Aussie talk show gets it right with Asperger's and Autism.

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13 Mar 2009, 6:49 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y70jRTtbgPY

Finaly. I have found somthing in Australia that has a great understanding of Asperger's and Autism.

This is a must watch. You would be proud of how the doctor understands people like us despite the fact that she is a nerotypical. ^_^

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13 Mar 2009, 7:42 am

Sorry, but the "expert" pushes my buttons.

Her description of AS seems OK.

However, the interviewer pronounces Asperger's the way I believe is correct, whereas the "expert" chooses to pronounce it with a soft "j" sound. When directly asked if there is a "correct" way to pronounce it, the "expert" says "no". In that case, maybe I'll take to pronouncing it as "oz-pyre-hearse".

She also seems to say that we can easily be made to conform to NT standards - to do everything properly and fit in - with just a bit of CBT.

(Maybe I'm just in a grumpy mood? )

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13 Mar 2009, 12:53 pm

I think it is ok, considering it originally appeared on a daytiime morning info show on a trashy commercial station.

Regarding the apparent ease of CBT training in order to conform to the the unspoken, social standards of society... i believe CBT has had its place in my life...but easy? IT can be...and has been... exhausting at times.

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14 Mar 2009, 9:31 am

lau wrote:

However, the interviewer pronounces Asperger's the way I believe is correct, whereas the "expert" chooses to pronounce it with a soft "j" sound.

The interviewer pronounces Asperger's in a correct way indeed:
Since Asperger is an Austrian/German surname, it is pronounced with a hard "g" and the stress is on the first syllable.

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14 Mar 2009, 7:59 pm

She has a very shallow understanding of it, she's not really an "expert", shes one of those people who thinks people with AS take everything literally :roll:

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20 Mar 2009, 2:37 am

So does many talk hosts in my native land too.

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21 Mar 2009, 3:38 am

jman wrote:

She has a very shallow understanding of it, she's not really an "expert", shes one of those people who thinks people with AS take everything literally :roll:

No, she mentioned this as being one of many possible symptoms.

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21 Mar 2009, 3:38 am

jman wrote:

She has a very shallow understanding of it, she's not really an "expert", shes one of those people who thinks people with AS take everything literally :roll:

No, she mentioned this as being one of many possible symptoms. Given the 4 minutes the Dr had to convey the basics of AS I think she did a bloody good job

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