Rain Man

[Charles Woodson]

Has anyone seen this? if so what were your thoughts. i saw it a while ago and thought it was phenominal. I loved it. It had Tom cruise and dustin hoffman.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Ted Thompson would have been excellent in the title role as rain man. He could submit any of his press conferences as an audition tape.

[Tarlam!]

This was a great car movie. I am surprised ND hasn't come outta his redneck closet on this thread!

All jokes aside, I loved how Hofman spoke on Oscar night. I was touched by the film.

[Iron Mike]

I have a son with Asperger's syndrome, which is a form of autism.

This movie makes me cry EVERY time.

[Tarlam!]

I have a son with Asperger's syndrome, which is a form of autism.

This movie makes me cry EVERY time.

Mike, I know zip about Asperger's. Would you be inclined to share?

[Iron Mike]

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html

[Tarlam!]

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html

Thanks.

My boy was a premy. He is quite different in his perception of the world. I have often thought he was close to autism, but, he's not autistic. The symtoms described seem to fit. I will have him checked on this. What a valuable exchange!

[Iron Mike]

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html

Thanks.

My boy was a premy. He is quite different in his perception of the world. I have often thought he was close to autism, but, he's not autistic. The symtoms described seem to fit. I will have him checked on this. What a valuable exchange!

Good luck with that. The prognosis is better if it is diagnosed early.

[Iron Mike]

BTW, Raymond Babbitt in the movie is an autistic savant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistic_savant

[Tarlam!]

I was in a drive through last night with my boy. i asked what hapy meal toy he wanted. He described it, bit there are 11 toys and his description might have fit 5.

I asked him what number. He said "number?". He couldn't recognize that there were numbers that correspoded to the pictures. I instantly felt like a pathetic father. He's 11 and I only realized last night he needs spectacles.

Anyone with kids reading this: Don't think cause they look like you, or have your features (like eye colour) that they are exactly like you. I made this mistake and my boy has clearly suffered during his classes because I was too ignorant to have his eyes checked.

[GBRulz]

Ted Thompson would have been excellent in the title role as rain man. He could submit any of his press conferences as an audition tape.

LOL

[GrnBay007]

Tarlam, doesn't the school do regular eye sight screening there? They do it here every year at school and if there seems to be a problem you get a letter home saying they suggest you take your child to get an eye exam by an Ophthalmologist/Optometrist.

[GrnBay007]

.......and also, don't beat yourself up for not catching it sooner because you really don't know at what point he needed them. Be thankful you caught it now.

[MJZiggy]

Good point. There is so much with kids that is just not obvious.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I can't answer. I thought it was overrated, but it's not like it was unwatchable.