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Autism
Jan 25, 2008 19:40:42 GMT -5
Post by murdock on Jan 25, 2008 19:40:42 GMT -5
I resent the "Hollywood" statement about my Rain Man reference. First of all I was using it as an example of a tic for the people that have never heard the term. Furthermore, I think that Rain Man is an excellent example of a low functioning autistic. The movie walks you through the lives of a wealthy family, their decision to institutionalize their autistic son in fear that he will hurt his younger sibling. You have the younger spoiled sibling reach out to the only family he has left (an institutionalized autistic older brother he was too young remember) and you watch these two brothers create a bond that is true, but clinically impossible. I thought it was heart warming. I believe that autistic children are the closest things to angels we will ever see on earth.
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Autism
Jan 25, 2008 19:51:45 GMT -5
Post by finding on Jan 25, 2008 19:51:45 GMT -5
It is not an accurate portrayal of autism. It is sensationalized for effect. Rain Man didn't do the autism community any favors as it is expected that is how all autistics act. Only a very small percentage of those diagnosed (about 2%) fit that mold.
I have two austic boys, one is moderate to severe and is what is considered low functioning, the other boy is ASD and is higher functioning.
Movies like this are stereotypical and give the wrong impression of what autism truely is.
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Autism
Jan 25, 2008 19:55:35 GMT -5
Post by lumpy on Jan 25, 2008 19:55:35 GMT -5
I resent the "Hollywood" statement about my Rain Man reference. First of all I was using it as an example of a tic for the people that have never heard the term. Furthermore, I think that Rain Man is an excellent example of a low functioning autistic. The movie walks you through the lives of a wealthy family, their decision to institutionalize their autistic son in fear that he will hurt his younger sibling. You have the younger spoiled sibling reach out to the only family he has left (an institutionalized autistic older brother he was too young remember) and you watch these two brothers create a bond that is true, but clinically impossible. I thought it was heart warming. I believe that autistic children are the closest things to angels we will ever see on earth. ;D I don't know anything about that. I get my boxer shorts at K-Mart in Cincinnati and it's ten minutes to Wapner. Yeah. Ten minutes.
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Autism
Jan 25, 2008 20:07:03 GMT -5
Post by murdock on Jan 25, 2008 20:07:03 GMT -5
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Autism
Jan 25, 2008 21:19:22 GMT -5
Post by murdock on Jan 25, 2008 21:19:22 GMT -5
Silence is often one of the hardest arguments to refute.
- Josh Billings (1818-1885)
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Autism
Jan 25, 2008 22:04:48 GMT -5
Post by murdock on Jan 25, 2008 22:04:48 GMT -5
I have just been informed that by referencing Rain Man, I have stereotyped autism. For this I am truly sorry. I know that this is a serious condition and I did not mean to make this discussion into a 3 ring circus. I applaud all of the mothers of autistic children for your strength and endurance.
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JC
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 11:01:53 GMT -5
Post by JC on Feb 12, 2008 11:01:53 GMT -5
actually rain man was based on a true story, and while most movies that base themselves on true stories take their own liberties, that isnt the case with rain man. Kim Peek wasnt just autistic, he was a 'mega-savant' which is EXTREMELY rare. now, it isnt right for people to automatically assume that because your child is autistic they are like kim peek. hardly ANY autistic people are, in fact one can be a savant without being autistic.
so, its not entirely hollywoods version of autism. its just not yours.
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 11:46:11 GMT -5
Post by freckles on Feb 12, 2008 11:46:11 GMT -5
Everybody is diffrent
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 12:51:33 GMT -5
Post by finding on Feb 12, 2008 12:51:33 GMT -5
actually rain man was based on a true story, and while most movies that base themselves on true stories take their own liberties, that isnt the case with rain man. Kim Peek wasnt just autistic, he was a 'mega-savant' which is EXTREMELY rare. now, it isnt right for people to automatically assume that because your child is autistic they are like kim peek. hardly ANY autistic people are, in fact one can be a savant without being autistic. so, its not entirely hollywoods version of autism. its just not yours. I am fully aware that Rain Man was based on a real person, but the story was glamorized for effect. These are the stories that are portrayed by Hollywood; glamorized or an autistic person doing something great that mainstream society would find amazing. Because savants are what is portrayed, it is assumed that that is what autism is about, it takes the most sensational stories and portrays them as reality for every autistic family. The only story I have seen portrayed accurately is a documentary called Refridgerator Mothers. The real story of autism is ignorant people making comments in public because the child or person is acting differently, pica and smeared feces, seizure disorders that cannot be explained, screaming fits that last for no apparent reason, gains of development in unexpected areas while day to day activities that the general population take for granted are difficult at best to acheive, frustrations and tantrums because they cannnot explain what they feel and need. The unexpected stories like an autistic boy making a free throw, Einstein, or Temple Grandin are wonderful and amazing, but the true heros of this disorder don't get the recognition they deserve.
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 13:02:35 GMT -5
Post by jules on Feb 12, 2008 13:02:35 GMT -5
Would you say that the depiction of the narrator in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a realistic portrayal, in your opinion?
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 13:09:32 GMT -5
Post by finding on Feb 12, 2008 13:09:32 GMT -5
Would you say that the depiction of the narrator in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a realistic portrayal, in your opinion? I have only been able to read excerpt of the book as my oldest son threw a fit and destroyed it when I brought it home. He knows he has autism and is different, and doesn't like the reminders being present in his home. From the few parts I was able to read I was able to better understand how his mind works.
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 13:13:23 GMT -5
Post by rocko on Feb 12, 2008 13:13:23 GMT -5
I think any book written on autism may be correct for some, but not for others...my child is VERY different from finding's sons. They all have similar things that make their diagnosis fall within the same catagory, but they are all so very different. My son has a sensory problem and he shuts down when overwhelmed. Finding, does your son shut down or act out when overwhelmed?
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 13:21:17 GMT -5
Post by finding on Feb 12, 2008 13:21:17 GMT -5
The oldest one does. He either shuts down and isolates himself from the situation or "stems" with the hand flapping and finger twirling.
The youngest is very social, but if he gets overwhelmed he will cover his ears and cry.
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 13:31:06 GMT -5
Post by rocko on Feb 12, 2008 13:31:06 GMT -5
Kyle has this thing were he will still function, but you can tell he is "off". His eyes are blank. Totally blank.
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Autism
Feb 12, 2008 14:17:26 GMT -5
Post by finding on Feb 12, 2008 14:17:26 GMT -5
Buddy does the same thing, Justus doesn't, the spectrum is just so wide ranging . . . .
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