Britains Got 'Autistic' Talent!! !

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Just want to share this with you all - and wish this young man every success =]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 07aMpyZiJQ

Wouldn't normally watch this show - but I liked this
Not sure why the audience had to patronise him with pity noises though.

This kid is an incredible dancer, especially considering he's practically self-taught.

The audience in shows like that are normally ordered when to applaud and when to make pity noises and when to boo, so it's the production staff you should be blaming, not the audience. Back in the day of sitcoms filmed before a studio audience there was always somebody holding up cards that said "applause" "boo" "awww" etc. I dare say nowadays, on shows such as this one, they will have screen prompts rather than primitive cardboard flashcards, but that's pure speculation as I've never been to one of those shows.

The sympathy votes are going to come rolling in.

Can't watch the video, but I think I know the one you're talking about.

Well, positive representation as such would *hopefully* make this less common eventually. Only thing is the general population may then start to overestimate us, rather than underestimate us.

It was so obvious how they pre-arranged the whole 'How are we going to get to mention the autism?' part.
Every time I've seen that show, it's always got 2 types of people, the attention seekers who just want their face on T.V for a couple of minutes, and the 'sob story' cases. I suppose it isn't the fault of the 2nd group of people though that they come across this way, that would be the producers' fault.

But what annoyed me more was the choice of judges - It's a talent show if I'm not mistaken.
But I suppose celebrities mean good ratings....

On a positive note though, he was a good dancer. It's not my kind of thing, but the acrobatics can be appreciated.

best of luck to him i wish they realise he doesn't need the pity though.

The guy is doing an amazing job and I think that he would do even better, without all of that pity from the public.

I didn't think of that. No need for the audience to act like sheeple though.


Good point. How do you get people to get the balance right?

I don't really know. Perhaps if people treated us more as individuals they would understand our strengths and weaknesses, and that everyone's are different and that we shouldn't overgeneralize.

Yes, how dare they express empathy for someone they know is traveling a harder road in life than they are. How dare they express dismay that such a young child must live his life in a world that doesn't understand him. How dare they clap and cheer in wonderment and excitement when they discover a boy with such talent who was able to overcome barriers to perform in public.

It wasn't a pitiful child who walked onto that stage, it was a brave one. The audience was simply acknowledging this fact.

I am grateful for this young man who has the courage to share his struggles and his talent with the world.

If he gets far in the competition, they are going to run the autism thing into the ground until that's the only thing people will vote for. I do hope people will actually notice him for his dancing talents but knowing the general public and TV producers I highly doubt it.