tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post4345676268879083727..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: What should I know about autism that I'm not learning from pop culture?Amanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-15192317930908341792011-06-19T01:18:30.594-04:002011-06-19T01:18:30.594-04:00Hi Amanda:
I just read this, I'm not sure how ...Hi Amanda:<br />I just read this, I'm not sure how we disagree, based on your comment on my blog. Of course people with ASDs commonly have EF issues and mood issues, but these are not core features and not part of the diagnostic features, but often more disabling than some core features. Many of the fictional characters I described do have these features, eg. David Brent in The UK Office (EF issues help him be bad at his job, mood issues develop later when he's fired). This sort of issue though is not very funny, and the aim of fiction is firstly to entertain in some way, so not standard in comedy characters with ASDs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-74593729272246515562011-06-16T12:26:37.223-04:002011-06-16T12:26:37.223-04:00"'I am so lucky I get to do so many thing..."'I am so lucky I get to do so many things,' she concluded. 'I just want you to know, even though I have Down syndrome, it is O.K.'"<br /><br />This is such a great quote.<br /><br />Oh the article too, these things are what I wish people would be aware of. I ended up being forced to see a counselor and few times when I was still trying to get diagnosed and he was like "well if you have asperger's syndrome you just need to work on your social skills." (this was shortly after someone had called the police to bring me to a hospital for being temporarily nonverbal and not moving enough) I did not see him again.Panchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14695297748121188470noreply@blogger.com