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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: I Hate Rain Man!

FalconSoaring
Posted: 15 Jan 2010, 10:24 am 

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In August of 2006, the comic "Pooch Cafe," about robotic looking Poncho and his pack of dog pals ran two very offensive strips about autism. One strip said that Poncho was "an idiot savant like R*** M**" and the following day the strip made even more cruel negative comments of that ilk about people ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: I Hate Rain Man!

FalconSoaring
 Post subject: I Hate Rain Man!
Posted: 15 Jan 2010, 10:20 am 

Replies: 46
Views: 7,071
I really do. Ever since this 1988 movie hit the theaters in early 1989, there are many people who think people with autism are like that cliche savant. Fewer than 10% of the autistic population even HAVE savant skills and there are fewer than 100 people alive today who are prodigious savants. Daniel...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Your special interest?

FalconSoaring
Posted: 14 Jan 2010, 10:09 pm 

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The Beatles have been my special interest since I was a child.

I also love raptors and classic cars.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Aspie/Autistic Characters on TV

FalconSoaring
Posted: 14 Jan 2010, 10:08 pm 

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Felix Unger from The Odd Couple
Danny Tanner of Full House
Diane Chambers of Cheers
Schroeder in Peanuts
Dexter in Dexter's Lab
Brainy Smurf

I think these characters have Asperger's.
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