Aspergers

[Rhiannon]

I can relate to this as the woman in the story reminds me so much of one of my kids, who is awaiting an ASD assessment for Aspergers. It makes me so sad.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43950171

[Gordon]

Just read this: utterly insensitive and disrespectful in that apparently she was manhandled in public, and surely this could have been handled better since the lady told them she had Asperger's: also disappointing that some members of the audience were just as insensitive as the staff.

At least the BFT have had the good grace to hold their hands up and are doing something about it.

[Steve H]

Herr Doktor Asperger did a lot of good in the world, but unfortunately it has recently emerged that, while hardly in the Mengele league, he was somewhat morally compromised by invlovelent in the Nazi "euthanasia" programme. https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/health/2018/04/after-revelations-about-hans-asperger-let-s-change-how-we-talk-about-autism

[Rhiannon]

The BFI has a library of films on living with Aspergers. Ffs.

[Nearly Sane]

People are unable to adjust to the complexity of life (wow, this non swearing thing is odd)

[Rhiannon]

Non swearing?

[Nearly Sane]

Non swearing?

I seem to swear less - not by deliberate choice.

[Rhiannon]

Ohhh. I don’t seem to have that affliction.

[Steve H]

I seem to swear less - not by deliberate choice.

You must have whatever the opposite of Tourette's is.

[Nearly Sane]

You must have whatever the opposite of Tourette's is.

Etterout's?

[Harrowby Hall]

B EtterOut than in?

[Rhiannon]

Asperger's syndrome can manifest itself in many ways. Our eldest grandson (16) has it, and when younger his behaviour could be sometimes hard to control. Fortunately now he is older he has it under control, and a nicer young man you couldn't wish to meet.

Aspergers and ASD do indeed manifest in different ways and being able to control their emotions and reactions can be incredibly challenging for people with them, largely because they can’t process things such as change or social situations, or because they have a sensory overload. I’ve noticed with my daughter that as she’s got older her reactions to noise have become less noticeable, and while she can’t always read strangers very well she’s extremely tuned in to the emotions of people she knows. When she was small it could be far more challenging to take her out - not least because she processed her world by touching everything - but she was as delightful then as she is now.

[Enki]

Just read this: utterly insensitive and disrespectful in that apparently she was manhandled in public, and surely this could have been handled better since the lady told them she had Asperger's: also disappointing that some members of the audience were just as insensitive as the staff.

At least the BFT have had the good grace to hold their hands up and are doing something about it.

If I had been in the audience, and found the laughing disruptive to my enjoyment,and realised that the person laughing had Asperger's, then I would have quietly walked out rather than try to spoil her enjoyment by complaining.

My wife's brother has cerebral palsy and also has a very loud voice. He also loves the theatre and we regularly used to go to Stratford to see various Shakespeare plays. Part of his disability was his penchant for making comments in his very loud voice, quite oblivious of the effect it might have on others sitting near us. Luckily my wife could always make him realise that his stentorian tones were not conducive to the enjoyment of others so that no problem developed.

Much more interesting was the attitude of the staff on occasions. E.g. in the interval we were sometimes asked by the staff as to what he would like to drink, to which we always responded, 'I don't know, why not ask him'.

[Rhiannon]

It makes me sad to think that the intolerance that my daughter faced at school won’t go away in the world of the so-called grown ups.

[floo]

Our grandson didn't cope well at primary school, and our daughter decided he would be home schooled for his secondary education, which has worked well, he completed his GCSEs by the time he was 16 in January, mostly with A*s. He is now tutoring himself where his 'A' levels are concerned, he reckons they are beyond his Mother's capabilities. He is going on a trans rail trip around Europe in June, with a friend of his, he is train mad.

I am of the opinion my husband also has Asperger's, which would explain a lot, and why he was so very different to the other lads I had encountered. He fascinated me, which is why we got together.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Am I allowed a joke here?

So a chap in a Ferrari pulls up at Tesco with a squeal of brakes and a flurry of gravel, and side skids it perfectly into a handicapped space. The attendant comes rushing over and says, "You can't park here - it's reserved for handicapped people". "Yes I can" says the driver, "I've got Tourette's. Now f*** off you c***!".

Sorry, but it made me smile anyway.

[Steve H]