12 May 2012, 6:25 pm
12 May 2012, 7:58 pm
12 May 2012, 8:14 pm
i agree it feels like we are being made fun of.
I don't see it that way ... I think some of it is maybe just a little uncomfortably close to the truth. I felt a bit defensive watching it, bit of an "oh no!" reaction too.
I think it might have been slightly better if not all the characters were so stereotypically "nerdy" because that's more of a cultural thing ... not everyone with AS fits that profile. But, I don't know, maybe that would have been too uncomfortably close to the truth to handle.
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13 May 2012, 4:24 am
Can you post the link? I can't see embedded videos.
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13 May 2012, 8:57 am
13 May 2012, 11:16 am
23 Jun 2012, 11:52 am
23 Sep 2012, 10:00 pm
I am so glad this is just a parody and not a real show that is going to be on TV. I originally fell for it on Youtube, then I came here to see if anyone else was talking about it.
My original thoughts on the video:
0:14 We at the CW know you love Asperger's because it was successful on another show.
That sounds like money, like they are saying this Aspergers is profitable competition against their TV network competitor.
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0:37 Does Jones really have to look that far down, that quizzically?
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0:45 An all aspie high school, or group of aspies does sound interesting, but for a TV show, it would not represent much of what is going on in the real world, sense no such HS exists, it would be hard to make a show when there are no or few examples.
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1:00 Right... Mr. Tough Sheldon...
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1:15 He said Cannon Anyway a group of aspies would not have a session of individual personal topic rambling. So the misconception here, is that aspies say everything they know about a subject for an extended period of time for no apparent reason.
NTs will often say that an aspie rudely interrupted their conversation to ramble on about something that is not at all related to their conversation.
What actually happens is the topic of the Aspie did relate to the NT's topic, but in a way that the NT did not see, and ok some times aspies get a little carried away with it.
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1:48 He shows a flash card of a woman's face. The woman has a frown and tears pouring from her eye's. He asks the other person what it means, and she says happy. I know people can cry when they are happy, but the frown suggests its not that, obviously she is not happy. The misconception is that aspies cannot understand any facial expressions, thats not true. The facial expressions aspies get wrong more of the time are the subtle ones that are used in conjunction with speech, certain movements add to the meaning of words, especially emotional ones or even substitute words all together.
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2:27 The misconception is aspies don't know how to feel. The cause of this misconception is from that they may not always show it. An aspie can feel happy, but too nervous to smile so they look mad. Or an aspie could be sad or mad about something, but if its all too much new information, and if they are stunned, they won't show it.
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2:45 I was displeased with their portrayal of her.
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3:05 Nooooooo not on Fridays! Not on any day. Please don't show this to the world on TV!! ! Thats what I was thinking until I found it was a joke.
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Also the title sounds like aspies smoking something.
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Shhhhh! with the whispering !
26 Sep 2012, 5:20 pm
27 Sep 2012, 7:39 am
Anyway a group of aspies would not have a session of individual personal topic rambling. So the misconception here, is that aspies say everything they know about a subject for an extended period of time for no apparent reason. NTs will often say that an aspie rudely interrupted their conversation to ramble on about something that is not at all related to their conversation.
What actually happens is the topic of the Aspie did relate to the NT's topic, but in a way that the NT did not see, and ok some times aspies get a little carried away with it.
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1:48 He shows a flash card of a woman's face. The woman has a frown and tears pouring from her eye's. He asks the other person what it means, and she says happy. I know people can cry when they are happy, but the frown suggests its not that, obviously she is not happy. The misconception is that aspies cannot understand any facial expressions, thats not true. The facial expressions aspies get wrong more of the time are the subtle ones that are used in conjunction with speech, certain movements add to the meaning of words, especially emotional ones or even substitute words all together.
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2:27 The misconception is aspies don't know how to feel. The cause of this misconception is from that they may not always show it. An aspie can feel happy, but too nervous to smile so they look mad. Or an aspie could be sad or mad about something, but if its all too much new information, and if they are stunned, they won't show it.
I realise that these are your original thoughts, and that you have since changed your stance toard this video upon learning that it's a parody trailer, and not a trailer for an actual show.
However, I would still like to point out that the misconceptions are not so much misconceptions but rather exaggerations. They're making a caricature for the sake of comedy. I greatly enjoyed this video, thinking to myself "It's funny, because it's true".
Yes, it is unlikely that a group of kids with Asperger's syndrome will just stand around monologuing about their interests; usually there will be a semblance of conversation at the very least. But that's the joke, it's an interpretation of the real behaviour, but taken to an absurd extreme. It's that absurd caricature that makes it funny, because the silliness of the actual behaviour is placed under a magnifying glass.
I repeat, I loved the video loads and loads. I can understand, however, why it would annoy some others. There have been certain other stereotypes that have annoyed me in the past, while people told me to chill out because it's just a joke.
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27 Sep 2012, 8:03 am
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