Anthropologists on Mars

Short doc exploring notions of happiness within the autistic spectrum.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Autism
• dakus
• films

[unspoken42]

I'm not saying that ALL people who are aspie are more logical. That just seems to be the trend. But many do. Thomas Edison has shown autistic traits, Asimov has shown traits of autism, I could list more if I wanted to. The point is that many highly intelligent people show signs of autism. So they are not all mutes, they are not all running around like madmen. Which seems to be what you are trying to say. And no. It isn't conveying the entire spectrum.

[tinyblulites]

of children displaying HIGHER ABILITY Asperger's/ASD.

Diagnosis is POSTCODED for these children and adults.

Many of these people are having to pay privately and travel considerable distances away from home; or have the option of waiting many years fruitlessly hoping for diagnosis from their NHS Trust that CANNOT AFFORD to supply them anyway with the correct diagnosticians! C.n.t'd...

[hamsandwhich25]

wow

this is really good, got through =]

[chepefs]

oh... i didnt know this was about autism... sorry

[chepefs]

wow.... there's really some weird people in this planet! :|

CRAZY!

[kps2420]

Cheers, enjoyed the film, I think it's very empathetic, and a nice score as well!

[duckhunter4ever29]

wazzzzzzzzz-up??

[phoebexanne]

Yep. People claim he had Asperger's because it makes them feel better. Which is part of Asperger's; the belief that they're better than others. It's speculation that Einstein had it. He died before the condition was known so diagnosis is impossible.

Oliver Sacks says the claim he Einstein had autism "seem very thin at best". There're many professionals (Elliot (UCSF), Fitzgerald, Walker) in the field who believe he didn't have it.

But that's neither here nor there as there's no way to know.

[Sandstoner09]

You don't have Asperger's, so what are you talking about "first hand experience"? You are making false claims, that is messed up. You're quite an elitist, but that is part of Asperger's. It is you attitude that needs some adjustment.

[phoebexanne]

That is speculation. Both died before the condition was known of so a diagnosis is impossible.

Oliver Sacks says the claim he Einstein had autism "seem very thin at best". There are many other professionals (Elliot of UCSF, Fitzgerald, Walker) in the field who believe he didn't have autism.

Reading Einstein's personal writings and review of his personality characteristics, it doesn't point toward Asperger's. But that's neither here nor there as there's no way to know.

[phoebexanne]

There IS something wrong with him; he thinks he can speak for the entire Asperger's population. He's an egotistical ass.

I never said anything about functioning in society so I don't know what you are talking about. Read more carefully before commenting.

[SWave79]

Just because you've never met someone like him who is happy the way they are even though they don't meet your definition of "functioning" in society doesn't mean that they doesn't exist. There's nothing wrong with him, and from your attitude it sounds like you think there is.