Cornflake
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| aspie48 wrote: | | ci wrote: | | I do not watch T.V. I am glad you understand what I'm saying. |
Welcome back ci! |
This thread is almost a year old, and ci's post was made on Fri Mar 04; he is not back.
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aspie48
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| Cornflake wrote: | | aspie48 wrote: | | ci wrote: | | I do not watch T.V. I am glad you understand what I'm saying. |
Welcome back ci! |
This thread is almost a year old, and ci's post was made on Fri Mar 04; he is not back. |
o my bad i need to read the dates 
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I love how they move the conversation directly to "you have autism..." While the two are related, I wouldn't worry so much about aspergers being part of autism, it promotes the misconception that aspergers = stupid which in turn makes it harder for a kid to accept that he has aspergers. With our unique social sensitivities, why make us feel intellectually challenged when we are anything but? Rather, bring aspie kids into a social culture of their own kind. Treat them with respect for their their talents and interests and help them form a vision for their entry and contributions to society. There is nothing cry worthy about having aspergers or having a kid with it. Though NBC seems to think they can make a "powerful" drama out of it... ridiculous... |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| guess i need to read dates too... |
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Feralucce
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just my 2 cents...
I have watched the show. They mostly get it right. the little boy, Max, has Asperger's. His is not severe. It's not mild. The program has been touted as having a realistic portrayal by psychiatric professionals, parents of autistic spectrum individuals and by the other asperger's individuals I know. (I have no frame of reference as I was not diagnosed until adulthood.)
The executive producer, Jason Katims, has an Asperger's son. Teachers at the Nexus school, said said many elements of the show rang true. Some parents of children with Asperger's say they are thrilled just to have the subject treated in a compassionate way, which they hope will lead to greater understanding.
That being said, I am annoyed by any "very special episode" Promo... but i do not think that the parents were over acting in any way. I have seen the same expression on faces when I have to explain "What is wrong" with me.
All in all... meh. |
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glider18
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject: drama |
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I watched the TV clip from the OP---it is dramatic in order to fulfill the entertainment needs of television. It is probably accurate with many families, and not accurate with others. I have Asperger's, and my wife and I suspected our youngest son had Asperger's when we scheduled him for a diagnosis from a child psychiatrist specializing in things like autism. Here was our day---we go through the evaluation, and after testing the psychiatrist said, "It is of my professional opinion that your son has Asperger's." He recommended we get an IEP with our school. Were we upset? No. Was our son upset? No. What did we do? Well...we left the psychiatrist's office and ate at Olive Garden. Then we went home and lived our normal routine. When school started a few weeks later, we got the IEP---and things are going well.
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munch15a
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| I agree with your first post nuff said |
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OliveOilMom
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The Dad is the guy who was in "Six Feet Under". I think I've seen the kid in a commercial somewhere. I'll have to Google now.
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