beatrice_otter | (Reply)

Wandering in from network - Flashpoint's autistic-kid episode is not QUITE that show, but it is closer than this episode was. *sighs at it*

The reason people with autism get obsessed with patterns is because they have a harder time figuring out patterns than most people do, and so cling to the patterns they do understand

I once described this to someone when we were talking about difficulty reading expressions: it's not that I can't SEE that your face muscles are doing all sorts of things. I can. In fact, I probably see muscle-movements in your face you have no idea you are making! It's just that I'm not always sure which of those movements I am supposed to be deriving information from, especially the little ones.

He wouldn't look or act like a normal kid, no, but he wouldn't be a zombie.

That really bugged me.

By the way, the HBO movie Temple Grandin is an excellent movie, Claire Daines was note-perfect as a person with autism and the cinematography and special effects really take you into what the world looks like inside her head.

Oooer. I had actually been looking for an endorsement/condemnation about that one from someone who actually knew Autism, so this stranger says thank you. :)