Comments on: What the X-Men movies didn’t say. https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/16/what-the-x-men-movies-didnt-say/ Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jannalou https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/16/what-the-x-men-movies-didnt-say/#comment-11823 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:10:58 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=126#comment-11823 The comic series by Joss Whedon did it better, I think. I haven’t seen the movie yet myself, but based on what I’ve read about it, I’ll probably prefer the way Joss handled it. Then again, I love pretty much everything Joss Whedon writes, so… ;)

My brother gets it, though. Which is interesting. I have a very good brother. He’s seen the movie and he’s read the comics, and we’ve discussed autism and disability rights enough now that he totally understands why I love Joss’ take on the “cure” issue.

That brother is actually the one who had the words to defend the use of medication for ADHD (for those who feel they need it, like myself) when another brother suddenly went off on a rant about how it’s a conspiracy. I had no words, I was pretty much just shocked. So glad he was there and could speak up.

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