fortunate enough to watch "Mary and Max", "Adam" and "Call Me Number One".
The first two films are about Asperger's syndrome, the latter one is about Tourette's syndrome.
After watching these films, I seem to be wearing tinted glasses, and I can't help but ask, how many people scattered in every corner of the world have no symptoms, and how many are mentally healthy.
Open the reference book of psychology, I can list a series of indicators of mental health, put aside these objective data, pay attention to people in reality, how many people can be spared?
Each of us is our own enemy, and we are constantly overcoming our own weaknesses. We are not born perfect, we gradually recognize our own shortcomings and change.
While watching the movie, the surging emotion in my heart made the gushing tears keep brushing my cheeks. And what is the advantage of experiencing a social form? I think it must not be in the system itself, but in the effect of applying this system to the real society. Pay attention to the physical and mental health of each citizen, face up to his/her own shortcomings, make correct judgments, provide him/her with medical protection, and accept him/her to care for him/her.
When we can understand that everyone is not complete, learn to understand others, learn to accept others, and do not discriminate or segregate groups, then this should be a healthy community.
The social system of capitalist America is not perfect, and every social system has its flaws, because it is a product of human will after all. But repeatedly advocating the superiority of the social system does not produce good results in the real society, then pathological disturbances may occur.
What impresses me is that they pay attention to the people with the syndrome. Although these have rigorous academic research, artistic expression and political will, they have to admit that their society is a very humanized society.
Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can be classified as one of autism (Autistic Spectrum Disorder). It is generally considered to be "autism without intellectual disability" in the outside world. Symptoms include disturbances in interpersonal relationships and inferences about the psychology of others. They will be particularly persistent in certain areas, and there will be slight impairments in motor function, but unlike mentally retarded autism, they generally have language and intellectual disabilities, but they generally perform well in vision and recitation. Many scientists and mathematicians also suffer from it. Has Asperger's Syndrome. The cause of the disease is not yet clear, but studies have shown that genetics, biochemistry, filtering viruses, and some problems during pregnancy and childbirth may be the cause of Asperger's syndrome. The incidence rate of Asperger's syndrome is 0.7%. The disease is more common in boys, and the incidence rate is about ten times that of girls.
What does a 0.7% incidence rate mean? According to this statistical result, there should be 1.4 million people in the United States with varying degrees of symptoms. Our country started relatively late in this regard, and no formal research institutions have been established so far.
"When compassion can not only be aimed at human beings, but cover all living things, then the most magnificent and profound human brilliance can be achieved." Schweitzer.
"Mary and Max" and "Adam" deeply portray the lives of people with the disorder, and what really touches people is that there are people who care about them and want to grow up with them.
The reason i forgive you is because you are not perfect.
You are imperfect, and so am i.
All humans are imperfect, even the man outside my apartment who litters.
When i was young, i wanted to be anybody but myself.
Dr Bernard Hazelhof said if i was on a desert island then i would have to get used to my own company – just me and the coconuts.
He said i would have to accept myself, my warts and all, and that we don't get to choose our warts.
They are a part of us and we have to live with them.
We can, however , choose our friends and i glad i have chosen you.
Dr Bernard Hazelhof also said the everyone's lives and like a very long sidewalk.
Some are well paved.
Others, like mine, have cracks, banana skins and cigarette butts.
Your sidewalk is like mine but probably not as many cracks.
Hopefully, one day our sidewalks will meet and we can share a can of condensed milk.
You are my best friends.
You are my only friend.
I forgive you because you're not perfect, you're not perfect and I'm the same, no one is perfect, even those who litter the door.
When I was young, I wanted to be anyone but myself, said Dr. Bernard Hasshof, if I was on an island, then I had to adapt to being alone, just coconut and me.
He said I had to accept myself, my flaws and my wholeness.
We can't choose our faults, they are a part of us and we have to adapt to them, but we can choose our friends, and I'm glad I chose you.
Dr. Bernard Hasshof also said that everyone's life is a long sidewalk, some are flat, and some are like me, with cracked banana peels and cigarette butts, your sidewalk is similar to mine, but Not as many cracks as mine.
One day, hopefully, your sidewalks and mine will intersect, and that's when we can share a jar of condensed milk.
you are my best friend.
You are my only friend.
Tourette syndrome is clinically characterized by repetitive involuntary body movements (tics) and uncontrollable vocalization. These involuntary movements can be temporarily suppressed and stopped briefly. But once forgotten or stressed or fatigued these involuntary movements will appear again. Common actions include blinking, grimacing, tilting head, shaking head, shrugging shoulders, wrinkling nose, shrinking abdomen, kicking feet, etc. Generally speaking, it is the muscle part of the body that can make involuntary twitches. Common sounds include throat clearing, moaning, dry cough, nose blowing, and in severe cases, roaring or foul language. Because of the above actions and behaviors, they are often misunderstood as allergies, asthma, hyperactivity, abnormal behavior, etc. The onset age of Tourette's disease is more than 3% of school age. The true etiology and mechanism are not yet conclusive, but it is generally believed to be related to the imbalance of neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. Mild involuntary movements can sometimes be relieved by the patient's own willpower repression or by distraction. But when the patient is unwell and nervous, the movements will be more frequent. The good news is that this syndrome is quite benign. No damage to the brain. Most of the children's learning and all aspects of development are at the upper-middle level. However, some children have also been reported to have some emotional and behavioral disturbances. Sometimes there is a combination of hyperactivity and abnormal learning.
In "Call Me Number One," Brad Cohen, who was born with Tourette Syndrome, overcame himself and took the stage. "Say a few words and educate, like opening the door to a whole new world." It is admirable to have the principal who pays attention to him, the lovely classmates who accept him, and the support of his great mother all the time.
But no matter what syndrome you have, "don't let anything stop you from chasing your dreams."
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