The tagline for the film "Adam" is "a story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other." The title character would fail to see the humor in that. Perfectly understandable, seeing as he has Asperger's syndrome.

"Adam," which opened Friday at Landmark Edina Theatre, brings a fresh round of attention to Asperger's, a neurological disorder often misunderstood by the general public -- when it's recognized at all -- because those who have it are often very intelligent and show no obvious sign of disability.

People with Asperger's, most of whom are male, are socially awkward to the extreme. With their differently wired brains, they are as good at figuring things out using logic as they are lousy at making eye contact, reading others' nonverbal cues and avoiding inappropriate comments.

Luskin has two analogies she uses that help people to better understand Asperger's. The first is comparing a conversation between one person who has it and one who doesn't as being like "one speaking Spanish and the other Portuguese. The languages are similar, and you think you're understanding each other completely, but you're not."

The other analogy is one she developed with a client: "She's a cat, and everyone else is a dog. Dogs go around sniffing each other's butt, whereas cats don't understand such social niceties. She calls me for advice on how to 'speak dog.'"

Asperger's is increasingly being diagnosed in adults up to middle age. They haven't suddenly acquired it; they just learned to function well enough to hide it.

For the most part, though, navigating through daily life and interactions with others, trying to read meaning into their words and expressions, is a lifelong challenge they'd trade in if they could. When asked what the single worst aspect of having Asperger's was, both Namie and Tschida said "the stress."

"I have a lot of stress issues," Namie said. "Sounds and other things in the environment affect me more than a lot of people; they're more intense."

Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.

earlydayminer skrev:Creation
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974014/

Release Date: 25 September 2009 (UK)

Den här filmen kan bli intressant! Det är en film om Charles Darwin, så klart. Charles Darwin spelas av Paul Bettany.

Förra året gjordes en film om Einstein och Eddington. I Einstein och Eddington spelas Albert Einstein av Andy Serkis och Arthur Eddington av David Tennant.


Det blir så jäkla bra när bra skådespelare från Storbritannien spelar dessa herrar! Längtar till att få se hur Paul Bettany spelar Charles Darwin.

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer.

Deliquate skrev:

catasa skrev:Någon här som ser Stargate Atlantis på TV?

Jag har sett allt med Stargate, SG-1, Atlantis, originalfilmen och de 2 TV-filmerna.

För att inte komma bort från ämnet allt för mycket så kan jag tipsa om en film:

The Signal (2007)

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En ljudstörning i staden Terminus tar över all elektronisk utrustning och driver människor till vansinne en nyårsafton. Att döda eller att dödas är det enda som gäller, utom för några få som lyckats undkomma denna signal. För dessa gäller det att få klarhet i vem de kan lita på för att tillsammans kunna rädda sig undan det rådande kaoset.

(4/5)

Recenserar nästan alla filmer jag ser på BOKHYLLAN

manne skrev:Teeth.




En gymnasietjej som heter Dawn lider av ett syndrom som kallas vagina dentata, en mytisk sjukdom som orsakar
en sorts "tänder" i vaginan på kvinnan. Det är något som Dawn vänder till sin fördel när hon stöter på våldsamma män.

Viggen skrev:Jag tittade på Zombieland igår.

Ladda med popcorn och läsk. Förvänta er ingen djupare handling, bara luta er tillbaka och njut av sjuk humor och meningslöst våld. Woody Harreslon i sitt esse.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/