I watched it again last night. It's many years since I originally watched it. The release date was 1988 I believe.
I found it quite cringeworthy in places. The meltdowns were portrayed more like tantrums and stopped abruptly when the situation changed
Several times during the film rain man was described as high functioning. I supposed that was how he would have been viewed then, but is a clear example of how meaningless functioning labels are.
It was such a sad ending when he was deemed unable to make his own decisions and sent back to live in the institution. They had no understanding that to ask an autistic person something verbally and expect them to be able to communicate a decision straight away is unreasonable. He was clearly overwhelmed at that meeting. Unfortunately many people still fail to understand that today.
I watched it again last night. It's many years since I originally watched it. The release date was 1988 I believe.
I found it quite cringeworthy in places. The meltdowns were portrayed more like tantrums and stopped abruptly when the situation changed
Several times during the film rain man was described as high functioning. I supposed that was how he would have been viewed then, but is a clear example of how meaningless functioning labels are.
It was such a sad ending when he was deemed unable to make his own decisions and sent back to live in the institution. They had no understanding that to ask an autistic person something verbally and expect them to be able to communicate a decision straight away is unreasonable. He was clearly overwhelmed at that meeting. Unfortunately many people still fail to understand that today.
