tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post3226344879245996657..comments2023-06-08T07:39:11.953-07:00Comments on Wildeman's Words: How does this comment on autism grab you?David Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573923524853877779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post-2833360642928211132013-03-29T12:50:23.640-07:002013-03-29T12:50:23.640-07:00journeyoasis: You are probably right. I think back...journeyoasis: You are probably right. I think back when the theater shooting happened and they mentioned that man had Asperger's it got jumped on and infuriated a lot of people in the community. Then Adam Lanza comes along and they kind of do it again. I think they are better off saying that the guy was clearly disturbed and just stay away from the autism commentary all together. <br /><br />What I really want to know in this blog though: did anyone else feel like something was missing or more could have been said by Cracked? David Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573923524853877779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post-21875704419110510222013-03-29T12:45:36.302-07:002013-03-29T12:45:36.302-07:00Having a child with an autism spectrum disorder [A...Having a child with an autism spectrum disorder [ASD], I think the media was looking for a label to pin on something complicated and hard to understand. ASD kids are just one example of how mental health, physical health & spiritual health intertwine with one another.journeyoasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391709786887792408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post-37425489140191506322013-03-29T10:22:39.333-07:002013-03-29T10:22:39.333-07:00I agree, Seth. I don't blame them for having t...I agree, Seth. I don't blame them for having the mention either. I can see how you may be suggesting that they left it floating in space because the media sort of did the same. In recent reports though, they've been making sure to state that specialists say people with autism are no more inclined to gun crimes than anyone else. So they at least are trying to resolve the floating context. I'm looking for how other members of the autism community react to the way the comment impacts them. I also think they could have added something to that comment. It was a missed opportunity to twist the knife on the media and stereotypes if nothing else.David Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573923524853877779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7445631991598059856.post-42262074043591716922013-03-29T09:53:57.184-07:002013-03-29T09:53:57.184-07:00One of the things that really shocked me about how...One of the things that really shocked me about how the media handled the whole Sandy Hook thing was their latching on to Adam Lanza's autism/Asperger's. <br /><br />I think it stemmed from the lack of information about Adam and a comment from his estranged brother. That's all they had to work with, so they threw any possibility of comorbidity of mental illness out the window, since they didn't have anyone with other information (even flawed information). <br /><br />I don't blame Cracked for including it. It was included in mainstream media. And while there was some backlash towards the mainstream media's handling things that way, that backlash didn't really make it mainstream. The Cracked author isn't trying to lampoon autism (or crusade for it), he's trying to speak to the absurdity of the gun control debate.<br /><br />Did the comment need to be in there? No. But, it was present in mainstream media so the audience might question it not being there. It's amazing what kind of bad information people latch on to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961721186586684781noreply@blogger.com