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This is fucking jangleplatz! Amid all the misery and bullshit in the world, it's nice to see something like this:

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Can't wait to show this to my wife, she works with some autistic children among others.

That is jangleplatz!

Maybe I'm too cynical, but I have a hard time seeing through the patronizing tone of the whole piece.

Davros,
Generally I don't like the fluff pieces one sees in the news, but this just made my heart melt a tiny little bit. What's patronizing about this kid who has had a lot of difficulties (and always will) having one amazing fucking day?

I was kind of sensitive to the almost-patronizing tone too, but then I thought--this is an incredible story no matter who the kid is, so maybe it isn't patronizing. Dunno.
I think it gives a favorable picture of autism--at least the high-functioning kids, anyway. I liked it.

Ames wrote:Davros,
Generally I don't like the fluff pieces one sees in the news, but this just made my heart melt a tiny little bit. What's patronizing about this kid who has had a lot of difficulties (and always will) having one amazing fucking day?

I was talking about the tone of the piece. Phrases like "After years of bringing water and toweling off other people's sweat..." just really left me cold.
This kid has every right to be ecstatic about his accomplishments when he was given the opportunity. He could have been given the opportunity at some point earlier than the last 4 minutes of the last game. It seems that because of his challenges, he wasn't given the opportunity until the outcome of his performance didn't matter. I find that patronizing. Unless, of course, there are very good reasons why doing so would have been detrimental to this kid's well being. If that is the case, then I am very wrong.