I love the idea of all these different people waiting for the same bus, that autism unites very many different people who are united solely by fact they must get on the same bus, I love it as a metaphor! Yep, autistics are people, and people come in many different guises, some kind and lovely, others are arse holes. Autism simply describes a set of challenges (and maybe some strengths), but says nothing about a person's values or qualities as a unique person, good or bad. I was wondering what you think about the idea that suggestions of inherent autistic innocence in some narratives (that autistics are somehow outside of the law) actually infantilises autistics by removing their agency as moral actors, knowing right from wrong. I love this podcast by the way, I'm watching in segments.
Do either of you know any people from drama or TV arts at Manchester University, who might be interested in creating a series about autism, which matches your experience? What about asking for script ideas for a series about a group of austistic students at University from your podcast viewers? There are autistic people in every walk of life. It would be great to have a group of autistic script writers. A lot of series are made by independent companies and then sold to the mainstream networks. Perhaps, it would be good if the series started with only one of them having a diagnosis and the title not giving the game away, that in fact they all have autism. In that way, people get to like the characters, before it becomes apparent that they all have autism. As women with autism often mask, then it would not be unreasonable that the diagnosis would not be clear.
Thank you, both for this very interesting podcast. On the subject of 'low-functioning', I think the term should be changed to people, whom most neurotypical are too impatient to understand. I think that in this day and age, science has the ability to revolutionise the life of these people. I wrote to Professor Attwood recently with ideas on how to improve communications for this group. I don't know, who else to contact. I also think, that education for autistic people needs to be changed, so that it plays to their strengths.
Aspergers Growth There was parts in his Chris Packham documentary aspergers and me. He said, "for 20 years in television I have try to come across as normal. But I want to open up that really my life is not normal" Then he says he has Asperger's syndrome. So that's what great with your documentary it would show the NT in society we can come across as "normal". Like the people interview, they were not flapping and elcholia on camera. Because we learnt to hide what ever personal stims we got I had from age 5 or 6 I rubbed my hands together. And rock on the chair to music. Over time I control this stimming behaviour. So that is aspergers in adults we don't like to flap hands. The problem is as you known non autistic. Think if you don't flap your hands you are like them. NT. So it is very frustrating. So the documentary does so how we are not much different to everyone else. That problem With Aspergers on good day you feel like a king with these super powers. On bad days you feel why was I born. I have gone though some of your old videos. Monologging I agree if I can get on a subject I love like autism. 😀 I can get into a detailed monologue.
I love the idea of all these different people waiting for the same bus, that autism unites very many different people who are united solely by fact they must get on the same bus, I love it as a metaphor! Yep, autistics are people, and people come in many different guises, some kind and lovely, others are arse holes. Autism simply describes a set of challenges (and maybe some strengths), but says nothing about a person's values or qualities as a unique person, good or bad. I was wondering what you think about the idea that suggestions of inherent autistic innocence in some narratives (that autistics are somehow outside of the law) actually infantilises autistics by removing their agency as moral actors, knowing right from wrong. I love this podcast by the way, I'm watching in segments.
Do either of you know any people from drama or TV arts at Manchester University, who might be interested in creating a series about autism, which matches your experience? What about asking for script ideas for a series about a group of austistic students at University from your podcast viewers? There are autistic people in every walk of life. It would be great to have a group of autistic script writers. A lot of series are made by independent companies and then sold to the mainstream networks. Perhaps, it would be good if the series started with only one of them having a diagnosis and the title not giving the game away, that in fact they all have autism. In that way, people get to like the characters, before it becomes apparent that they all have autism. As women with autism often mask, then it would not be unreasonable that the diagnosis would not be clear.
Thank you, both for this very interesting podcast.
On the subject of 'low-functioning', I think the term should be changed to people, whom most neurotypical are too impatient to understand. I think that in this day and age, science has the ability to revolutionise the life of these people. I wrote to Professor Attwood recently with ideas on how to improve communications for this group. I don't know, who else to contact. I also think, that education for autistic people needs to be changed, so that it plays to their strengths.
Your documentary I put a link in the comments of Chris Packham channel.
So it's there if he wants to see it.
Hahaha thanks Gary 😁😁😁
Aspergers Growth There was parts in his Chris Packham documentary aspergers and me.
He said, "for 20 years in television I have try to come across as normal. But I want to open up that really my life is not normal"
Then he says he has Asperger's syndrome.
So that's what great with your documentary it would show the NT in society we can come across as "normal".
Like the people interview, they were not flapping and elcholia on camera.
Because we learnt to hide what ever personal stims we got I had from age 5 or 6 I rubbed my hands together.
And rock on the chair to music.
Over time I control this stimming behaviour.
So that is aspergers in adults we don't like to flap hands.
The problem is as you known non autistic.
Think if you don't flap your hands you are like them.
NT.
So it is very frustrating.
So the documentary does so how we are not much different to everyone else.
That problem
With Aspergers on good day you feel like a king with these super powers.
On bad days you feel why was I born.
I have gone though some of your old videos.
Monologging I agree if I can get on a subject I love like autism. 😀
I can get into a detailed monologue.
I am not sure that we are in a data absorbing age. I think we may be in an opinion absorbing age.