I saw it and I agree, I noticed she said "disease" and I kinda cringed. I thought Rosie did wayyyy too much talking and not enough talk from the people that were there. Too many commercials too.
I enjoyed see Temple Grandin (Did I get her name right?) I thought she was a joy to watch and listen too, and I have heard about her so much I was very curious about seeing her on tv.
The boy who had the Led Zepplen shirt, reminded me of my own son. So yes, I thought he definetly was still in the spectrum.
Yes the "cured" boy seemed a bit spectrum to me too. Good for the family that he is able to function so well. I have tremendous hope for my son 3 1/2. I see great strides but it's a life long battle. I was more into the families talking about there stories more than the "girls" talking.
I love Toni Braxton but she is still grief stricken, God have mercy on her to get her through this time. It's by far the hardest part the first year.
Hi Dee, just wanted to let you know those "snippets" are from a mini-documentary called "Autism Every Day" that you can see on the Autism Speaks website. It's short, about 15 minutes, but I gotta warn you, it's emotional. On the one hand I felt sort of wonderful that someone showed what life can be like, but it is so painful at times to watch. Yet, I related to the women portrayed in many ways, though their lives are so much harder than mine. If you do watch, have a few boxes of Kleenex nearby! I think they showed a longer "uncut" version of the film at Sundance this year. You are right, those real-life snapshots are more powerful than "the View."
I agree about the show. But they did try to cover a lot of ground--show the whole spectrum. I actually thought it was good in a way they had Toni Braxton there, since we all know how she feels. My heart just broke for her, she seemed so vulnerable. Grief is part of it. It might have been nice to have had a counselor-type person talk with her on the air to give moms of newly diagnosed children some coping tips.
I also liked that they included the topic of what happens when ASD children become ASD adults.
But it still is commercial tv, after all. They can only do so much. Maybe it will be good for awareness though. But like I think Amy said, the same people who think Paula should move to Florida for the "swim with the dolphin" cure will call us all up and talk about this "new" treatment called ABA thinking we can all get it for free or something.
I also kept thinking to myself, how could those children sit still for the interviews? Mine would be crawling all over us and talking the whole time about whatever. It also kind of bothered me having Rosie and the gals talk to the parents about each child's situation with the child sitting there. Somehow that bothered me. Maybe like you said it was the way the questions were asked, I can't exactly figure out why it made me uncomfortable.
Just my 2cents! And yep, Temple Grandin is always very cool to see. I really admire her.
Ok, I just went to The View website, and I watched some of the segment. My heart goes out to Toni Braxton. I was about to cry when she started crying as well. I am very happy that they are educating the public about this.
Also, did anyone notice the pins they were wearing? I really liked those!
I have to say that I think it is great that a popular show devoted an entire hour to Autism to try and educate more people. People are without a doubt completely ignorant when it comes to understanding ASD. I was one of them a year ago before my dear daughter was dx'd PDD-NOS. It is impossible to explain it completely in a 1 hour show with commercials but maybe people will start asking more questions and continue to learn more on their own.
I agree, that Toni Braxton may have not been ready to be on this show discussing her son. I was very uncomfortable watching her cry on the show. My heart went out to her.
I thought the whole show was a little strange, but I can't put my finger on why.
I thought the View did a fair job. (It was the first episode of the View I've ever seen). I've seen talk shows before that get experts droning on the clinical side and regurgitate the same textbook info over and over and it bores me. How will anyone relate to that? zzzzzz. I did like the variety of parents and children on the show that tried to brifely touch on the spectrum and issues of childhood onto adulthood. I was very touched by Toni Braxton and liked the realness she showed instead of the faces we tend to put on. I am also still grief stricken,after these 12 long years, I have to confess. Her presence accentuated to me the great equalizer that is ASD...no matter how beautiful, talented, famous, or blessed.
The "disease" thing is a bit ignorant.
I really like that they elucidated between MR and ASD. Many people just believe ASD is MR. It would have been nice to expand on that a little more, but it was only an hour, I guess.
Saying the boy is recovered is a little misleading since there's no cure. To be more technical, maybe better to say, adapted (to an NT world)? That's probably just being picky though.
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I saw it and I agree, I noticed she said "disease" and I kinda cringed. I thought Rosie did wayyyy too much talking and not enough talk from the people that were there. Too many commercials too.
I enjoyed see Temple Grandin (Did I get her name right?) I thought she was a joy to watch and listen too, and I have heard about her so much I was very curious about seeing her on tv.
