tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post7308337565784672680..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Saturday Evenings: Stay In, Sit Up and Switch OnA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-89129056191799077622016-05-05T00:11:07.604+01:002016-05-05T00:11:07.604+01:00Intriguing, especially for someone who has a young...Intriguing, especially for someone who has a young relative (nephew) who is on the higher end of the scale (aka, bright and normal). Definitely something worth looking into. G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47923110045370805992016-05-03T21:17:37.327+01:002016-05-03T21:17:37.327+01:00We haven't yet heard of this series. Thanks fo...We haven't yet heard of this series. Thanks for sharing, I added it to my list :)Romance Book Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268150556737773533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-89420923557558479002016-05-02T10:15:24.698+01:002016-05-02T10:15:24.698+01:00Sounds like a very intriguing television show...I ...Sounds like a very intriguing television show...I shall have to check it out! Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-84855325052254246792016-05-02T01:46:41.191+01:002016-05-02T01:46:41.191+01:00Excellent post! I am a huge fan of Happy Valley, s...Excellent post! I am a huge fan of Happy Valley, so I will be sure to keep an eye out for this series. You raise some important questions about what we consider normal. I think a lot of people hurt themselves by trying to fit into some perception of what they should be like or how they should be behaving.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741955202727936194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-64588486174602257822016-05-01T14:54:01.396+01:002016-05-01T14:54:01.396+01:00I haven't been watching the programme. I have ...I haven't been watching the programme. I have seen a couple of excellent films with autistic characters though and years ago I worked in a field studies centre which was used by people with a whole range of disabilities, including many people on the autistic spectrum. It was an amazing place. <br /><br />You ask a very good question too - 'what is normal?'Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-69785322513899521422016-05-01T12:09:59.026+01:002016-05-01T12:09:59.026+01:00Many thanks for your comments. For those in the UK...Many thanks for your comments. For those in the UK, "The A Word" is usually available on Catch-up for up to 21 days after first broadcast. I'm not sure if those outside the UK can access BBC iPlayer easily. Give it a go.<br /><br />Thanks for your testimonials, too. I really appreciate them. I think language, as in the language we use when communicating to and about children in the autistic spectrum, matters a lot. I don't think I have cracked that one yet, but I keep trying.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-4759782336344292852016-05-01T10:49:33.996+01:002016-05-01T10:49:33.996+01:00I have been watching this series too...and I find ...I have been watching this series too...and I find it utterly addictive viewing!<br />These characters are flawed, and therefore incredibly "real"...I can totally identify with their sufferings and insecurities...there before the grace of God etc....!<br />Yes, BBC at it's very best.<br /><br />Have a great Bank Holiday! :))Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-51798972700204847892016-05-01T10:18:42.773+01:002016-05-01T10:18:42.773+01:00I didn't watch this programme because I though...I didn't watch this programme because I thought it would be too upsetting. Now I wish I had. I did watch Undercover and agree that it was very good. I'm new to television... or rather watching it. I preferred to do things that didn't require vegetating in front of a big box, but now I'm on my own I have the television on for company, plus seeing the occasional good show. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-31990298315189356642016-05-01T09:47:16.613+01:002016-05-01T09:47:16.613+01:00I have also been glued to it - the BBC at its very...I have also been glued to it - the BBC at its very best. Flawed and utterly believable characters. And I want to add a shout-out for the teenage daughter, who had more insight than many of the adults, and accepted her brother without judging him. She showed the others how it could be done.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-2468468598209653192016-05-01T06:34:10.024+01:002016-05-01T06:34:10.024+01:00Oh, this has been informative for me. Glad to know...Oh, this has been informative for me. Glad to know about this program.Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-67655520751558209762016-05-01T06:24:11.184+01:002016-05-01T06:24:11.184+01:00The A word sounds very much worth watching - hope ...The A word sounds very much worth watching - hope it comes out soon on Netflix so I can watch it. I recently saw Happy Valley there and was wondering whether to put that on my list. After your recommendation, I will!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-90709108356969036512016-05-01T04:33:08.843+01:002016-05-01T04:33:08.843+01:00It seems to me, if I read this piece correctly, au...It seems to me, if I read this piece correctly, autism is one element in an extended family unit which may or may not be "normal" in a number of other ways and, I suppose, its relationship with dysfunctional aspects of the family. In this sense, I really do not dare offer much thought or opinion other than to say Joe might be the closest to normality of any in the group.<br /> <br />So you are aware, CiL, the video was not available to me.<br /><br />If this program should appear through the Public Broadcasting Service here in the USA, CiL, I will watch it.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-41227408119795342262016-05-01T01:59:59.314+01:002016-05-01T01:59:59.314+01:00This sounds like an informative and compelling sho...This sounds like an informative and compelling show. I haven't heard of it before this.