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He did seem to have some attention seeking behaviours and likes to say things that aggravate people. I think I'd find him hard work in real life and I can see why most of the group couldn't deal with him. Sterling should have been mor euro front but he probably had tried to put him off but it was in oli's mind that he needed to see him so he kept on trying.
That attention seeking and aggravation, that is not typical Aspergers behaviour. Nor is the representation of ASD as not having emotions, or as Oli says, “ like a robot”. I felt sad, it’s depressing to see Aspergers misrepresented this way, and perpetuates a false conception about how people with ASD experience social interaction.
People with Asperger profiles absolutely do have feelings, although they may have difficulty identifying and discussing them. In fact, many feelings – such as fear, anger and joy – seem to be experienced more intensely by those with Asperger profiles than by average people. They often have excess empathy, and are very focussed on learning social skills and helping people understand them, not making ‘it everyone’s problem but mine.’
I saw no empathy in Oli, not many ASD features at all really, I think it more likely he has a personality disorder.
His new extended family were mostly very kind and tolerant in the face of his self centred and immature aggression, I think they’re an amazing group of people coming to terms with extraordinary events. There was a lot that was not shown. I felt for them, with all they had to deal with the last thing they needed was a stranger with psychopathy and a film crew.
FYI -Psychopathy is defined as a mental (antisocial) disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, shows a lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, expresses extreme egocentricity, and demonstrates a failure to learn from experience and other behaviors associated with the condition.
No one wants to diagnose a child with that. Actually sadder for him.