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CockneyRebel
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13 Jul 2014, 10:13 pm

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mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
I actually think it's a good thing more movies and television shows are introducing aspie characters. I mean, at this point they are definitely portrayed in a stereotypical manner, but they have to start somewhere, and starting with characters like Sheldon Cooper is better than doing nothing at all. I can definitely see the media portrayal of aspie characters improving over time and becoming less stereotypical, much like the portrayal of other minorities.

I've actually been compared to Sheldon Cooper a couple of times, and I sometimes compare myself to him as well. Not only is he one of my favorite sitcom characters ever, he helps provide a convenient point of comparison when I'm trying to explain myself to people. :P


Ditto all the way.
Given recent events with guns, I would rather be compared to Sheldon Cooper than to Adam Lanza.


I'd also rather be compared to Sheldon. I'd rather be teased and loved than feared and respected.


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14 Jul 2014, 2:22 am

I connected with Sheldon before I connected Sheldon with Asperger's or got diagnosed myself.

And, just to be an anal retentive here, TBBT doesn't utilize a laugh track. They film in front of a live studio audience with microphones planted to record the laughs.

Anyway, back on topic, I don't recall the episode where Sheldon got diagnosed with or even tested for Asperger's. If exhibiting the symptoms of Asperger's is enough for a diagnosis, then why did I have to suffer through about 4 hours of testing?

I'm always amazed when people come out and diagnosis television characters with this disorder or that one based on the very limited behavior depicted (we're not talking about something in real time, like "24"--we're talking about shows that often condense 2-3 days into one under 30 minute episode), when, in real life, even seeing how that character behaves second by second over the course of a few years isn't even actually good enough for a diagnosis.

Hollywood isn't making a joke out of Asperger's until they actually give a character Asperger's and make a joke out of them, which I'm yet to see.



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15 Jul 2014, 6:33 am

waltwilliam12 wrote:
Hollywood isn't making a joke out of Asperger's until they actually give a character Asperger's and make a joke out of them, which I'm yet to see.


I agree.


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15 Jul 2014, 9:19 pm

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:P Even tho I am an old fart, I do appreciate the youngers here as have learnt much of who I am today. I didn't have the fortune of being diagnosed as a child. Consequently much of what I did on learned on the fly by trial and error in an attempt to fit in. Looking back I did a miserable job and only reason I was tolerated was my talent at programming (PLCs) before they were taught in places of higher learning. Was quite in demand as colleges didn't teach such things back then. Now of course they have programs for controls engineering and won't even give me a second look and with my other medical issues, I am pretty much unemployable these days. Not complaining, at least I had a stab at a somewhat normal life that otherwise may not have had.


I am in my 6th decade. One was either institutionalized or not back then. I think this was a great gift. Auctually, I had a dream childhood. Lots of freedom and outdoor play. I could beat up anyone who didn't leave me alone. I was raised in an aspie family so my mom taught me lots of tricks to get by. There was no NCLB, so I could just nestle into a crack and mature at my own rate. What they do to aspies today would have driven me mad.


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20 Aug 2014, 12:46 pm

"Despite speculation that Sheldon's personality traits may be consistent with Asperger syndrome, obsessive?compulsive personality disorder and asexuality,[5][7] co-creator Bill Prady has repeatedly stated that Sheldon's character was neither conceived nor developed with regard to any of these traits.[7]"
a little wikipedia can go a long way.
http://www.aoltv.com/2009/08/14/come-up ... -aspergers
however one of the great artist of german expresionism was a mentally unstable pedophile ands another was a scitzofrenic and im pretty sure beatoven was a child savant. if you wanted to try and look for famous or at least notable people with mental illness or who are gifted in various ways i would think that i would be suprised if there hadent already been a artist at certian points who had it. the germans were pretty big into the art of the mentally ill and or people who were in general considered outsiders for a while and its kinda still a thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_art
id be extremly amazed if you couldnt find someone on this list who had autism.