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ZachL
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17 Aug 2010, 12:43 pm

I have been contacted by a TV Producer about a new Autism Reality TV Show....

read more at http://www.aspieweb.net/aspergers-autis ... y-tv-show/


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17 Aug 2010, 2:48 pm

I say go for it! Everybody should do what they can to clear up misconceptions, do what you can. Oh, give us info about it.



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17 Aug 2010, 3:48 pm

My concern is that because so many of the things we struggle with are internal, people watching this on their televisions are not going to see anything that they can readily identify as a handicap - just someone saying "I'm feeling overwhelmed" is not going to translate through the screen, especially coming from people who tend not to have a lot of clearly visible emotional facial responses.

I'm just worried that a lot of viewers will come away with more of that 'There's nothing wrong with these people, they're just faking and being big babies. They just need to grow a spine and stop whining' attitude.

An invisible handicap will not play to a television audience. And may make them far less sympathetic than they already aren't.



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17 Aug 2010, 4:34 pm

My gracious, Zachl!

What people, and what network are involved in this? I'd be happy to help in any way that I could.