Guest guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Ha! I never thought of that, but we've read all the books. I've always wondered about Amelia Bedelia too!Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: Buck <bucksburg@...>Sender: Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:59:05 -0700 (PDT)<Aspergers Treatment >Reply Subject: ( ) Ramona the Aspie I was reading Ramona The Pest, by Beverly Cleary, and was struck by what an Aspie Ramona was. She misread social cues, was devastated by changes in routine, couldn't delay gratification, took everything literally, and had meltdowns on a moment's notice. What she didn't have, back in 1968, was an IEP, a behavioral evaluation, or a perscription to a litany of drugs. The book remains in print over 40 years later, so it must have struck a chord. The cover illustration has been updated many times to depict a more modernRamona, but the book itself hasn't changed any from the original. Anybody care to comment on Asperger content in the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hmm, I never thought of that. I thought more of Ramona as being an exaggerated fictional 4-year old. In the stories where she is younger, she is very stubborn and literal. But I think the books where she is older, like 8 or 9, she is shown as creative and having friends. Not very aspie-like. But we didn't see the movie, so I don't know how that is shown. The books definitely strike a chord with kids since they really tell a story from a young child's point of view. I'm so glad my kids like those books, I am enjoying reading them again with them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suzanne suzmarkwood@... From: Buck <bucksburg@...>Subject: ( ) Ramona the AspieAspergers Treatment Date: Monday, November 1, 2010, 7:59 PM I was reading Ramona The Pest, by Beverly Cleary, and was struck by what an Aspie Ramona was. She misread social cues, was devastated by changes in routine, couldn't delay gratification, took everything literally, and had meltdowns on a moment's notice. What she didn't have, back in 1968, was an IEP, a behavioral evaluation, or a perscription to a litany of drugs. The book remains in print over 40 years later, so it must have struck a chord. The cover illustration has been updated many times to depict a more modern Ramona, but the book itself hasn't changed any from the original. Anybody care to comment on Asperger content in the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Agreed, and as for the movie, it was very disappointing. On 11/2/10 12:26 PM, " Suzanne Markwood " <suzmarkwood@...> wrote: Hmm, I never thought of that. I thought more of Ramona as being an exaggerated fictional 4-year old. In the stories where she is younger, she is very stubborn and literal. But I think the books where she is older, like 8 or 9, she is shown as creative and having friends. Not very aspie-like. But we didn't see the movie, so I don't know how that is shown. The books definitely strike a chord with kids since they really tell a story from a young child's point of view. I'm so glad my kids like those books, I am enjoying reading them again with them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suzanne suzmarkwood@... From: Buck <bucksburg@...> Subject: ( ) Ramona the Aspie Aspergers Treatment Date: Monday, November 1, 2010, 7:59 PM I was reading Ramona The Pest, by Beverly Cleary, and was struck by what an Aspie Ramona was. She misread social cues, was devastated by changes in routine, couldn't delay gratification, took everything literally, and had meltdowns on a moment's notice. What she didn't have, back in 1968, was an IEP, a behavioral evaluation, or a perscription to a litany of drugs. The book remains in print over 40 years later, so it must have struck a chord. The cover illustration has been updated many times to depict a more modern Ramona, but the book itself hasn't changed any from the original. Anybody care to comment on Asperger content in the movie? -- “My daddy shoots people.” --Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Although the movie did not present any areas that struck me as particularly Aspie, I have often considered Ramona's issues in the novels as quite Aspie and I thought you were absolutely right! From: Buck <bucksburg@...>Subject: ( ) Ramona the AspieAspergers Treatment Date: Monday, November 1, 2010, 10:59 PM I was reading Ramona The Pest, by Beverly Cleary, and was struck by what an Aspie Ramona was. She misread social cues, was devastated by changes in routine, couldn't delay gratification, took everything literally, and had meltdowns on a moment's notice. What she didn't have, back in 1968, was an IEP, a behavioral evaluation, or a perscription to a litany of drugs. The book remains in print over 40 years later, so it must have struck a chord. The cover illustration has been updated many times to depict a more modern Ramona, but the book itself hasn't changed any from the original. Anybody care to comment on Asperger content in the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I always loved the Ramona books. You are right, she does appear to be an Aspie! I have not seen the movieAspergers Treatment From: bucksburg@...Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 19:59:05 -0700Subject: ( ) Ramona the Aspie I was reading Ramona The Pest, by Beverly Cleary, and was struck by what an Aspie Ramona was. She misread social cues, was devastated by changes in routine, couldn't delay gratification, took everything literally, and had meltdowns on a moment's notice. What she didn't have, back in 1968, was an IEP, a behavioral evaluation, or a perscription to a litany of drugs. The book remains in print over 40 years later, so it must have struck a chord. The cover illustration has been updated many times to depict a more modern Ramona, but the book itself hasn't changed any from the original. Anybody care to comment on Asperger content in the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I loved those books and my girls loved to read them..they never commented that she was like their brother..Here addiction to the "scoopy" book was interesting as well. ( ) Ramona the Aspie I was reading Ramona The Pest, by Beverly Cleary, and was struck by what an Aspie Ramona was. She misread social cues, was devastated by changes in routine, couldn't delay gratification, took everything literally, and had meltdowns on a moment's notice. What she didn't have, back in 1968, was an IEP, a behavioral evaluation, or a perscription to a litany of drugs. The book remains in print over 40 years later, so it must have struck a chord. The cover illustration has been updated many times to depict a more modern Ramona, but the book itself hasn't changed any from the original. Anybody care to comment on Asperger content in the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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