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Some of You Are Mistaken..

posted 18 years ago by FinnieBinnie
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Look,I've been looking around these boards and looking at the messages, and some people seem to say that the movie only showed what it was like to live with children with high-functioning autism. But I don't think you guys really get the point. The point that lies underneath the film is that is possible for anyone,even the mentally-ill,to do amazing things. This movie was to show that anyone who is "special" is just like anybody else,and that they are somehow capable of doing things that other people can. With all this talk about "Ohh but THEY had high functioning autism,so that's different",I feel like nobody got that through their heads.

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[–] doglover135 18 years ago

I agree with you - except for the "mental illness" thing. Autism is not a mental illness; it is a developmental disability. (Maybe that's not what you were saying, but it sort of sounded like it.)

[–] wingedfire57 18 years ago

I thought this movie portrayed high functioning autism pretty well but I am still waiting for the movie about the average autistic child. Whenever I tell people that my brother is autistic many ask me what his special talents are thanks to movies like this one and Rainman. If there were more movies about the average autistic child with hyperactivity, minimal language/learning abilities, etc it would get a different sort of attention.

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[–] nanners123 16 years ago

Totally!!! My brother is autistic as well. And I get the same questions all the time.

"Hell isn't so bad if you get to keep an angel with you." -Emmett
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[–] takiko-1 15 years ago

Rainman is for a much more mature audience, no? (I haven't seen this movie though.)

Anyhow, have you seen Tru Confessions http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296251/?

[–] itrhymeswithoranges 17 years ago

I agree with you. The point isn't how autistic they are but the fact that they are and still had talents and could be like anyone else.

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[–] KatyBookworm 16 years ago

My moms best friends has a type of high functioning Autism, and he could always talk but this reminded me a lot of him. He's very, very smart and is always reciting commercial and things like that. I love this movie.