TV SHOWS AND MOVIES

THE PAST MONTH THERE HAVE BEEN  4 SHOWS THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE DEALT WITH AUTISM

I JUST MENTIONED THE "WITHOUT A TRACE" EPISODE WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL AIR AGAIN AS A RE-RUN  ALTHOUGH IT WAS MORE ABOUT THE FAMILY AND PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THE AUTISTIC CHILD IT HAD UNIVERSAL INFO . ON FRIDAY 2-4-05 DR.PHIL HAD A FAMILY FIRST PROGRAM WHICH DEALT WITH PARENTS WHO COULDNT HANDLE THEIR CHILD AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED ON THE SHOW I ONLY HAD TO SEE 30 SECONDS OF THE 3 RD  PARENTS AND THEIR TROUBLE AND THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THEY WERE DEALING WITH AUTISM OR ASBERGERS. ALSO JANE PAULEY HAS HAD 2 SHOWS IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO THE TOPICS WERE ASBERGERS AND OCD [OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER] BOTH OF THESE SHOWS WERE INFORMATIVE AND JUST FACETS TO WHAT MOST OF US DEAL WITH BUT ALLOWED YOU TO SEE THINGS THAT MAYBE YOU DIDNT SE WIH YOUR CHILD BEFORE. I HOPE YOU ALL SEARCH OUT THESE SHOWS  IF NOTHING MORE THAN FOR PEOPLE WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH YOUR CHILDREN. THATS JUST LIKE DR,RICHARD LAVOIE HAS MANY VIDEOS BUT IF I COULD CHOOSE ONLY  ONE TO BE VIEWED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND OTHERS WHO SERVICE OUR KIDS . . . . . . . .                         "HOW DIFFICULT CAN THIS BE " IS THEEEEEEEE ONE FOR ME                     

THERE ARE A FEW MOVIES THAT ARE DIFFERENT PORTRAYALS OF AUTISM     I KNOW THAT THERE  IS NO OVERT MENTION OF AUTISM IN THESE MOVIES: THEY REALLY TELL A STORY OF HOW PECULIAR AND UNIQUE AUTISM CAN BE.          I HAVE NOT SEEN "RADIO" BUT MANY OF THE PARENTS I KNOW INDICATE THAT IT IS A WONDERFUL MOVIE. "WATERBOY" WITH ADAM SANDLER IS BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST OBVIOUS PORTRAYALS OF AN AUTISTIC. "BENNIE AND JOON" IS ANOTHER STORY THAT GRABS YOU HEART AND ATTENTION RIGHT AWAY WHEN YOU KNOW THAT THE MAIN CHARACTERS DEFINITELY HAVE SOME KIND OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER.  ITS KINDA FUNNY HOW YOU DEVELOPE AN EYE FOR IDENTIFYING THIS DISORDER....I THINK MOST WILL AGREE THAT WHEN YOU LIVE WITH AUTISM EVERY DAY IT BECOMES SECOND NATURE TO RECOGNIZE IT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS SOMEONE ELSES CHILD!

WELL THAT WRAPS THIS ENTRY    WILL ADD MORE LATER JUST NEED TO TAKE A BREAK  THANKS FOR STOPPING BY..................................