Re: TV episode of Parenthood to feature Aspergers

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It's an excellent show. My gut is that they'll be very responsible about how they portray it.Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "UMgirl" <chevinsea@...>Sender: Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:41:38 -0000< >Reply Subject: ( ) TV episode of Parenthood to feature Aspergers The show Parenthood, this Tuesday night, will be showing an episode where a child is told he has Aspergers. I dont mind watching this but should I allow my tween aspie to watch it?

[Guest guest]

You can watch it yourself first and then decide later on if you want your child

to see it.

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> The show Parenthood, this Tuesday night, will be showing an episode where a

child is told he has Aspergers. I dont mind watching this but should I allow my

tween aspie to watch it?

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[Guest guest]

I have not watched the show. If you are concerned about your child watching it,

I would suggest recording it, watch it, and then determine if you feel it is

appropriate for them to watch. On a personal note, my son was not diagnosed

until he was 16 1/2. Once he received the dx, watching something where someone

is on the spectrum helped him to better understand his quirks are because of a

problem, not because he is weird. Currently on the Amazing Race is a young man

with Asperger's.

Debbi in SO CA

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> The show Parenthood, this Tuesday night, will be showing an episode where a

child is told he has Aspergers. I dont mind watching this but should I allow my

tween aspie to watch it?

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[Guest guest]

From the very first episode of this show, my husband & I have felt that the

producers have a hidden camera in our home, b/c the week's topic is usually

something we are experiencing with our 7-yr-old son. Last week, we were a bit

relieved that the next show will feature Max's parents telling him about his dx,

so that we could ise the information " in the future. " .

Well, as chance would have it, on Friday night, when we were coming back from

having dinner and allowing the boys to play in the Chick-Fil-A indoor

playground, my son asked me, " Mama, how come I'm so different from all the

other kids? " I asked him what he meant, and he gave some examples of how he gets

angry, can't stop thinking about things, and how he's so good at computer games.

I told him he was different-- that we all are -- and that what makes him

different also makes him unique. That seemed to work, and he smiled, but we're

seriously considering ahring some more concrete information with him and have

been readin and researching all weekend.

We are definitely looking forward to tomorrow's episode!

Gladys

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> > The show Parenthood, this Tuesday night, will be showing an episode where a

child is told he has Aspergers. I dont mind watching this but should I allow my

tween aspie to watch it?

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[Guest guest]

The episodes are posted on the website like the day after, if you don't have a

recorder.

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> You can watch it yourself first and then decide later on if you want your

child to see it.

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