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AgitatedLemon wrote...

David was autistic, but wasn't he also unstable?

If only Dietz wrote Overlord, David Archer could have been cured.  

[DrNick1221]

I know. Its like some people get thier info on autism/aspergers syndrome on the past and current adventures of a certain infamous internet lolcow.

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AgitatedLemon wrote...

David was autistic, but wasn't he also unstable?

if i was strung up with tubes and spikes sticking in me, I would be unstable as well. just sayin

[DJStarstryker]

I agree with you on how autism was represented. I have an autistic brother and he isn't a "Rain Man" type at all. He isn't any better at any subject in school than anybody else. It did take him forever to learn how to talk when he was little because he was so internally focused. He could stare at something for hours if you let him. He's come out of that shell a lot, but he still has a lot of trouble in social situations. It's not at all an introversion thing (I would know, I'm a heavy introvert), because he can be fine one moment, but the next moment a random thing will set him off and he'll freak out. He has some learning disabilities on top, so school is a huge struggle.

I still think Bioware did an excellent job at making an emotionally moving story with Overlord though. I mean, my Shepard is mostly on the renegade side. The way that David was treated was terrible, and there was absolutely no way even my renegade Shepard could let him continue to get experimented on by Cerberus (granted, my Shepard has never trusted Cerberus anyway...). The scene with him connected to the machines and the tears rolling down his face was the closest I've EVER felt to crying from a video game in response. I've been gaming since the late 80's and I never cry for movies or TV shows, so that shows you how powerful that truly was.

[nightcobra]

Dragoonlordz wrote...

So what you said is true. Your on BSN so whats wrong with you? 

well. i've got an iron defficiency in my blood and i got hit by a car the other day...broke the car. does that count?

[LordAnguis]

I've got AS myself. I've struggled with the same thing the OP has; the portrayal of autism in the media. But like most Aspies, I've managed to see it as nothing more than a few groups that claim to help paying the media big $$ to portray only the worst cases. Most of my friends would never have known I was autistic if I didn't tell them. Quickly learned which were real friends, though, which is a good thing.

In regards to how it relates to the Mass Effect series: well, I never read the books with Gillian Grayson. Much as I like the games, I don't bother with the expanded universe of it. If I want the EU of a series, I'll do Star Wars. But from my understanding, with the way they describe her as 'borderline autistic', suggests they're going for the more sensational. Personally, if I had to say there's a particular person in the actual series who represents a 'high-functioning autistic', well, I hate to say it, but it would be TIM. Not so much for the whole 'ruthless-effficiency', but his single-minded goal. So, I guess he could be either OCD or Autistis, if you wanted to argue the point.

Regarding how we're portrayed in the media, to the general public: well, there are ways to change that, too. Can't say much since I don't know if it'd count as spamming, but for those interested, two groups to look at, both made up of Autists: the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) and Aspies for Freedom (AFF). Fair warning: AFF members can sometimes be elitist, which is why ASAN, while supporting some of the same basic stuff, doesn't quite agree with everything. Anyways, I'm gonna sign off. Just saw this post and thought I'd make a comment.

[MEGoWH777]

Fidget6 wrote...

Arcian wrote...

MEGoWH777 wrote...

I have Asperger Syndrome and the only thing it does to me is to make shy around strangers and not look them in the eye. But i'm getting better at doing this so i've come up with a theroy that my shepard is autistic but outgrew it just like i seem to be doing whch is why he get's so angry when he see's what Dr.Archer did to David.

That's not Aspergers, that's poor social skills. There's a big difference between the two.

Yep, some people incorrectly self-diagnose themselves. Asperger's makes it almost painful to directly look someone in the eye, makes you go on sensory overload if too much is going on at once, will cause meltdowns, often people will need to do various comforting "stims", and all sorts of other fun stuff. Just being shy doesn't qualify as being autistic.

No i was diagnosed by a psychiatrist.
maybe i wasn'y saying it right so here is a list ofthings i do.

I 'flap' around in the garden when i imagine things.

I really canot look people in the eye.

I nothing i say to strangers comes out right

I am very self consious.

Modifié par MEGoWH777, 14 février 2012 - 12:10 .

[sH0tgUn jUliA]

Gretnablue wrote...
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My best friend has Asperger's and OCD. There are days when she gets going so bad I need to put my hands on her shoulders and tell her to stop because she's driving me crazy, but if I did I'd probably end up shoved through the wall because she's also very strong. So I just let her go on until she winds down. Basically there are days I have to cut her a lot of slack. I've learned the balancing point over the years when I can tell her what she is doing, and how to tell her what she is doing. I've known her 10 yrs.

90% of the time she's a perfectly normal functioning person. It's just when there are changes in her routine. She doesn't handle change well.

However, I don't handle change well either, and it really can freak me out if it's drastic. The difference between us is that I project change in advance and freak out while planning for it. She waits until it happens, then freaks. Speaking of whom, I've got to take a shower. Going out to dinner tonight. Her birthday. 

Modifié par sH0tgUn jUliA, 14 février 2012 - 12:31 .