...I know - not a question I would ask, but it was not only a tear-jerker, but something to make us realise some of us, as bairns had to work thrice as hard to gain what is called as 'normality' - how did it make you feel? Actually - thought the message after the programme would be 'A dog is for life...not just for Christmas' (ahem).
Classic telly!
2006-12-26 10:20:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Susan...relax! Such conditions, if turned into a 'BBC 2/Channel 4'-stylee programme would have gone above all of us. To have us understand and make our minds up, it has to be, as you put it, 'simplistic'.
2006-12-26 10:40:24 · update #1
Yep, Jenkin...just read your wee question, ansd can understand how vexed you are at media putting on a programme over Yuletide - I've been epileptic since 1959 (at the age of two), and have had to deal with so much nonsense - and when I was growing up, with grand mal fits at least thrice a day, was treated like a nut - being mixed-race didn't help also...as it sometimes doesn't nowadays, at times - even though I'm 50 in July. Okay - it's so called 'simplicity' does not rub with some of us...but put it this way - would you rather have us know about it - or not? When I had my grand mals in my teens, sometimes the police were brought out to 'control' me - with the people who called them (instead of the ambulance) thinking I was on a 'killing spree' - or summat 'naygurs' do! Think about it...even if we're given a 'simplistic' version of it, is that not a fair start?
2006-12-26 10:53:26 · update #2
Loved every second. Got to see most of it, but missed the last half hour because I had to go to work. Hope it was watched enough to be released on DVD.
I have Autism (Aspergers and Dyspraxia to be precise) and my obsession is my Autism. So...this was a nice little christmas gift.
The guy with the Autistic daughter who slated this programme, I'm not trying to start anything, but from an Autistic person's point of view, this was spot on. The sitting alone in class. The sitting alone when at someone else's house. The violent resistance to change, AND most importantly, animals getting through when people can't.
My brother had a rabbit, and I was closer to that than I was to anyone else at school. Still cannot fully explain, but I think it's because animals, generally, won't turn on you once they've shown affection to you. The same cannot be said about people, and trust is a massive issue for Autistics.
Loved this show. Glad ITV had the balls to show Autism without glossing over the nastier, more uncomfortable to watch bits. Like the banging his head on the pavement. Even at almost 28, I still have a tendancy to smash my head against something if what I am saying doesn't get through to the person I'm talking to, or if a decision at work doesn't make sense.
2006-12-27 07:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by Jack Creighton 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
omg i just finished watching after Thomas and your right it was a real tear jerker i was sitting next to my mum and the tears were rolling down her eyes i also got a bit weepy when Thomas was ill. it was hard hitting and portrayed just how hard the life of not only and autistic child is but how hard it was for his family.
It was a good mixture of hard hitting reality mixed with some equally funny humour especially at Christmas dinner time :)
Really ITV have produced another smash hit drama that have become their trademark these past years
2006-12-26 10:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Thought it was quite good and showed the reality and stress of caring for someone with autism. A bit simplistic but none the less well done.
2006-12-26 10:29:22 · answer #3 · answered by Susan C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of my little nephews is autistic but thankfully not as severe as tonight's 'after thomas'. Funny, my nephew is obsessed with trains too and has all the thomas the tank engines. Tonight also showed the wonders animals can work for all troubled people, not just kids.
2006-12-26 10:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I thought it was really good, opened my eyes as to how hard parenting can be, and how rewarding, too. Cried like a baby through the last 45 minutes or so.
2006-12-26 10:32:51 · answer #5 · answered by zodiacs_cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, have posted my response on Yahoo. I am the father of an autistic daughter and thought the programme was a ******* disgrace.
2006-12-26 10:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my nephew is autistic and i wish he could make just half of the progress shown in the program.
we have heard the theory about dogs helping him but he has so many allergies that it wouldn't be possible, i guess we will just have to keep looking for the key into his little world. the only thing is he is mad on dinosaurs and i don't fancy the idea of getting him one of them !!!!
2006-12-26 10:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by sarebeardragon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
didn't actually watch it but it's nice to see a bit of thought provoking telly programmed apart from the usual drivel
2006-12-26 10:23:47 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew1968 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my partner workt with autistic kids for a number of years. they move was good tho
2006-12-26 10:30:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