The Asperger syndrome

chopper wrote: Interesting article, thanks for posting it. My son has Aspergers and has some of the traits mentioned e.g. clumsiness, the handwriting and the social skills, however he is extremely clever having just finished a Masters in Physics with Space Science.

Jaketejas wrote: Well ... it's no wonder we like chatting with each other in this forum. Well, at least I know I like chatting with you folks. I know I'm a bit boneheaded sometimes. I think the version of Pleasure Principle I have includes a lot of tracks from both of those albums. It's like a huge extended version. And, yes. Friends Are Electric! Just finished the series ... The Good Life (Good Neighbors). That's a fave of mine. There are others (IT Crowd), but some I like can be bitingly sarcastic in the extreme.

I don't think you've been boneheaded, you bring up interesting notions. I always value people who cause me to think about things deeply, and you've done that.

Replicas and I Robot by Alan Parsons Project were the first two albums as a kid that I can remember falling for. They really connected with me.

As for British comedies, I love lots of the classics and more modern ones. Sometimes I go for the dark comedy ones: Peep Show, The League of Gentlemen, Brass Eye, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Inside No. 9 if it counts, Nathan Barley, Psychoville, Snuff Box, Toast of London, Misfits if it counts, Extras, The Thick of It, Look Around You, and People Like Us are some of my more modern favourities. Amongst the older ones, I love Yes Minister, and Yes PM, Allo Allo, and Black Adder, and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.

I've definitely enjoyed The Good Life and IT Crowd ("I'm disabled" too).

I did little poll/ topic on British comedies of the last 20 or so years a few years ago: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=107721&

Logan wrote: Jaketejas wrote: Well ... it's no wonder we like chatting with each other in this forum. Well, at least I know I like chatting with you folks. I know I'm a bit boneheaded sometimes. I think the version of Pleasure Principle I have includes a lot of tracks from both of those albums. It's like a huge extended version. And, yes. Friends Are Electric! Just finished the series ... The Good Life (Good Neighbors). That's a fave of mine. There are others (IT Crowd), but some I like can be bitingly sarcastic in the extreme. I don't think you've been boneheaded, you bring up interesting notions. I always value people who cause me to think about things deeply, and you've done that. Replicas and I Robot by Alan Parsons Project were the first two albums as a kid that I can remember falling for. They really connected with me. As for British comedies, I love lots of the classics and more modern ones. Sometimes I go for the dark comedy ones: Peep Show, The League of Gentlemen, Brass Eye, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Inside No. 9 if it counts, Nathan Barley, Psychoville, Snuff Box, Toast of London, Misfits if it counts, Extras, The Thick of It, Look Around You, and People Like Us are some of my more modern favourities. Amongst the older ones, I love Yes Minister, and Yes PM, Allo Allo, and Black Adder, and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. I've definitely enjoyed The Good Life and IT Crowd ("I'm disabled" too). I did little poll/ topic on British comedies of the last 20 or so years a few years ago: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=107721&

Thanks and ditto! My fave is when Jenn is faking Italian! :-)

I will definitely check out some of the higher polling ones. Wonderful!

BaldJean wrote: TenYearsAfter wrote: Excellent example, you made yourself clear, I love the word 'sugarcoatings'. In the Netherlands we have famous comedian Andre Van Duin, the same as with Louis De Funes, a wide range of facial expressions, perhaps you have heard of him? sorry, Friede and I are not familiar with Andre Van Duin

 

Edited by MortSahlFan - June 23 2019 at 15:37

TenYearsAfter wrote: BaldJean wrote: TenYearsAfter wrote: Excellent example, you made yourself clear, I love the word 'sugarcoatings'. In the Netherlands we have famous comedian Andre Van Duin, the same as with Louis De Funes, a wide range of facial expressions, perhaps you have heard of him? sorry, Friede and I are not familiar with Andre Van Duin   You are Lucky

 

TenYearsAfter wrote: someone_else wrote: TenYearsAfter wrote: BaldJean wrote: TenYearsAfter wrote: Excellent example, you made yourself clear, I love the word 'sugarcoatings'. In the Netherlands we have famous comedian Andre Van Duin, the same as with Louis De Funes, a wide range of facial expressions, perhaps you have heard of him? sorry, Friede and I are not familiar with Andre Van Duin   You are Lucky    Indeed, generally spoken. Some of his earlier parodies were rather funny, but from the late seventies onwards most of his output was fit for the feeble-minded.   Yes, that is also in the case of German 'comedian' Ingrid Steeger, as a 13-14 year old kid I watched the German tv in The Netherlands, and was pleased with her sexy presence, although it was fun like Dutch Andre Van Duin, for the feeble-minded, nice term!

someone_else wrote: It's not my habit to post twice, but exceptions conform the rule. I'll be a bit more personal for the occasion, even at the risk of directing it to some wrong eyes: This article was a nice read, and I can recognize quite a few things: the problems with social interaction, learning by rote, difficulties with understanding body language, clumsiness, a prodigious memory.  After a youth spent as a study object for shrinks who have beaten about the bush for years, starting with the Hans Keilson (who had his hour of fame long afterwards, as a centennial) in my kindergarten years, I was diagnosed with Asperger at age 48 in the fall of 2007. When a friend of mine, of my generation, was diagnosed with Asperger in 2006, I felt an itch to read something about it, so I looked it up at Wikipedia and I found a match (85-100%) with my own condition. When I told this to him, he said that he already thought I was an Aspie as well. We have a few idiosyncracies in common. Four months later, another friend of ours, who works in the mental health care, suggested I should have myself tested on Asperger. At first I was reluctant, but after a few months, my wife had convinced me that this should be the right thing to do. I never regretted this, since it had a profound positive influence on my marriage, so I take it for granted that I am "the Beaver Autistic" for my daughter . Edit… I got ninja'd twice while composing this post .

some movies have characters with the Asperger syndrome, though this is usually not explicitly mentioned. for example: in the movie "The Fisher King" the character Lydia Sinclair (played by Amanda Plummer) definitely has the Asperger syndrome

BaldFriede wrote: TenYearsAfter wrote: someone_else wrote: TenYearsAfter wrote: BaldJean wrote: TenYearsAfter wrote: Excellent example, you made yourself clear, I love the word 'sugarcoatings'. In the Netherlands we have famous comedian Andre Van Duin, the same as with Louis De Funes, a wide range of facial expressions, perhaps you have heard of him? sorry, Friede and I are not familiar with Andre Van Duin   You are Lucky    Indeed, generally spoken. Some of his earlier parodies were rather funny, but from the late seventies onwards most of his output was fit for the feeble-minded.   Yes, that is also in the case of German 'comedian' Ingrid Steeger, as a 13-14 year old kid I watched the German tv in The Netherlands, and was pleased with her sexy presence, although it was fun like Dutch Andre Van Duin, for the feeble-minded, nice term! Well, Ingrid Steeger was part of the legendary comedy series "Klimbim", and while some of it was bad to mediocre there were also highlights, especially the Klimbim family with Ingrid Steeger being the precocious 14-year old girl Gabi with tooth gap and Elisabeth Volkmann the mother. And the two women certainly brought an element of sexiness into the series.

I Like Whats Eatinh Gilbert Grape to be as good and endearing. From its beinh more about growinh up and the chaos of fitting in a socieyy with all what revolvs around small soicieties. One of Depps best movies.