"make me normal" Ch 4 Thursday

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tv programme about teenagers living with ASD

Todays Indie gave it a good write-up.

Christie.

I still get a lot of "but (i love the but btw) he's so beautiful" comments. I suppose they won't be saying that when he's covered in spots and howling like a wolf (think he does that already tbh).

So did you wear ankle protectors?

Well am I still ignorant and is sandymogs still offended? I'd like to know. We never get that kind of talk on SN unless someone pops up who isn't usually here and makes assumptions about people. At least RnB and BH know each other and, I am sure, have respect for each other. It may have got a little heated but at least they kept it polite.
My DS certainly looks normal facially and physically but what he does with his face and body certainly does not look normal and it is constant so you can't really miss it. However, I know lots of kids who are much more placid and have less "behaviour" and its harder to tell unless you spend a little time with them. And then there are the more HF ones who yak away and you think "wow", then you spend some time and listen to WHAT they are saying...... If BH didn't think someone looked or acted autistic according to her experience then fair enough, that's just what DH meant too.

I watched this show precisely because I have no real knowledge on the subject but have read threads on here where people have been talking about their experiences and I wanted to know more.The very fact that I found it interesting and very watchable would indicate to me that it is probably not an accurate portrayal of what you all go through Like someone mentioned earlier there was no explanation of what autism actually is and it was porteayed as a behavioural thing It gave me some idea but i'm sure its not the whole story

what is lf and hf?

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thankyou I will butt out now as getting out of my depth thanks rnb xx

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BH'S dd is very high functioning Sandymogs. She's not autistic though, she has a language disorder.

I stuck up for Davros because she hadn't said anything offensive and I know she understands very well the problems families of hf children face (and the children themselves).

As for your "what is it with you LF parents" comment- that is the most offensive comment I have ever seen on mnet. Especially since I've spent a lot of this thread agreeing that it is tough (and different) for HF children.

Sorry Lou, but honestly. I don't think my reply was anything other than reasonable though.

Jimjams - posts crossed!

was more of a general shout out, not aimed at anyone in particular

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RnB I believe the use of Jesus is blasphemous. Now who's offensive?

Hells teeth! my kids are NT, so I feel as if I'm a bit of an interloper on the SN forum but I watch it to imporove my understanding of SN for work.

In the past the SN forum has been about the most moderate and polite 'bit' of MN. But I'll confess to being shocked by SM's posts.

HOORAY!!!!

Well, if that is what you wanted, I can't help but think that you are a rather sad person.

not worth replying to someone deliberately trying to provoke

my god this person isn't even shocking just sick and seeking attention perhaps?sod off sandy

I have 2 boys with HFA and I certainly didn't feel that Davros' post was a "Woe is me. I've got a much harder life than you have" kind of post. Autism is different for everyone. My 2 boys are alike in some ways but are also complete opposites in many other respects. The problems they each have are also very different.

The person in the programme I related to most of all was probably Liam, as he seemed fairly similar to my ds1. My ds2 hits himself a lot when angry or frustrated just as Roxanne did but ds2 is far too young for any such comparisons.

I agree that the SN board is usually fairly calm and polite. It's not often that we need a moderator in here.

Will say again, mn will NOT tolerate direct personal insults or attacks on their website.

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