01-17-2008, 09:32 AM
violet_yoshi Wrote:
I think a good way to help your daughter understand emotions, is through cartoons. I'd suggest Anime, because the characters are developed much more realistically, where American cartoons tend to just be a bunch of non-sensical slapstick.
I'd reccomend Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki, as well as My Neighbor Totoro by him. Although My Neighbor Totoro, deals with the idea of maybe losing a parent, so that might be too upsetting a concept for your daughter. I just remembered, after I shut down the computer. That parental loss is also a theme in Spirited Away, because the parents are turned into pigs from eating the spirit's food. So I don't know if that might be upsetting as well.
Pokemon is very good, it's based on the idea of training Pokemon, which are like pet animals with special abilities, for competition. So it teaches social interaction based on a common interest/hobby. Also, some of the psychic Pokemon, have Aspie traits to them.
Like Psyduck and Wobbuffet. They don't really get the rules, like staying in their Pokeball until called for example, but are still accepted. Even though Misty does tend to get frustrated with her Psyduck at times, but later she feels sorry about it.
Another anime, called Panyo Panyo DiGi Charat would also be good. It really is more along the lines of silly slapstick. These girls, who are from a planet called Digicare, where everyone is like human-cats. They have cat ears and tails, but are mostly human. They go on different adventures, with Gema who's like their guardian. Alot of funny slapstick stuff happens to Gema, as well that his voice itself is pretty funny. It's a really fun cartoon.
I hope this has been help, in helping your daughter to understand emotions. I really think that the Japanese have a more intelligent way of encountering emotions, than other cultures tend to. So it's really good for Aspies, who tend to figure things out more from a logical perspective, rather than an intuitive perspective.
I'd reccomend Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki, as well as My Neighbor Totoro by him. Although My Neighbor Totoro, deals with the idea of maybe losing a parent, so that might be too upsetting a concept for your daughter. I just remembered, after I shut down the computer. That parental loss is also a theme in Spirited Away, because the parents are turned into pigs from eating the spirit's food. So I don't know if that might be upsetting as well.
Pokemon is very good, it's based on the idea of training Pokemon, which are like pet animals with special abilities, for competition. So it teaches social interaction based on a common interest/hobby. Also, some of the psychic Pokemon, have Aspie traits to them.
Like Psyduck and Wobbuffet. They don't really get the rules, like staying in their Pokeball until called for example, but are still accepted. Even though Misty does tend to get frustrated with her Psyduck at times, but later she feels sorry about it.
Another anime, called Panyo Panyo DiGi Charat would also be good. It really is more along the lines of silly slapstick. These girls, who are from a planet called Digicare, where everyone is like human-cats. They have cat ears and tails, but are mostly human. They go on different adventures, with Gema who's like their guardian. Alot of funny slapstick stuff happens to Gema, as well that his voice itself is pretty funny. It's a really fun cartoon.
I hope this has been help, in helping your daughter to understand emotions. I really think that the Japanese have a more intelligent way of encountering emotions, than other cultures tend to. So it's really good for Aspies, who tend to figure things out more from a logical perspective, rather than an intuitive perspective.
Yes, I find it hard to understand other's emotions unless they are very clear cut and I see a logical reason for them to feel that way eg. they are sad if they have a bereavement or angry if somebody insulted them.
I don't "get" it when they say nothing is wrong when there is something because it's as if they expect me to be a mind reader and I take their comment at face value.
