"Salmon fishing in the Yemen" - main character has

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07 Oct 2012, 10:34 pm

Has anyone seen this movie?

The main character has Asperger's. I hadn't heard anyone else say this about this film so it was quite a surprise to me when watching it.

For those that have, what do you think of the portrayal?

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08 Oct 2012, 5:00 am

analyser23 wrote:

Interesting, I watched a review of the film and this was not mentioned (I definitely would have remembered). So, on my 'to watch' list

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08 Oct 2012, 11:54 am

[Moved from General Autism Discussion to Television, Film, and Video]

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08 Oct 2012, 8:50 pm

One of the lines the main character says is:

"One thing about people with Asperger's is that takes a lot to hurt our feelings".

I felt frustrated about this, as I consider it to be incorrect. MANY people on the spectrum are actually the opposite - they are very sensitive to any criticism.
I though it was just going on this ridiculous notion that those with AS don't have many feelings. So untrue!!

edit: I am unsure why this got moved to TV, film & video as I wanted to discuss the Asperger's portrayal in it, not simply talk about the film.

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