McGuiness: Family & Autism

[ntiz]

I was wondering if anyone else watched this and what they thought of it?

I wasn’t going to watch it as I have a severely Autistic son. I generally find most TV shows completely ignore the severe end of the spectrum. Which generally makes me quite frustrated because it feels a bit misrepresentative.

My wife twisted my arm to watch it though and I was pleasantly surprised. It’s not a big sympathy push for them as I have seen some people suggest it would be. It’s of course very much from their point of view but the things that Paddy said are all things I have said over the last 3 years. Same thing for my wife I thought it was a very real and honest look into what it’s like to accept your situation.

The section meeting Paul Scholes I thought was great as it highlighted the more severe end of the spectrum and that really can happen to anyone.

It’s worth a watch if the subject interests you.

[duffy78]

I'll give this a whirl tonight on your recommendation. My youngest boy (middle child) got his diagnosis at 8 although he is high functioning. My daughter (12) is now showing signs of struggling with certain things at school so my ex and I are to discuss if we should seek diagnosis for her.

I'll chat with her as well and see how she feels about it.

[wiggy001]

There is some chat about this programme on the Autism Thread if you are interested.

[Emeye]

As someone with experience of children with high functioning Autism, I thought it was a good programme - it was the first time I have seen anyone, other than my wife, able to explain the condition in such a straightforward, simple to understand way, something that is very important in explaining it to the general public.

[biggbn]

Just watched this, very eye opening. McGuiness always cones across as a decent fella, very engaging. Quite dusty in my house at times though...