'Greg' photo

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Don't know about anyone else, but I find the photo of 'greg' very upsetting and it pops up every time I come to this forum. It's actually stopping me from coming here - this is the first time I've been on in over a week.

Any chance it could be removed?

thanks

I'm not familiar with it. Is it someone's avatar?

i believe they mean the little boy in the little box on the main page of the forum index?

That's the one, thanks

I don't see him because I use an ad blocker.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... lock-plus/

He's not in a box, he's sitting down facing away from the camera, on a pathway in what looks like a park or something (lots of green grass). What's disturbing about it?

When I load the main page, it only shows for a little while, then it collapses into two bars at the top that you'd have to mouse over to see him.

^I see what you mean now, he's not an ad and I do see him. But yeah, he has never bothered me.

I don't mind the photo. It looks like basic stock imagery.

What I do not like is the line:

I think that's an awful way to start that kind of discussion. That stopped me from reading the actual article and it bugs me every time I come here because that stupid line is bold-faced so I see it every time.

You know how I told my 11 year old?

I said, "You know how you forget things, have trouble completing assignments, the teacher keeps reminding you to stay on task and everything seems rushed?" [waited for his agreement] "It's because you have a thing called Aspergers Syndrome. It changes how you perceive things and it can be harder to focus on things you aren't interested in. I have Aspergers, too. I know how you feel and how easy it is for things to get away from you. A lot of people have Aspergers and your school and teacher know how to help you so things are a bit easier. Aspergers is something you're born with and it stays with you. But it's not all about letting people accommodate you. You will have to do a little more work to stay focused, remember things, and pick up skills. I'm still learning."

He was on board.

I would never tell a child that his brain works differently than everybody else.

It does annoy me a little bit, but nothing major.

Just imagine that he's burning ants with a magnifying glass or something.

seriously though, if it bothers you that much - try the wrongplanet.net discussion board.

I don't have a problem with the picture. I just have a problem with the way that his mum told him about his AS.

She knows him best and knew it would be the right way to tell him. Different people, a different way. It seemed to be the right approach for him.

Thanks everyone, I'm going through stuff I can't tell you about - not yet.

It's a personal upset to me, I'll just need to quickly more away from it, I am on wrongplanet.net from the UK, not sure what you mean above.