Cartoon Dealing With Asperger's/ASD
I usually have PBS on for my kid to watch and I overheard a cartoon called Arthur...episode name: George and the Missing Puzzle Piece. It featured a character, Carl, with Asperger's. When Carl had a meltdown at school, it showed how confusing it was for his friends who didn't understand. Eventually they learned why Carl acted in such a way,what made Carl different from them, and how to better relate to Carl. After the cartoon you'll see some real life kids talking about living with… read more
My son did a presentation for school and scouts last year for his 6 th grade project. He used this video in it too.
It says the video is not playable.:(
Glad you all enjoyed the cartoon as much as I did. The world will be a much better place if our children learn tolerance at an early age. Each person has their own special gifts just as everyone has something that 'isn't their thing.'
I like the episode better than that my son on the spectrum said "maybe now more kids will see we're not weird"
Thank you for posting this!
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