The boy who had the Led Zepplen shirt, reminded me of my own son. So yes, I thought he definetly was still in the spectrum.
Yes the "cured" boy seemed a bit spectrum to me too. Good for the family that he is able to function so well.
I have tremendous hope for my son 3 1/2. I see great strides but it's a life long battle. I was more into the families talking about there stories more than the "girls" talking.
I love Toni Braxton but she is still grief stricken, God have mercy on her to get her through this time. It's by far the hardest part the first year.
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I was upset that I forgot to dvr it, and I wasn't home when it aired.
Now I'm not upset anymore.
Thanks!
Hi Dee, just wanted to let you know those "snippets" are from a mini-documentary called "Autism Every Day" that you can see on the Autism Speaks website. It's short, about 15 minutes, but I gotta warn you, it's emotional. On the one hand I felt sort of wonderful that someone showed what life can be like, but it is so painful at times to watch. Yet, I related to the women portrayed in many ways, though their lives are so much harder than mine. If you do watch, have a few boxes of Kleenex nearby! I think they showed a longer "uncut" version of the film at Sundance this year. You are right, those real-life snapshots are more powerful than "the View."
I agree about the show. But they did try to cover a lot of ground--show the whole spectrum. I actually thought it was good in a way they had Toni Braxton there, since we all know how she feels. My heart just broke for her, she seemed so vulnerable. Grief is part of it. It might have been nice to have had a counselor-type person talk with her on the air to give moms of newly diagnosed children some coping tips.
I also liked that they included the topic of what happens when ASD children become ASD adults.
But it still is commercial tv, after all. They can only do so much. Maybe it will be good for awareness though. But like I think Amy said, the same people who think Paula should move to Florida for the "swim with the dolphin" cure will call us all up and talk about this "new" treatment called ABA thinking we can all get it for free or something.
I also kept thinking to myself, how could those children sit still for the interviews? Mine would be crawling all over us and talking the whole time about whatever. It also kind of bothered me having Rosie and the gals talk to the parents about each child's situation with the child sitting there. Somehow that bothered me. Maybe like you said it was the way the questions were asked, I can't exactly figure out why it made me uncomfortable.
Just my 2cents! And yep, Temple Grandin is always very cool to see. I really admire her.
Katherine
I totally missed it! Was it on today?? I cannot believe Rosie said that it's a "disease". She needs to think before she opens her mouth.
Does Toni Braxton's son have Asperger's?
Yes it was on today. I think there are some clips somewhere on the "Autism Speaks" website.
They said Toni Braxton's son had PDD-NOS, I think. There was also mention of apraxia.
Ok, I just went to The View website, and I watched some of the segment. My heart goes out to Toni Braxton. I was about to cry when she started crying as well. I am very happy that they are educating the public about this.
Also, did anyone notice the pins they were wearing? I really liked those!
I have to say that I think it is great that a popular show devoted an entire hour to Autism to try and educate more people. People are without a doubt completely ignorant when it comes to understanding ASD. I was one of them a year ago before my dear daughter was dx'd PDD-NOS. It is impossible to explain it completely in a 1 hour show with commercials but maybe people will start asking more questions and continue to learn more on their own.
I agree, that Toni Braxton may have not been ready to be on this show discussing her son. I was very uncomfortable watching her cry on the show. My heart went out to her.
I thought the whole show was a little strange, but I can't put my finger on why.
I also really enjoyed watching Temple Grandin.
Dee,I thought the exact same things! I would love to see that Sundance special.
Chrissy
I thought the View did a fair job. (It was the first episode of the View I've ever seen). I've seen talk shows before that get experts droning on the clinical side and regurgitate the same textbook info over and over and it bores me. How will anyone relate to that? zzzzzz. I did like the variety of parents and children on the show that tried to brifely touch on the spectrum and issues of childhood onto adulthood. I was very touched by Toni Braxton and liked the realness she showed instead of the faces we tend to put on. I am also still grief stricken,after these 12 long years, I have to confess. Her presence accentuated to me the great equalizer that is ASD...no matter how beautiful, talented, famous, or blessed.
The "disease" thing is a bit ignorant.
I really like that they elucidated between MR and ASD. Many people just believe ASD is MR. It would have been nice to expand on that a little more, but it was only an hour, I guess.
Saying the boy is recovered is a little misleading since there's no cure. To be more technical, maybe better to say, adapted (to an NT world)? That's probably just being picky though.
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