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Asperger’s Syndrome

Asperger’s Syndrome. Claire and Bethany. Asperger’s. Highest functioning form of autism IQ is not affected by Asperger’s but have the same symptoms as Autism such as social skills. Mozart and the Whale Book.

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Asperger’s Syndrome

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  1. Asperger’s Syndrome Claire and Bethany

  2. Asperger’s • Highest functioning form of autism • IQ is not affected by Asperger’sbut have the same symptoms as Autism such as social skills

  3. Mozart and the WhaleBook “ Where normal-brained lovers might encounter speed bumps, we got mired in deep ditches. When others with a different neurological wiring might glimpse a few storm clouds on the horizon, we saw nothing but darkness. The littlest things tore us apart.” ~Jerry Newport

  4. Mozart and the WhaleJerry • Jerry was born in Little Falls, NY • Jerry’s skills: Numbers and Calendars • Attended College • Founded AGUA

  5. Mozart and the WhaleMary • Mary was born in Elk Horn, Wisconsin • Mary’s skills: Visual Art and Music • Commune/ Europe • 2nd Child • Joins AGUA

  6. Mozart and the WhaleThe Newports • Halloween Party • Quickly Married • House Cleaning • Movie Deal • Divorce • Mary Moves • Birds • Suicide Attempts • Reunited

  7. Mozart and the WhaleQuotes “Years would pass before I finally realized that I wasn’t yelling at Mary. I was yelling because that was what Jerry Newport did when his buttons got pushed. I was yelling because I’d long ago grown used to the sound of my own thunder. I was yelling because I didn’t know how not to yell.” • Jerry Newport

  8. Mozart and the WhaleQuotes “Lies just weren’t a part of the program that we had running through our heads. To lie isn’t autistic; it’s a break from the order that our brains so badly crave.” • Jerry Newport

  9. Mozart and the WhaleMovie

  10. Mozart and the WhaleMovie • Donald and Isabelle • Autism Support Group • They start dating • House • Job with help from Isabelle • Break-up • Marriage proposal • Suicide Attempt and warning • Reunite

  11. Mozart and the Whale Book Movie Portrays Asperger’s as a way of life that needs to be understood not fixed Follows Donald and Isabelle (movie mostly follows Donald) • Portrays Asperger’s as a way of life that needs to be understood not fixed • Follows the lives of Jerry and Mary Newport (equally, each event is told from both perspectives)

  12. Atypical • Life and experiences of Jesse A. Saperstein • Overcoming bullying • Multiple diagnosis before Asperger's • Realizing his “Asperger's” traits and how to compensate for them • Understanding the actions of “neurotypicals” • Fitting in, finding a job, and finding love • Walk for AIDS • Cyper-bullying • Making specific lists • Autism and its examples in Hollywood

  13. Atypical • “ For a person with Asperger’s syndrome, losing the components of an obsession is the end of the world.” • “Rejection is still unbearable as adult, and I have never stopped asking the same empty questions. ‘What did I do?’” • “But for children with Autism, change is a viscous poison known to provoke temper tantrums and distress. Abrupt deviations in my routine always felt like a phantom limb syndrome for a recent amputee. I would reach down and immediately become distressed when a jarring absence replaced the comfortable insulation… that familiarity.”

  14. House Rules • 18-year-old with Asperger's (Jacob Hunt) • Story told from the perspectives of • Jacob Hunt • Emma Hunt (mother) • Theo Hunt (15 year-old brother) • Rich Matson (detective) • Oliver Bond (lawyer) • The story deals with how Jacob Hunt’s Asperger’s effects him, and those around him as he is accused of the murder of Jess Ogilvy. It also discusses how the legal system handles individuals with Asperger’s.

  15. House Rules • “In school, part of my IEP is a cool-off pass. If I need to, at any time, even during an exam, my teachers will allow me to leave the classroom. Sometimes, the outside world gets a little too tight for me, and I need a place to relax.”-Jacob • “Here is the thing about Asperger’s syndrome: Jacob won’t lie. So when he says he didn’t have an argument with Jess, I believe him.”- Emma

  16. Atypical/House Rules Atypical House Rules Each character looks at Asperger’s differently Highlights obsessions and routines of people with Asperger’s • Portrays Asperger’s as a way of life that needs to be understood not fixed • Talks about obsessions but is more a commentary on how he lives with it

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