02-21-2007, 09:25 PM
02-22-2007, 12:35 AM
I watched this programme tonight but with alot of mixed feelings. I come from a different era of child care so when I was those boys ages their behaviour would have been seen simply as bad and they would have been ( most likely phyically ) punished for the things they did. As ever there is no father in the household. The mother, God knows how she copes, but why does she have seven children? She must be permenantly tired, but what discipline does she have over the children, it appeared none.
The AS boy seemed a very well adjusted, I hope he does have success in a computers career.
With regard the coloured glasses, I have worn sun glasses when driving since 1993 for the very reasons the programme gave. Recently I haven't needed to because my cars have had tinted glass windscreens.
The way children are treated is so different today than when I was a child. I don't really know if that is good or bad. It is good if it helps them to adjust their behaviour so that they become valued members of society. It is bad news if they are given labels that allow them to be disruptive and dangerous.
This is just my opinion.
The AS boy seemed a very well adjusted, I hope he does have success in a computers career.
With regard the coloured glasses, I have worn sun glasses when driving since 1993 for the very reasons the programme gave. Recently I haven't needed to because my cars have had tinted glass windscreens.
The way children are treated is so different today than when I was a child. I don't really know if that is good or bad. It is good if it helps them to adjust their behaviour so that they become valued members of society. It is bad news if they are given labels that allow them to be disruptive and dangerous.
This is just my opinion.
02-22-2007, 06:08 PM
I just watched it now; I think it was more positive than I had expected, although I think the mum was a little on the side of a curebie. But, from a parent's perspective, especially a single mother of 7, I think she needs to be cut at least some slack with her views.
Steve - From my understanding of ADHD, punishment wouldn't as effective as a normal situation (I know someone with ADHD, very annoying, doesn't seem to see limits or expectations), but I still agree that she should have at least been doing something!
I found the tinted glasses thing strange, I might take a look into it someday, although I dont think there's much use to me personally (Seeing as my parents aren't aware I'm Aspie, and I will have adapted a lot by the time I'm living on my own).
Heh... "Mum doesn't understand the intricies of HTML..." - what a qoute!
Steve - From my understanding of ADHD, punishment wouldn't as effective as a normal situation (I know someone with ADHD, very annoying, doesn't seem to see limits or expectations), but I still agree that she should have at least been doing something!
I found the tinted glasses thing strange, I might take a look into it someday, although I dont think there's much use to me personally (Seeing as my parents aren't aware I'm Aspie, and I will have adapted a lot by the time I'm living on my own).
Heh... "Mum doesn't understand the intricies of HTML..." - what a qoute!
02-23-2007, 04:44 PM
Noetic Wrote:
The people who make the programme don't write the description in the TV guide.
Good point, I didn't really think when I posted that.
Bob Bobson Wrote:
The glasses themselves aren't for ASD themselves but for Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS) or Irlen Syndrome, a common sensory sensitivity among those with ASD, but it isn't limited to them. I think it comes about because the brain processes visual information too quickly resulting in distortions and hightend sensitivity to things like the flickering rate of lights and the brightness of them. Apparantly the colour of the tinted glasses confuses the brain for a moment slowing the processing down, which illeviates most if not all symptoms associated with SSS.
Thanks for the explanation, much appreciated.
02-25-2007, 04:51 PM
Aeolienne Wrote:
I was glad to have the opportunity to see this programme, as didn't see it the first time around. Inevitably I was comparing what I saw against what I'd heard about the programme or indeed the whole Luke Jackson phenomenon. For instance, I'd heard people raving about how articulate Luke was. Having seen him perform to camera, I can only say that he was about as articulate as most 13-year-old boys, which is not so very (as in using the word "like" in every sentence).
Disappointed not to see more of the eldest brother - Matt I think his name was. I suppose he didn't want to be filmed. It would have been good to have the perspective of an autistic adult. As it is, the programme peddled the usual stereotype of all autistics being children.
Am I the only one who wonders how Jacqui can afford a seven-bedroom house, a car, three computers and studying for all those degrees without a paid job? Is she living off the royalties from the books or her ex-husband's salary? Nice work if you can get it.
Am I also the only one who found it odd to see an obviously prepubescent (well his voice hasn't broken) 13-year-old boy talking about the dating game as if he were way behind his peers? Surely lots of boys (and girls) that age haven't had relationships - or am I showing my age? (I'm 32). Maybe that's what comes of having written a "User Guide to Adolescence" at that age - you then feel obliged to get ahead with mature activities so you can write the updated edition!
Disappointed not to see more of the eldest brother - Matt I think his name was. I suppose he didn't want to be filmed. It would have been good to have the perspective of an autistic adult. As it is, the programme peddled the usual stereotype of all autistics being children.
Am I the only one who wonders how Jacqui can afford a seven-bedroom house, a car, three computers and studying for all those degrees without a paid job? Is she living off the royalties from the books or her ex-husband's salary? Nice work if you can get it.
Am I also the only one who found it odd to see an obviously prepubescent (well his voice hasn't broken) 13-year-old boy talking about the dating game as if he were way behind his peers? Surely lots of boys (and girls) that age haven't had relationships - or am I showing my age? (I'm 32). Maybe that's what comes of having written a "User Guide to Adolescence" at that age - you then feel obliged to get ahead with mature activities so you can write the updated edition!
Yes I agree with all that you say here.
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