Thoroughly enjoyed that thought they depicted the autism absolutely brilliantly, and the cast was very good so far. Love Chris Ecclestone as well.
Surely was an eye opener to people ignorant of autism, and autism in small children like Joe.
Honestly, I despised it. I can't even put into words how revolting it was. Autism is the best thing ever in this universe, and it's normies like those idiot parents who make out like it's a bad thing! It is far from a bad thing, we have problems, yeah. But I'd rather be autistic than a boring old normie. :/
Aaahhhhh......I feel so much better now.
I'm Asperger's so I'm the slightly more functional cousin to Autistic, so I can say I see it from both angles.
Yeah, for us, it's NOT a bad thing, because we grow up with it, can cope with it, and live our lives around our quirks and alterations, just like a kid born without a limb or whatever, lives their life around it to the point they don't even imagine a life with that limb.
But for parents or people who don't think like we do, don't relate, don't see the world as we do, it IS a bad thing. A parent is supposed to guide and mould and teach and help their child into adulthood, and when a "normie" parent cannot relate in any way whatsoever to how an autistic child operates it is stressful, and anguishing, because not only is there "in the moment" stress to deal with, but also the stress of foresight, where you have to imagine all the difficulties and problems and potentials ahead of them. Every day becomes a struggle to make sure they adapt and can work properly.
Empathy is one of those things some autistic people can have issue with; just remember that as irritating and awkward and weird as normal people seem to you, it's the same with how they view you.
Functional autism is great, no argument here; but remember that there are still extreme cases around, and those are so horrible for everyone involved, not just the "normies".
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It's me....Bara...it's always bloody Bara!
I don't think they portrayed it negatively, I also have autism by the way, I thought they portrayed the boy as smart, into music, just had a few strange habits, so I don't think it was a negative portrayal at all.
Also as the other poster said it must be really difficult for the parents and you have to have sympathy for them, it is hard enough looking after a "normal" child let alone one with a disability such as autism.
I suppose if you do have autism I should forgive you for your shocking lack of empathy towards those not as high functioning as you are. Would my son rather be a "boring old normie" and have a job, a car, a girlfriend, friends - or autism? Would my niece rather be a "boring old normie" and be able to read, write and talk - or have autism?
You probably can't imagine.
Well that was a brilliant series. Well done BBC. Althought it was a bit abrupt with Nicola and Eddie splitting in the last episode.
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