BS: Aspergers Syndrome?

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 29 Aug 08 - 05:03 PM

An inspirational BBC documentary about one woman and her 7 children. All 4 boys have a mixture of autism/aspergers/adhd/dyslexia. All 3 girls have none.

Part 5 deals with the optical side of things and how coloured lenses can make a huge improvement in the lives of some autistic people.

'MY FAMILY & AUTISM'

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Riginslinger
Date: 29 Aug 08 - 05:06 PM

It does seem to affect boys to a much greater extent than boys, doesn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 29 Aug 08 - 05:20 PM

And this is the other documentary, which runs in conjunction with the one above:

'THE AUTISM PUZZLE'

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Riginslinger
Date: 29 Aug 08 - 05:34 PM

I mean affect boys more than girls, sorry.

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 30 Aug 08 - 07:27 AM

How very strange...

I put all those links in last night, to both BBC documentaries, which were highly informative and illumnating...and this morning *every single* one of them has been removed.

Now, if I were a little paranoid......... ?


Sorry, to the good people who may have wanted to watch them.

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 30 Aug 08 - 07:37 AM

I should add that they've been removed by Youtube, not Mudcat.

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 30 Aug 08 - 07:45 AM

Ok, here is a series of links to an entire film about Marty Murphy, a lovely lady, whose life was transformed by people who loved and understood her..

They have been put onto the internet by the man who made the film, Graham Streeter, so they are out there on Youtube and on his site, with his full knowledge and permission. So they will not get to 'strangely disappear' as the ones above did.

Return To Autism - Normal Folk - A Film

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 31 Aug 08 - 05:44 AM

GUEST,JD,

Thanks for your comments & obvious concern.

I'm not asking the www folks out of any maliciousness towards my friend, on the contrary, even though I've checked out the links provided by respondents here & elsewhere, I'm seeking other unobtrusive yet effective ways of pointing him towards making more of his talents.

Hope you can understand my motives better now

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 31 Aug 08 - 05:51 AM

.........also, I don't feel I've breached any confidentiality as regards this individual, as no one here can possibly identify him

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Riginslinger
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 12:16 AM

There might be something else going on, though, Mr. Happy. In the material I've read about Aspergers, I don't recall seeing anything about bad coordination and/or dropping things, and developments of that nature. It's mostly about difficulty communicating and reading body language, and organizing things to the nth degree, and etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 03:49 AM

"His hand/ eye co-ordination is poor & has probs catching a ball or hitting one with a bat [while playing with the children] Can appear quite clumsy, knocking things over, dropping things. Has frequent accidents, falling over, falling from bike, & sustaining lots've injuries through not seeming able to put out a hand etc to save himself.He's quite a pleasing singing voice, & enjoys it more if musicians [such as me & other chums] accompany his renditions.
His timing for music is extremely wobbly, & its quite hard for us to play along, 쳌etho we try our best."



He may well have Dyspraxia.

He may also be Dyslexic.

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Megan L
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 04:04 AM

If you have not discussed this with him and have not told him about this thread then you are not a friend a friend does not gossip about you behind your back even in the guise of being concerned.

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 07:38 AM

Megan L,

See PM

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: GUEST,Dr Steve Benson
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 06:28 AM

Yet another apocryphal vision completely unmarred by evidence. Read the papers, there is so much bad science out there that people come to believe stupid things. MMR vaccine cause autism? A sample of 6 and something written by a rank amateur gets more prominence than the voice of reason supported by evidence. There is a genetic component to Asperger's syndrome and since Asperger's people tend to work in similar professions they tend to meet and marry - this accounts for a marginal increase in frequency due to breeding, diagnosis is better now and this accounts for a little more. Aspergers is a sociable syndrome which means it is often accompanied by other syndrome such as OCD etc., Asperger's like symptoms can be observed in some people who have sustained brain damage due to injury or disease - an in some people it can even be learned behaviour or symptomatic of abuse or neglect. Relying on a fallible memory to recall the 1980s is bit dumb ... nostalgia isn't what it used to be ... show us your reseach and evidence.

By the way I have Asperger's syndrome and have come to regard it as a professional asset.

Subject: RE: BS: Aspergers Syndrome?
From: Riginslinger
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 07:40 AM

"There is a genetic component to Asperger's syndrome and since Asperger's people tend to work in similar professions they tend to meet and marry - this accounts for a marginal increase in frequency due to breeding..."


                  It might be marginal now, but in todays socail atmosphere it would seem to increase in frequency. As time passes, it would also seem to increase the numbers in the general population substantially.