Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Age: 56 Gender: Female Posts: 387 Location: South Florida
27 Dec 2007, 5:41 pm
I love how he says "If we can make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health." I agree!
I don't think he was AS, he was a Presbyterian minister that "taught" children for years. I think he used that voice because he wanted to calm people and make them feel safe.
listening to his voice, I don't hear monotone at all, I hear tone and inflection. Perhaps, not a lot of variety in pitch at all. A lot of emotive expression.
Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Age: 37 Gender: Male Posts: 10,214 Location: Beverly Hills, CA
27 Dec 2007, 7:28 pm
KimJ wrote:
listening to his voice, I don't hear monotone at all, I hear tone and inflection. Perhaps, not a lot of variety in pitch at all. A lot of emotive expression.
well even aspies have inflection and tone. I have more variation in my own voice.
Joined: 2 Dec 2007 Age: 57 Gender: Female Posts: 275
27 Dec 2007, 8:23 pm
He was wonderful if he did or didn't have it! He was a great role model for children and adults. The world would be a better place if more people shared his values.
He does seem aspie-like in the ways that others have mentioned. And I guess an aspie could be obsessed with "feelings", as he seemed to be. But honestly, the emphasis on feelings always creeped me out. When people talk about emotions, it makes me uncomfortable. I only watched that show because of the train and the animal characters in the Land of Make Believe.
Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Age: 56 Gender: Female Posts: 387 Location: South Florida
27 Dec 2007, 10:23 pm
I liked it, but thought it was a little hokey. But I was always wondering... Why do we need to "go" to the land of make believe? I am ALWAYS living there!