Re: Amazing Race contestent has Aspergers Syndrome/OT

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My dh and I are getting fed up with Amazing Race, which we usually

love. They are so jerky with that camera and we never know who is

doing what or when. They show two seconds of one team, flash to

another for four seconds, then to a third....and on and on until you

are dizzy. That plus the over dramatized music track - it makes a

person want to scream. Is it just us?

Last year we were a little unhappy at some of the tasks they made the

contestants do. Like one time they had to climb up to get something

while the natives were all pummeling them with paint or something. It

looked painful really. Another time, they had to run through the

streets in their underwear in the cold weather while people stared and

gawked. It just seems like they keep making the tasks more like " Fear

Factor-ish " as they go along. My personal favorite was when they had

to find the right set of false teeth for the people of one country.

OMG! I hope they stop doing that.

I can't wait for the teams to pair down so we can start following them

without feeling ADD-overload. lol...

 Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) Amazing Race contestent has Asperge

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Syndrome

I think I posted about this before, but the Amazing Race on CBS has a

team composed of best friends, one with Asperger's. I LOVE watching

the two of them interact on the show. So far it hasn't been portrayed

as much as a " disability " but really more of a " condition, " which I

like. I think they placed 2nd in one of the last races...woo-hoo! I'm

going to be so disappointed if they don't win, but until then, it's

great to see a man living with Aspergers who seemingly has a good life

and a great friend. If anyone else is watching, let me know what you

think!