Grey's Anatomy: Season 5

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

If it's not something physiologically wrong with Izzy, then this show may have just "jumped the shark".

I agree. I was saying to my husband that Izzy's love affair with a ghost = jump the shark.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

And any thoughts on Dr. Dixon last night? My wife and I called the Asperger's as soon as she started talking -- of course, we do have an advantage recognizing the symptoms.

Are there varying degrees of Asperger's? A guy I knew back in HS had it and you'd really never know except he'd do some quirky things once in a while and he sometimes didn't understand why people were upset when he said or did something crappy. Besides that, he seemed normal. I thought the Dr. Dixon character seemed to be a more extreme case.

[deadbear80]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Are there varying degrees of Asperger's? A guy I knew back in HS had it and you'd really never know except he'd do some quirky things once in a while and he sometimes didn't understand why people were upset when he said or did something crappy. Besides that, he seemed normal. I thought the Dr. Dixon character seemed to be a more extreme case.

Asperger's is a spectrum disorder like Autism. No 2 people really 'have it' the same.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Are there varying degrees of Asperger's? A guy I knew back in HS had it and you'd really never know except he'd do some quirky things once in a while and he sometimes didn't understand why people were upset when he said or did something crappy. Besides that, he seemed normal. I thought the Dr. Dixon character seemed to be a more extreme case.

Dr. Dixon did seem extreme, and deadbear is right -- like anything else on the spectrum, it's different for every one.

Our son sounds more like the guy from your high school. You might just mistake his Aspergers for some lousy social skills if you didn't know a few give-away clues he presents -- not looking people in the eye, talking on and on about a particular subject (perseverence) and a few others.

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Dr. Dixon did seem extreme, and deadbear is right -- like anything else on the spectrum, it's different for every one.

Our son sounds more like the guy from your high school. You might just mistake his Aspergers for some lousy social skills if you didn't know a few give-away clues he presents -- not looking people in the eye, talking on and on about a particular subject (perseverence) and a few others.

The Asperger's newsgroup I belong to has been discussing Dr Dixon. Most of us seem to have kids who are overly outgoing and lack acceptable social skills, none of us seem to have kids who are cold like she was. My son is one of those who has all the little quirky characteristics and also goes on and on when it comes to a particular subject (TV shows).

DaffyKD

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

The Asperger's newsgroup I belong to has been discussing Dr Dixon. Most of us seem to have kids who are overly outgoing and lack acceptable social skills, none of us seem to have kids who are cold like she was. My son is one of those who has all the little quirky characteristics and also goes on and on when it comes to a particular subject (TV shows).

Interesting to hear your group's reaction. My son can be very outgoing with people he's comfortable with -- otherwise it can be a real struggle getting him to answer the simplest question or make the most basic response to someone speaking to him.

And he's funny about going on and on about particular subjects. Unlike some with Asperger's who stay fixed on a particular subject for years and years, with him the subject changes periodically. Right now, my wife and I are very, very ready to stop hearing about fennic foxes.