wouldn't want to lose his Aspergers capacity to come at things from the side.jdenault |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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I remember how my son would look around as early as when we first brought him home from the hospital. He was very alert right from the beginning.
That makes me wonder if kids with AS have a different visual experience at birth, or rather if they can focus more quickly than NT newborns. |
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jdenault
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| Interesting thought. Aspies have so many other neurological differences, I wouldn't be surprised if they arrive as seeing creatures. It was hard to tell if he was moving his eyes or shifting his head but he was obviously seeing something that interested him enough to keep his eyes open and seemed to be focusing them. jdenault |
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cazzie2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Going to watch this very soon looks very intresting to see.. |
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jdenault
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| Where will you see it? |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you Alex. That was so precise. You touched on some issues that my 14 yo son is presently dealing with. Must show this to all his teachers.
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| Wedge wrote: | | Temple Grandin rocks! |
Um, yes she does. I'm glad that her view was used in this video as well as the videographer's view. I think she's a role-model to pretty much all of us on the spectrum who know of her & her work  |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| Very nice |
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xemmaliex
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proper job
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i hope everyone has seen the bbc documentary about temple grandin called....the woman who thinks like a cow.
better account of what she's about than the hbo film, i think. |
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The shaman's statement was the first of this type, beside my own, that I have come across. I've always known it is as he says, but it's so very rare to meet others who understand it. This, more than anything, makes the experience with watching your video absolutely unique!
It's a great thing you've started, Alex, and I've seen your video linked here and there on the net. - Of course, it's partly due to tracking devices, but nevertheless, it's a very good sign. You're definitely doing the right thing here, and you're good at it too!
The best of Luck ahead!... 
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you for creating that beautiful masterpiece. I have gone through many of the things mentioned in the video, and still am. Seeing that I'm not the only one with stimming and social awkwardness makes me feel better about myself. Once again, thank you for making the video. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| nintendogurl1990 wrote: | | Thank you for creating that beautiful masterpiece. I have gone through many of the things mentioned in the video, and still am. Seeing that I'm not the only one with stimming and social awkwardness makes me feel better about myself. Once again, thank you for making the video. |
You're welcome! I'm glad you got so much out of my film.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: Autism Reality TV |
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Interesting. I know MTV had a True Life episode of Autism Reality. As well as the new MTV show World of Jenks, where he followed a guy who had Autism. He took the guy on a day trip to NYC. I would have had a meltdown myself, as I loathe New York. Jenks thought it would be a good idea to introduce the guy (I'm really sorry but I forget his name), to NYC. He didn't take into account how noisy the city can be, extra stimuli, etc.
Man, just getting in the cab there gave me a panic attack, the way they drive! lol.
I would love to see Temple Grandin's movie. How was it?
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