Degrassi fans!! new charecter with asperger's on season 8!

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vSide chat with Linda: (co-creator, executive producer)
- One character will have Asperger's Disorder. It will not be revealed right away. Half way through the season HE will be diagnosed. Linda would like to do for Asperger's what was done for the gay character - "trying to put a human face to what other people would call weird or stupid or not right."

- There will be a new principal. Unconfirmed if it is Snake/Mr. Simpson.

- They are NOT writing or planning it as the last season.

- It is rumored that in the vSide chat bubble, Linda said that Sean and Spinner fans will be happy with Season 7 or 8. (context of this being said is unconfirmed.)

- They WILL be showing us a whole new perspective on college life; she mentioned sororities & fraternities and gave the impression that they will be following the kids at their separate schools. They will be dealing with the pressures of dorm life as opposed to Marco, Ellie, and Paige, who lived in their own apartment in Seasons 6 and 7.

- If I caught her correctly she also said that Sarah was filming all last week (June 8-14th) , and Stacey definitely had scenes today (June 17th) since she was at the studio.

- They will be introducing new grade 9's. A couple of the new characters will be siblings to established characters.






im so excited!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !

i wonder which new charecter it will be? Im prettey sure its going to be connor though because of some clues for example


i took the who is ur new degrassi crush and got connor hear is what they said about him

"Connor's in the gifted program, and he's also Degrassi's gift to your heart. This shy cutie doesn't talk much, but he's VERY enthusiastic about the stuff he likes (and if you're lucky, you'll fall into that category). Connor is kind of a genius, so if you've ever got a question -- about anything -- you know who to call.

You seem like someone who'd really like having Connor around... or at least having him on the screen in front of you. New episodes of Degrassi are coming in October. Get ready.


but he's VERY enthusiastic about the stuff he likes
that is one clue that he is the on with aspergers

Also On the charecter info of him it says this

Connor

Snake's super-smart godson. He's at Degrassi for the gifted program.

Hangs With:
Clare
Alli
K.C.

Likes:
Robots, fireworks, when things stay the same

Typical Quote:
"I'm a skilled moth collector, and now that we're away from street lamps, I'll get better results."


when things stay the same

that is a symptom of aspergers. Very hard to get accustomed to change


not to mention the picture of connor where they make him look like the stereotypical geek unfortunately thats the stereotype of what those with asperger's syndrome looks like

I only hope that they don't turn the character with AS into the same kind of character that Zach was on the TV series Bones.

Ooooh! So I'm 23 years old and yet, I LOVE this show. I'm excited about the new season, I didn't have the channel for awhile and missed out on a bunch of episodes but I'm trying to get caught up. This is pretty cool!

That's kinda neat, but it's a shame I don't have The N anymore to watch it.

I like this show I used to watch it when it was on here in Australia but unfortunately they stoppoed showing it after season 3, I would love to see more seasons. As a kid I wasnt allowed to watch Degrassi junior high and high school but as an adult when D TNG was on I loved it.

Ugh. I think this just ruined Degrassi for me. No offense, but obviously it's conner, and I mean they obviously are stereotyping. are they actually gonna come out and say he has it?

I'm tired of these TV people making Characters with AS. It's always a stereotyped crap person. If you don't have it, you cannot accurately portray and Aspie. You have no idea what it's lie to have AS! it's extremely hard!

Too bad I can't stand that show. I can sit through an episode of Hannah Montana if I have too but would die if I had to watch Degrassi. I have a bad feeling that it will re enforce AS sterotypes. Why must all fictional people with AS be gifted in math or in the gifted program? WHY must they all be boys? Why why why?

I'm very, very curious to know how Connor gets diagnosed. I haven't read any spoilers about this, and it's starting to bug me. Does he randomly have a meeting with Ms. Sovay, the guidance counselor, and she picks up on the signs? I really cannot think of any other way he'd get diagnosed. Anyway, the gifted kids are the only reason I'm watching Degrassi this season. I really like Connor and Clare, mostly because I can relate to them.

My problem is that, as others have mentioned, stereotyping has already started. "Uptown Girl," the season premiere, was excellently portrayed. The subtle monologues about fireworks, the need to sit in the same seat (oh, how this is so me! ), etc. But in subsequent episodes, the AS signs either weren't apparent at all or too stereotypical. Also, Connor has acted very uncharacteristically Aspie in some episodes. Like, in the next episode (don't remember the name), he asks Clare to a school dance. Sorry, but I have never met an Aspie who actually wanted to go to a school dance...

And in the camping episode (also forget the name), it's as if his main special interest suddenly has become insects. Yes, many Aspies, myself included, have more than one special interest, but there is only ever one that completely dominates the person's time, and with Connor, that seemed to be the inorganic chemistry of fireworks. Now he's suddenly giving monologues about insects, and we've never heard fireworks mentioned again? If Connor were a realistic Aspie, they'd have him mention fireworks somewhere in every single episode he's in. Honestly, what Aspie can go a whole day without rambling about their main, time-and-thought-dominating special interest?

But, in conclusion, I am really looking forward to how he's going to be diagnosed. I think that will make for an interesting plot.
-OddDuckNash99-

I haven't watched that show in ages. However they said that someone was going to be diagnosed with AS on Beverly Hills and all that they had was a brother of one of the characters displaying every stereotypical trait. It was disappointing.