RE: How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger's syndrome

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This show needs to do a couple things to keep me as a loyal fan. Make the kid likeable (should be done easily) and not making him the butt of every joke (hopefully it will be done). Recognize the difficulties such a kids faces, even the painful ones like bullying and social isolation (which it looks like it will do). Have the dad take a swing at his (sorry... his grandpa looks ignorant so far). Oh... and plenty of tickles! (Anyone here that knows me knows that I believe aspie kids must be tickled on a regular basis to keep from getting goofballcitis).

From: rachelfran@...Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:20:00 -0800Subject: ( ) How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger's syndrome

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How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger's syndrome: Sepinwall on TVThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBy Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger Dad Adam Braverman ( Krause) struggles to connect to son Max (Max Burkholder), who has Asperger syndrome, ...

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I think we need to give the show a chance ...

one of the producer's son's has aspergers so at least we know it's coming from a

real place and not just from research ... we also know that meeting one kid

with aspergers is one kid with aspergers so while I hope I see things that

resonate -- I'm willing to accept that some things won't ... Not to mention,

it's a series with a lot of characters and I'm sure over time we'll see lots of

ways for the dx to play out.

i read that the kid is lured into a baseball game because they promise him a

milkshake afterwards ... I'm interested to see how that plays out afterward ..

because I've done that (not with baseball) and seen my son immediately request

the goody - with know acknowledgment of what he just achieved... just the all

business - can we get my milkshake now.

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> This show needs to do a couple things to keep me as a loyal fan. Make the kid

likeable (should be done easily) and not making him the butt of every joke

(hopefully it will be done). Recognize the difficulties such a kids faces, even

the painful ones like bullying and social isolation (which it looks like it will

do). Have the dad take a swing at his (sorry... his grandpa looks ignorant so

far). Oh... and plenty of tickles! (Anyone here that knows me knows that I

believe aspie kids must be tickled on a regular basis to keep from getting

goofballcitis).

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> How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger's syndrome: Sepinwall on

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> The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

> By Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger Dad Adam Braverman ( Krause) struggles

to connect to son Max (Max Burkholder), who has Asperger syndrome, ...

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