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26 Sep 2007, 7:55 pm

This season of America's Next Top Model has a girl with Asperger's.
http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/americas-next ... 09-heather

Here's a little blurb about it from another site:
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/america ... 11229.aspx

I think it will be interesting to see how Heather does.



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26 Sep 2007, 9:31 pm

I'm with Heather all the way!
Come to think of it, do you believe the producers edited the footage just to make it look like she does or for sympathy?

Again, I am with Heather all the way!


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27 Sep 2007, 7:53 pm

Cool, she's from Indiana! And she has my first name!



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27 Sep 2007, 8:08 pm

I don't usually watch this show until the reruns start showing up, but since Heather is on, I'm watching it this season right now. I missed last week's episode, but i did manage to watch this season's episode. I don't know if she'll make it all the way, but I'll support her to wherever she makes it to.


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01 Oct 2007, 1:44 am

I cought a glimpse of the show tonight. Even though i have seen a picture on her on this forum, I couldn't tell which one she was when I watched the show.
Was it me or did one of the judges made a remark about her not making eye-contact?


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01 Oct 2007, 11:43 am

poopylungstuffing wrote:
I cought a glimpse of the show tonight. Even though i have seen a picture on her on this forum, I couldn't tell which one she was when I watched the show.
Was it me or did one of the judges made a remark about her not making eye-contact?


From the sounds of things at the final judging of the episode it appears that some of the judges weren't aware she has AS. They do seem concerned about her posture though. And there's predictable stupidity from the other contestants regarding her "disability" (their word, not mine).

I actually watched most of the episode, just to see how she did. If it's a marketing ploy, it worked, because I'm generally in the crowd that prefers an ice pick to the eye than watching a "reality" show.

I found myself flashing back to my own teenage years during the scene where the others were all playing in the pool, and Heather was alone in her room writing, or drawing in her book. It's one of the few times I've ever been able to relate to something I saw on TV. I don't know any other aspies (heck, I don't know much of anybody) so it's great to see that my experiences growing up are shared by others. (I'm NOT a weirdo after all!)


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