Re: Dr. House anybody?

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Hi Carolyn,

I also watched the show last night. I really enjoy the show. I too was wondering how both parents could afford not work, but still had money. The idea that he had never been to a doctor seemed ridiculous. Of course, all of us with kids under the autism umbrella had to have gone to a doctor for something.

I wish the child hadn't had something so outrageous, bothered me. Why couldn't it have been something more mainstream?

I always thought that Dr. House had Asperger's Syndrome and it was never mentioned until last night. He is so bright, yet lacks social skills. The fact that he and the child communicated as if they shared a bond touched me. When Dr. House was obsessing about the carpet, it reminded me of my own son. I hope they continue this type of storyline on Dr. House. It could educate a number of people.

Sherri

-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Carolyn" <charper777@...>

Hi everybody,

I was wondering if any of you watched "Dr. House" last night on t.v. They had a patient about ten years old who was severely autistic and depicted his parents as rather obsessive people who had designed their lives and schedules entirely around there son, had both quit their jobs to care for him, but I had trouble understanding how they did that and still had money. Anyway they had never taken him to a doctor until he got sick, I guess for the first time.

And of course he had something really weird and far out, worms in his body from eating the sand in the sand box that raccoons had poo pooed in, and they had traveled all over his body causing all sorts of trouble. But of course Dr. House figured it out, he always does, and the child had evidentially his first eye contact and real communication with anybody, and walked up to Dr. House as they were leaving, and gave him his hand held game thingy he so treasured.

It was a little annoying to me how they portrayed the parents as being such nut cases, and the little boy had a lot of tantrums like when they stuck him into the cat scan machine. Seems the moral of the story was that he learned to trust Dr. House because he was not afraid of him, and would talk directly to him, and kid around, etc., just treated him like a regular kid pretty much.

Oh yes, and they portrayed Dr. House as perhaps high functioning autistic himself because of all his strange obsessive behaviors, but only told that to the hospital administrator because he wanted his old carpet back in his office......

Does anybody else watch "Dr. House?" It kind of grows on you....like a weed.

Carolyn in Oregon

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I watched that show once and he was so annoying and obnoxious that I never watched it againCarolyn <charper777@...> wrote: Hi everybody, I was wondering if any of you watched "Dr. House" last night on t.v. They had a patient about ten years old who was severely autistic and depicted his parents as rather obsessive people who had designed their lives and schedules

entirely around there son, had both quit their jobs to care for him, but I had trouble understanding how they did that and still had money. Anyway they had never taken him to a doctor until he got sick, I guess for the first time. And of course he had something really weird and far out, worms in his body from eating the sand in the sand box that raccoons had poo pooed in, and they had traveled all over his body causing all sorts of trouble. But of course Dr. House figured it out, he always does, and the child had evidentially his first eye contact and real communication with anybody, and walked up to Dr. House as they were leaving, and gave him his hand held game thingy he so treasured. It was a little annoying to me how they

portrayed the parents as being such nut cases, and the little boy had a lot of tantrums like when they stuck him into the cat scan machine. Seems the moral of the story was that he learned to trust Dr. House because he was not afraid of him, and would talk directly to him, and kid around, etc., just treated him like a regular kid pretty much. Oh yes, and they portrayed Dr. House as perhaps high functioning autistic himself because of all his strange obsessive behaviors, but only told that to the hospital administrator because he wanted his old carpet back in his office...... Does anybody else watch "Dr. House?" It kind of grows on you....like a weed. Carolyn in Oregon

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Yeah I watched it last night and, like you, had mixed feelings about some of it. I used to never watch it but a couple weeks ago watched it for the first time and got hooked.Carolyn <charper777@...> wrote: Hi everybody, I was wondering if any of you watched "Dr. House" last night on t.v. They had a patient about ten years old who was severely autistic

