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"Am I Autistic" on Channel 5 (can stream)

SpikeyMark

I watched this and enjoyed it. I know one of the people in it personally and so was extra pleased with this show.

There are some interesting new theories too.

Parents

  • Finally finished watching this today. It was interesting to see the different autistic people's point of view, but I found the GP presenting it very triggering, a little condescending and a little false in the way that she was over-nodding furiously whenever she was listening to someone explaining their experiences. I also didn't like the cutesified 'mysterious' music that was played throughout the programme, as if to imply that autistic people are a puzzle to be solved or somehow a curious problem.

    It all felt a little over-done to me. Maybe this was to appeal to neurotypicals but I just didn't like the over-quirky style of it all. I found it upsetting.

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  • Finally finished watching this today. It was interesting to see the different autistic people's point of view, but I found the GP presenting it very triggering, a little condescending and a little false in the way that she was over-nodding furiously whenever she was listening to someone explaining their experiences. I also didn't like the cutesified 'mysterious' music that was played throughout the programme, as if to imply that autistic people are a puzzle to be solved or somehow a curious problem.

    It all felt a little over-done to me. Maybe this was to appeal to neurotypicals but I just didn't like the over-quirky style of it all. I found it upsetting.

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    Yeah I just watched it again and realised she has ENS (Excessive Nodding Syndrome). Blame it on her lack of presenting experience and a producer/director who perhaps wanted to cue people to listen (like a laughter track cues them to laugh?). I suspect a lot of those nods were added post-production, adding to the feeling of fakery.

    And yes there were a few bits of 'wacky' music that you could take offence at, but a lot of the music was neutral (I thought) and that neutral music could have been used throughout.

    Overall I don't think the programme was aimed at autistic people, but intended to get NTs to understand what the S in ASC means.

  • in reply to Deleted User

    I've been watching it in bits. I agree, the music did my nut in: very distracting.

    I was a little concerned because the sound test (party planners), I never heard "I'm a gorilla" voice! I'll watch the rest tonight.

    Did anyone else hear "I'm a gorilla" on that test?

    PS: the Simba mattress sponsor ads annoy me too. The voice asks, "Are you sitting comfortably?" and the woman lays on the bed.

    "Am I sitting comfortably? No, I'm lying down you plank! Like, hello! It's a mattress!" Rofl