Comments on: Two interesting autiebiographies

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:49:25 +0000

Wow, you’re popular enough to get comments from a famous author and spam comments in the same blog entry..:)

I liked Will Hadcroft’s book as well, I read it in college. I don’t remember where I found it as it doesn’t seem to be one of the more immediately available or known autiebiographies (or at least it took me a while to find it), but was good to read. I wonder if I put it on my list.
Incidentally I enjoy autiebiographies quite a bit and read about 40 of them, more or less, until I ran out. I would greatly enjoy reading any new ones that came out or any that I had missed over. (List on website that is linked to here if anyone is interested.) I liked almost everything I read, save for a few, they all had their own ways of telling a story.

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By: Ettina

Ettina — Mon, 01 May 2006 11:00:50 +0000

A lot of people judge people badly for violating social norms in a way they can control more than they judge people for violating social norms if they “can’t help it”. So the things about Jeanette being rebellious means certain people are likely to judge her worse than an aspie who didn’t rebel in those ways. For example as a communist I’ve been hurt by anti-communist sentiments that seem to differ from anti-autistic sentiments by being less pitying and more hating, because I chose to hold the viewpoint that people should give what they can and get what they need rather than giving what they’re forced to or want to and getting what they can. I chose to be a communist but didn’t chose to be autistic, so the fact that I’m autistic is likely to be viewed as less of a character fault and more of a tragic affliction compared to being a communist.

By: Jeanette Purkis

Jeanette Purkis — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:04:22 +0000

Just been looking at your blog…
Thanks for reviewing my book, – greatly appreciated, and you said such nice things!
As a kid I was very into Doctor Who and was devastated when my Dad took us all along to watch him giving blood when the Tom Baker Doctor character died! I was filled with resentment at him for months afterwards and have never seen that episode (we didn’t have a VCR in the early 80’s and at the time I have difficulty with the concept of watching something from the TV at a later time). I’ve sort of left my Doctor Who fascination behind me, but did enjoy the new series that we saw here in Australia last year – not sure when the second series will be here though.

By: Will Hadcroft

Will Hadcroft — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:27:00 +0000

Oh right. Well thanks for the comments then and for buying my book.
I’ve just remembered that I devote a whole chapter to “Anne Droyd” in
“Unmutual”, so that will be how you ‘discovered’ I am the same author!
It takes time, but I get there. :)

Will.

By: ballastexistenz

ballastexistenz — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:13:30 +0000

No, I haven’t been to Liverpool, or even the UK, at all.

By: Will Hadcroft

Will Hadcroft — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:01:21 +0000

Hello!

Just thought I’d drop you lot a line and let you know I’ve been reading your blog. I must say,
Ballastexistenz, that I’m deeply touched by your admiration for “The Feeling’s Unmutual”. I’m
wondering if we perhaps met at the recent conference in Liverpool or if you wrote to me, because
you say you’ve just discovered I wrote “Anne Droyd” too. Every child to date (autie and non-autie alike)
who has read that book seems to love it. Hopefully the agent that I have just approached to represent
me will recognise it and sign me up.

As for “Doctor Who”, I was indeed utterly appalled when I missed an episode (“The Mark of the Rani”
Part One if you’re curious!)to see Ken Dodd in panto (I would enjoy Dodd’s proper act immensely
though). I also missed an episode of “Enlightenment” when I was killing time waiting for the
episode to start. I killed too much time! Boy, was I frustrated with myself!!

I utterly adore (for the most part) the revival of Doctor Who. The first full David Tennant
story “New Earth” was great fun. And escapist – which is why the Aspie is drawn to it.

Check out my “Anne Droyd” Yahoo group if you can. The more impressive my ‘following’ appears to
be online the better.

Thanks again for your comments.

Will.

By: rocobley

rocobley — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:27:48 +0000

Yes I was talking about the first episode of season 2 with Tennant, whereas you are clearly talking about season 1 with Christopher Ecclestone. As the series is made by the BBC, it gets broadcast here in Britain first. I suspect you’ll get season 2 this summer, practically as soon as it finishes here in Britain. And of course, there’s a third series next year!

By: ballastexistenz

ballastexistenz — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:43:26 +0000

Part of Hadcroft’s book described him being persuaded to miss an episode of Doctor Who. He ended up in a decidedly awful social event or something, and vowed never to be persuaded to miss one again.

Incidentally, the back of his book contains an endorsement by Colin Baker. :-)

By: Bronwyn G

Bronwyn G — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:30:54 +0000

That’s all right. I hope you don’t mind Ballastexistenz.

We have. We had it last July onwards. (July 2005).

The new Doctor Who is as great as the old Doctor Who. The Davison episodes drag a bit so we had a reference. I think I like Baker best too (Tom). And also the Second Doctor and Pertwee.

I wonder if the Americans have seen the new Doctor Who?

And there’s going to be a series two. Do you already have it?

I think the rebel rebel feel of Jeanette Purkiss’s autiebiography reminds me of my favourite stories, characters and legends. I like people who go against the rules, probably because I live such a conformist life myself.

I wonder if the Hadcroft type is like Danny in Loving Mr Spock? But there’s a difference in the telling, which does hit on your subtle point about sterotypes which people reading these books for the first time might not get.

Would love to see the Tennant series. I thought you were talking about the first of the new series. Oh dear my TARDIS isn’t working. I hope we do get it. I’ve been Who-less for a while and not been able to keep up with that world.

I wonder how Hadcroft felt when he missed an episode?