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-56746496630320754402016-05-01T01:52:41.268+01:002016-05-01T01:52:41.268+01:00Interesting program that deals with a tough issue....Interesting program that deals with a tough issue. Have a good evening.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-83751116585654416922016-05-01T00:54:43.833+01:002016-05-01T00:54:43.833+01:00British programs are so mature. They draw one in d...British programs are so mature. They draw one in deeply. ThanksCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-27009707496737266202016-05-01T00:41:54.056+01:002016-05-01T00:41:54.056+01:00What an interesting overview of the film. Thank yo...What an interesting overview of the film. Thank you. I have cared for a couple of kids with autism, as well as being acquainted with some adults with the condition. I havent seen the film, but from the sound of things, that is a very complicated and stressful situation for a child with autism, who needs order and calm. He already has difficulties encountering the world. I can see why he might retreat into music as an escape from heavy dynamics. It is good the filmmakers examined each of the people in the family, as there is never just one person with a problem, each person carries his own (and contributes his own) "stuff" to the family dynamic. A film I found very interesting, about a boy with autism is called Horse Boy....his parents took their son on a pony back ride into Mongolia to find a shaman to treat their son....but what they found was the boy's bonding with the pony he rode across the country did more for him than anything. I loved it. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-2266137983341251212016-05-01T00:16:47.146+01:002016-05-01T00:16:47.146+01:00I think this program is coming up on our Public Br...I think this program is coming up on our Public Broadcasting station here in Portland. I'm familiar with some of the scenes you describe, so I must have seen them in a preview. Yes, I want to watch this, it looks really good and I like very much the acting of Morven Christie the female lead. I've also really enjoyed Scott and Bailey, the interpersonal relationships are really well written. We don't often get television or even movies of the caliber that you get over there. We have a lot to learn and we are so $$ motivated by the mass need for speed, explosions and sex. Ho hum.<br /><br />I have a little bit of firsthand knowledge about the normal thing. Having a mental illness (bipolar 1) I often feel discriminated against because I don't "play by the rules". We see life in a different way and act accordingly. We, I, am frequently judged as being too forthright and much too sensitive for general acceptance, I cry even when I am happy, when I am sad and if anyone does anything kind for me, that and various other things make people very uncomfortable but I can't help it. (of course if people get to know me, they find that I am a perfectly lovable and intelligent person) So because of these things I hold my self back a bit from society. I'm often called aloof but it is actually a self protective mechanism that I have learned from constantly being seen as "different" with the result of being shunned, generally out of other's fear or simply being confused about something that is not familiar to them, but it hurts. -- Don't worry, things are getting better - the proper medication will do that for you:) -- but it's been a lifetime trying to find that and the pain of being treated as not so normal for so many years has left it's scars.<br />Sorry for such a long comment, but I just wanted to make it clear that a lot of "handicaps", difference-nesses, are not immediately visible. I have a great sympathy and empathy for those whose are, they have a much more difficult time than I do with acceptance and understanding.<br />I think everyone, including those of us who are different, should try the others shoes.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-42406564081500837422016-04-30T23:57:32.973+01:002016-04-30T23:57:32.973+01:00Sounds like a good one indeed. Very true, not easy...Sounds like a good one indeed. Very true, not easy to communicate with such kids many times. But if life were easy, we'd all be crapping rainbows. Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-39545804493173833902016-04-30T22:15:36.228+01:002016-04-30T22:15:36.228+01:00I wish I could get this programme, it sounds emine...I wish I could get this programme, it sounds eminently worthwhile.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-43688737982616894482016-04-30T21:49:41.008+01:002016-04-30T21:49:41.008+01:00Hey Cubano, that sounds like a very moving show an...Hey Cubano, that sounds like a very moving show and I enjoyed your commentary on it. Thank you. It is very hard to be a human. (I'm okay though--just a bit stressed by job work and life.) k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-10343928432869157652016-04-30T19:58:41.549+01:002016-04-30T19:58:41.549+01:00Ah, to walk in somebody else's shoes...
Challe...Ah, to walk in somebody else's shoes...<br />Challenges, yes, and opportunities for a richer life for all those involved. We all imagine our life as in a Disney World, while real life is much more complex, demanding and rewarding as well. In these days, we are talking and viewing on television such challenging situations, hopefully being educated and tempered to support and invent solutions to anything we face in life. Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-17509003438176453142016-04-30T18:10:48.419+01:002016-04-30T18:10:48.419+01:00I have a fridge magnet which says 'The only no...I have a fridge magnet which says 'The only normal people are those we don't know very well.'<br />Which rings true for me.<br />And this program sounds like a winner. Complex, nuanced and gripping. Like the very best lives...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com