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09 Apr 2012, 1:27 pm

Bored out of my skull last night I went into Netflix and was watching some Star Trek the Next Generation.

One episode in particular seemed to written to describe 'a day in the life of an aspie' .

Those of you who can see it, look up 'Data's Day' (season 4, episode 11) .



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09 Apr 2012, 1:34 pm

Link to Wiki.

But there is no real correlation in my view. From what I remember he often improved/learned and socialized on a level not depicting of myself.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4SdvtNKdU[/youtube]



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09 Apr 2012, 9:00 pm

Data, the most famous aspie in television.


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09 Apr 2012, 9:07 pm

I always did relate to Data, but Barclay was far closer to me than Data. See, the thing is Data doesn't experience overloads, shyness, sensory issues... etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Barclay


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09 Apr 2012, 9:15 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:
I always did relate to Data, but Barclay was far closer to me than Data. See, the thing is Data doesn't experience overloads, shyness, sensory issues... etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Barclay


Correct. :wink:

But Barclay was also living in a presumably prefect world - where he was valued for his intelligence over his quarks and people where understanding. Although the real world doesn't work such a way, but I'd have to say he's a fair closer approximation to someone I'd relate to personally.