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little offensive towards autism?

posted 13 years ago by DJOfRadioGallifrey
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My brother has autism, asperga syndrome,and he was quite offended by the portrayal in this movie. I know there are people out there, like kenneth (thank god I don't know any). But my brother was bothered by how exaggerated the guy was and weird for someone with what the filmmaker said was autism, and my brother isn't like that, diagnosed at 13 by bro is 16 now...rather talkative and smart.

I explained to him there are different spectrums to autism, the severe and the less. My brother simply said 'How come the bad guys turn out to be the ones with the autism, I like to watch an autistic hero.'

I think there is a film out there that does just that, can anybody name any?

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[–] iy001g5618 13 years ago

simply because he wasnt autistic. he was traumatised as a child when he saw his mother murdered.

[–] iy001g5618 13 years ago

and how about rainman?

[–] zipdraw 13 years ago

damn ur both sensitive!

[–] LordThingee 13 years ago

Tell him it is just a movie and he should really grow a pair and quit being a whiny baby

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[–] scaryminds 12 years ago

Considering Kenneth doesn't display any asperger tendencies that's quite a stretch. My son, diagnosed with the syndrome, didn't have a problem with the character in the least.

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[–] Diabolicael 12 years ago

in Mercury Rising, there is a little boy with severe autism. he cracks a government supercode and Bruce Willis has to protect him when the bad guys come after the little boy. not exactly a hero, but not a villain, either.

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[–] danimal09752 12 years ago

Must EVERYONE look for something to be offended by?

[–] The_Refleks 12 years ago

What did Forrest Gump have?

[–] indalay422 12 years ago

"Temple Grandin" is great, and it's a true story.

[–] sleeping_gorilla 12 years ago

Autism was the least of Kenneth's problems. He was autistic like Buffalo Bill was gay...