I saw the Temple Grandin film. I thought it was good.
I am happy that she got a friend and a job. I just don't understand how someone could just eat jello and yogurt/puddings. I don't think that is true. Otherwise how could she be healthy?
I saw it over the weekend and it explained to me why autistic people are afraid of harmless things like sliding doors. They see something in their mind that is dangerous and Temple was seeing the slaughter when she doors open and close. So she was terrified going through them. Also how she acted and talked, it made me wonder if that's how she acted when she was young because when I saw her last summer, she seemed normal. She did say she was very autistic when she was in her 20's.
Temple Grandin reminds me of Pat from It's Pat. The androgyny and monotone voice.
What also I didn't like about the film. She would have meltdowns and she didn't think it was ok just to cry in her room. Her mother would force her to go to parties. She had to go in her squeeze machine. That worked for her and she liked it. Eventually she got a room mate who accepted her and her machine. I don't think that people should expect that all people with autism need a squeeze machine and never will have a meltdown again.
I think I am more normal acting now than I was when I was twenty as well. I think being able to watch more films and research on the internet has really helped me to understand other people's thoughts and feeling more. When I was a student I really didn't want to do anything much other than study and spend time in libraries. I didn't even watch television.
I did like when she turned the television from the love theme film to the animal kingdom. She also liked to watch the man from Uncle. It was also nice that she did the visual commentary for her visually impaired roommate even when the other people there were so unempathic.
Did anyone see anything wrong with my post in this thread? I got a nasty email from someone telling me what a ignorance *** I am and a jerk and I was trying to provoke people. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, one of my aspie friends didn't think so either.
She didn't say why she was afraid of the sliding doors. She would picture a guillotine in her head. Nothing to do with animals or slaughter houses. If she was afraid of slaughterhouses, she would not have tried to work there.
Some people are afraid of sliding doors because they don't want to get caught in them including elevator doors, train doors, bus doors etc. I sometimes get afraid that garage doors will hit my car if I don't drive through them fast enough.
If you are trying to be subtly anti-meat eaters, then you are provoking people. People can have their own viewpoints about those issues.
Well you could tell she was frightened by them and the movie showed what she was seeing in her head and I thought that was a very good way of explaining to people why autistics are afraid of harmless things. I didn't say anything about animals or slaughter homes, just the slaughter thing which was the blade. I didn't know what to call it. We have no idea what goes on in their heads and they might have troubles expressing why. I have had irrational fears too like I used to be afraid of toilets. They had a hole at the bottom and things got sucked down there and it scared me to be over that hole. I know anyone can have irrational fears because they were maybe trapped in a elevator so of course they would have that phobia, if someone got attacked at night, of course they be afraid of the dark. I have been afraid of noise too so I was afraid to pull the string on this thing you buy on the the of July and stringers pop out. They are also bought on the New Year's. I'm even afraid to sit on balloons because I was afraid of the sound. Even parents don't understand their kids irrational fears. They might not understand why is their child so afraid of the dark but they use a night light anyway for him or leave on the hall light and wait till he is a sleep before turning it off.
I wasn't doing anything to provoke people and I hate it when I get misunderstood but this person didn't know me well enough and she has read my posts at WP so she should have known better. She was either trolling me or she is that stupid. I can see why she get banned from WP. Next time I am going to read through someone's posts before I become their friend. How people express themselves, what their thoughts and views are, how they respond to people, how they treat others resembles what kind of people they are. When people read through my posts, they can tell I am nice and supportive, give good advice, I miss sarcasm from time to time, I only get mean to people when they deserve it. I was told I am very well respected at WP even though I felt hated there and ignored. Not everyone is going to like me of course and there will always be people out there who will misunderstand me and not want to understand me.
Did anyone see anything wrong with my post in this thread? I got a nasty email from someone telling me what a ignorance *** I am and a jerk and I was trying to provoke people. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, one of my aspie friends didn't think so either.
People on this site are crazy touchy at times. I think political correctness needs to die a horrifying death. 
GRRRRRRRR!!!!
What is title of this film and where can I find it? I been looking for it and had no luck. >_<;
Me, too. (what is the Temple Grandin film and where can I see it?)
and, what's WP? I see many references to it, but don't know what it is.
thanks.
I don't know what the Temple Grandin film is called either, but you would probably be able to find out if you googled her name and "film".
WP is WrongPlanet which is another site for people on the Spectrum, their friends and family.
Thanks Marcia.
I'll watch it next Sunday at 9:00pm on HBO2. I wish it was on Demand though.