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Watch with caution; autism thoughts
PostedJuly 6, 2010
emjeekot
from Boston, MA
HI have a typical 7yr old daughter and a 5yr son on the high (functioning) end of the autism spectrum.
My 7yr daughter enjoyed the movie, until the end . She was sad about the boy having to give away his toys, even though he was a lot older. But was happily crying that a little girl got some new toys to love.
The 5yr old was another story. Children with autism usually don't understand social ques and the like which made this move VERY HARD FOR HIM TO WATCH.
My son has attended other movies from start to finish and has been fine. We frequently go, maybe once a month. He even sat through all of IronMan2 because he just loves IronMan.
Anyway - While my son was absolutely thrilled and couldn't wait to see this movie, there were some parts that he couldn't "handle" or "conceptualize" or "get over".
Each of these 'didn't likes' turned into a SCREAMING frenzy in the theater, to the point we couldn't calm him down, had to walk out, and come back in slowly, standing on the ramp until my son thought he could sit back and watch the movie:
-he didn't like when Buzz turned bad; he didn't understand why Buzz turned on his friends
-he didn't like when Buzz spoke spanish
-he didn't like the mean bear, ESPECIALLY when the movie made him the size of the screen
-he didn't like when the friends almost ended up in the trash
-he didn't like ANY of the FIRE PIT scene
-he didn't like that the trash truck almost got them or when they ended up in the trash heap
-he didn't like when Buzz turned bad; he didn't understand why Buzz turned on his friends
-he didn't like when Buzz spoke spanish
-he didn't like the mean bear, ESPECIALLY when the movie made him the size of the screen
-he didn't like when the friends almost ended up in the trash
-he didn't like ANY of the FIRE PIT scene
-he didn't like that the trash truck almost got them or when they ended up in the trash heap
The last 45min of the movie was torcher for him!
My son is not a hand flapper, a screamer/cryer, or one who hits his ears. But this night he was.
So, for any parent who has an autistic child, I would suggest maybe yyou see the movie for yourself first and then decide if you think your child will sit through it. Don't waste your money but more importantly, don't torture your child....
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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