really????

[JRRTolken]

Posted: 7/12/14 at 9:48am

I have Asperger's disability and saw Curious and thought it was borderline terrible. Why was the boy so scared of using the train ? I was using buses when I was 12. I think if the dad did not shelter his son then he would have been better off.


I saw matilda again and still think its the best musical ever written. Updated On: 7/12/14 at 09:48 AM

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 7/12/14 at 10:07am

Sorry you didn't like it, JRR. But perhaps you are lower on the scale than this character! I'm really looking forward to seeing it. I loved reading it.

[SnoopyQc]

Posted: 7/12/14 at 12:06pm

I didn't see the play, but I read the book. I had to do a report of it for one of my class (I am a speech and language pathologist). You have to keep in mind that the autor isn't Asperger, neither have Asperger people around him. He didn't do research on this topic before writing his book. In fact, Haddon say that "Curious Incident is not a book about asperger's, but novel about difference, about being an outsider, about seeing the world in a different way. The condition of Christopher is never stated. But most people see him as Asperger.

Like you, I didn't really enjoy the book. I didn't feel that the character of Christopher was real. I found many Asperger traits, but I don't know why, I can't connect to the character.

Homewer, you have to keep in mind that there are no two alike Asperger. I worked with autistic children and they were all differents.

EDIT: I read the french translation. Maybe I need to read the original novel to truly appreciate it.

Updated On: 7/12/14 at 12:06 PM

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/12/14 at 12:21pm

Typically, if you're close to and very knowledgable about a specific topic, you're more likely to be disappointed with art dealing with that topic. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I've always found that to be the case.

[Nateben2]

Posted: 7/12/14 at 5:11pm

My son has Asperger's . . . and after one bad incident on an escalator, who has avoid escalators for years. Everyone has different things that bother them - Asperger's or not.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 7/12/14 at 5:25pm

I really don't know why I clicked on this thread when its title gives no clue as to its content, but click I did.

Also, for future reference, one question mark should normally suffice.

I like Matilda too.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/12/14 at 6:17pm

It is never specified that the charactsr has Aspergers. I went to a screening and asked one of the producers and he said it is not specified on purpose. I think the show is billiant.