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Title: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: Tom/Mutate on September 08, 2006, 06:57:31 AM: (http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/2251/rtrtpu8.jpg)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: purposefulinsanity on September 08, 2006, 06:59:19 AM: PMSL- some people are just stupid ::)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: duncvis on September 08, 2006, 07:26:50 AM: sense of humour failure alert
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: McGiver on September 08, 2006, 10:10:34 AM: i don't get it... ???
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: purposefulinsanity on September 08, 2006, 10:24:22 AM: Quote from: McJagger on September 08, 2006, 10:10:34 AM
i don't get it... ???

I think it would help to be able to read the first article it was referring to- but from what I understood the first article mentioned that a lot of autistic kids like to watch Thomas, but people took that to imply that the article was suggesting that the show caused autism.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: McGiver on September 08, 2006, 10:29:03 AM: oh.

because i understood the consistency.

i always thought the program caused drowziness.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: Tom/Mutate on September 08, 2006, 10:38:27 AM: Thomas the Tank made me autistic. but postman pat turned me back NT again.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: McGiver on September 08, 2006, 10:45:29 AM: i heard he got the cure from flo.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: Beowulf on September 08, 2006, 12:29:09 PM: I remember reading the article. It certainly didn't suggest that watching Thomas the Tank Engine caused autism. But it did offer the fact that TTTE is popular with autistic children as evidence to support the idea that TTTE was one of the worst TV shows of all time.

I thought it was pretty unnecessary.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: Tom/Mutate on September 08, 2006, 12:32:20 PM: Yes it was negative. Saying that its popularity with autistic kids proves that it is the worst kids show of all time.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: purposefulinsanity on September 08, 2006, 01:00:02 PM: I agree that comment was unnecessary.

I can understand why it is popular with autistic kids- the limited, exaggerated facial expressions on the characters; the fact that each episode seems to follow a set pattern; and it also seems a very gentle show.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: McGiver on September 08, 2006, 01:04:07 PM: Quote from: Beowulf on September 08, 2006, 12:29:09 PM
I remember reading the article. It certainly didn't suggest that watching Thomas the Tank Engine caused autism. But it did offer the fact that TTTE is popular with autistic children as evidence to support the idea that TTTE was one of the worst TV shows of all time.

I thought it was pretty unnecessary.
so it did cause drowziness.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: odeon on September 08, 2006, 01:41:48 PM: Hey, I like Thomas the Tank Engine! My son did, too, when he was about two or three, and we had to buy every damned engine available at the toy store.

The show also featured the talents of Ringo Starr--he did all the voices. :D
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: purposefulinsanity on September 08, 2006, 01:45:11 PM: Quote from: odeon on September 08, 2006, 01:41:48 PM

The show also featured the talents of Ringo Starr--he did all the voices. :D

Yeah, badly :P
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: Leto729 on September 08, 2006, 01:53:30 PM: I always kinda like Thomas. :)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: odeon on September 08, 2006, 01:58:18 PM: Yea, I did, too. :)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: SovaNu on September 10, 2006, 01:46:21 AM: i hate the show but i figure it'd be fun on crack. :laugh:

it's popular with autistics cuz stereotypicall autistics tend to like trains. i don't know why.

it's annoying when people call autism a disability and suggest autistics are stupid and can only understand a show like Thomas the bloody Tank Engine.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: Leto729 on September 10, 2006, 02:26:57 AM: How many drugs have You taken dear just wondering? ;)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: SovaNu on September 10, 2006, 02:28:14 AM: like ever or today? :P
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: Leto729 on September 10, 2006, 02:36:35 AM: Quote from: MillaPill on September 10, 2006, 02:28:14 AM
like ever or today? :P
What does that mean You take drugs everyday to get You bye or what in all seriousness can You answer that? ::)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank and Autism (I saw this in todays tv guide)
Post by: SovaNu on September 10, 2006, 07:06:56 AM: no i'm quite drug free atm, even quit smoking. since i have no means to get drugs i have to settle for booze. :-\