and depicted his parents as rather obsessive people who had designed their lives and schedules entirely around there son, had both quit their jobs to care for him, but I had trouble understanding how they did that and still had money. Anyway they had never taken him to a doctor until he got sick, I guess for the first time. And of course he had something really weird and far out, worms in his body from eating the sand in the sand box that raccoons had poo pooed in, and they had traveled all over his body causing all sorts of trouble. But of course Dr. House figured it out, he always does, and the child had evidentially his first eye contact and real communication with anybody, and walked up to Dr. House as they were leaving, and gave him his hand held game thingy he so treasured. It was a little annoying to me how they portrayed the parents as being such nut cases, and the little boy had a lot of tantrums like when they stuck him into the cat scan machine. Seems the moral of the story was that he learned to trust Dr. House because he was not afraid of him, and would talk directly to him, and kid around, etc., just treated him like a regular kid pretty much. Oh yes, and they portrayed Dr. House as perhaps high functioning autistic himself because of all his strange obsessive behaviors, but only told that to the hospital administrator because he wanted his old carpet back in his office...... Does anybody else watch "Dr. House?" It kind of grows

on you....like a weed. Carolyn in Oregon

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Yeah I watched it last night and, like you, had mixed feelings about some of it. I used to never watch it but a couple weeks ago watched it for the first time and got hooked.Carolyn <charper777@...> wrote: Hi everybody, I was wondering if any of you watched "Dr. House" last night on t.v. They had a patient about ten years old who was severely autistic

and depicted his parents as rather obsessive people who had designed their lives and schedules entirely around there son, had both quit their jobs to care for him, but I had trouble understanding how they did that and still had money. Anyway they had never taken him to a doctor until he got sick, I guess for the first time. And of course he had something really weird and far out, worms in his body from eating the sand in the sand box that raccoons had poo pooed in, and they had traveled all over his body causing all sorts of trouble. But of course Dr. House figured it out, he always does, and the child had evidentially his first eye contact and real communication with anybody, and walked up to Dr. House as they were leaving, and gave him his hand held game thingy he so treasured. It was a little annoying to me how they portrayed the parents as being such nut cases, and the little boy had a lot of tantrums like when they stuck him into the cat scan machine. Seems the moral of the story was that he learned to trust Dr. House because he was not afraid of him, and would talk directly to him, and kid around, etc., just treated him like a regular kid pretty much. Oh yes, and they portrayed Dr. House as perhaps high functioning autistic himself because of all his strange obsessive behaviors, but only told that to the hospital administrator because he wanted his old carpet back in his office...... Does anybody else watch "Dr. House?" It kind of grows

on you....like a weed. Carolyn in Oregon

Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Small Business.

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In a message dated 9/27/2006 2:10:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, charper777@... writes:

It was a little annoying to me how they portrayed the parents as being such nut cases, and the little boy had a lot of tantrums like when they stuck him into the cat scan machine. Seems the moral of the story was that he learned to trust Dr. House because he was not afraid of him, and would talk directly to him, and kid around, etc., just treated him like a regular kid pretty much.

Dear Carolyn,

Isn't that the prevailing thought? That parents are idiots and the 'professionals' know everything (except how to get people well). The only people who don't think that way that I know of are at the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential.

Francine

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On 9/27/06, Carolyn <charper777@...> wrote:> " Does anybody else watch " Dr. House? " It kind of grows on you....like a weed. > > Carolyn in Oregon " Hi, CarolynI saw the episode and see you experienced the same love/hate reaction to it. LOL. I saw it as well written - more symbolic than finger-pointing. Don't these children take over our lives? Don't we do things - diet, environment, more worry than " normal " - that we wouldn't " normally " have done? My son has completely changed our lives. My experience with ihm has changed me. Those parents weren't the same people as they were when they were younger, before their son. I read a lot into it, eh?

Sharon

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In a message dated 9/29/2006 11:09:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sp29@... writes:

Of course, all of us with kids under the autism umbrella had to have gone to a doctor for something.

If your kids have a healthy diet and you don't believe in vaccinations, no doctor visits.

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Sounds like the 'moral' of the story is smart good doctor, bad stupid parents.

Do any of you remember the end of Rainman, where the doctor manipulated , making it look like he was ambivalent, or it didn't matter to him, or just plain stupid?

How many people viewing the film knew that he was being deliberately manipulated?

Just like television shows manipulate their viewers into certain subconscious beliefs.

Francine

p.s. Life w/o tv is actually fun!