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Eastenders autism character and British Soap Awards question
Hey is anyone from here going to the British Soap Awards if so do you have to have tickets to see the stars arrive at the British Soap Awards not for the awards itself but just to see the actors and actresses arrive and to get autographs? If anyone can help then that would be great thanks
![]() Also does anyone think it would be a good idea to have a character with Autism in the soap played by a actor/actress who has autism? The Coker's are new maybe they could have a grand child who is 9 or older maybe an adult or a teenager that has autism and show's the affect it has on a parent ect or should Eastenders introduce a new family maybe Asian and have a character with autism in the family? |
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I think it's a great idea to have an autistic person in the show, it would help to educate viewers.
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I think it's a great idea to have an autistic person in the show, it would help to educate viewers.
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If anyone can tell me about the British Soap Awards information then that would be a great help thanks
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Maybe you should try and look on the British Soap Awards website for info or tweet the Eastenders twitter page (that is if you are on twitter). Apologies for not being of a more greater help, MG.
![]() The autism storyline seems like a good idea for Eastenders to tackle. It would be good IMO if a autistic child was born onto the show (one of Alfie and Kat's twins perhaps), and around 12-18 months the toddler is diagnosed with autism. |
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Maybe you should try and look on the British Soap Awards website for info or tweet Eastenders twitter page (that is if you are on twitter). Apologies for not being of a more greater help, MG.
![]() The autism storyline seems like a good idea for Eastenders to tackle. It would be good IMO if a autistic child was born onto the show (one of Alfie and Kat's twins perhaps), and around 12-18 months the toddler is diagnosed with autism. .Yep that would be good. |
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Tickets are through SRO Audiences but only the waiting list is open at the moment
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Maybe you should try and look on the British Soap Awards website for info or tweet Eastenders twitter page (that is if you are on twitter). Apologies for not being of a more greater help, MG.
![]() The autism storyline seems like a good idea for Eastenders to tackle. It would be good IMO if a autistic child was born onto the show (one of Alfie and Kat's twins perhaps), and around 12-18 months the toddler is diagnosed with autism. |
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Tickets are through SRO Audiences but only the waiting list is open at the moment
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Ok thanks. But with the tickets can you still see the stars arrive and get autographs?
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I'd rather we saw an older character with the condition and how they and their family members deal with the condition, I'd find that a lot more interesting.
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Yes, it would be a good idea and could lead to some very funny scenes, in the nicest possible way! I have two grand sons with Autism/Aspergers and life is never dull with them around!! Just one point tho, as I mentioned in a previous thread, whenever soaps have introduced a child with Downs Syndrome we don't get to see much of them or shared the ups and downs (no pun intended) of family life. Producers need to be aware from the start that the character should be seen and heard regularly and not just mentioned now and again.
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I'd rather we saw an older character with the condition and how they and their family members deal with the condition, I'd find that a lot more interesting.
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Yeah I guess that would be the more ideal option. As if they went down the route like what I suggested, the writers run the high risk of the storyline becoming more about the parents than the actual autistic child itself. Like the woefully acted Down Syndrome storyline a few years back.
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Would it be a good thing if the storyline was about the parents or a bad thing?
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For autism they could cover sleep problems, disliking being touched, tantrums, obsession, loud noises ect
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Well to an extent yes, but the autistic character should be a focal part of the storyline and be a character in their own right. Once again going back to the Janet storyline, it seemed to be more about Billy and Honey dealing with Janet's diagnoses and struggling to cope with it rather than Janet herself, which was inevitable because Janet was only a toddler.
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I'm not sure autism has been covered in soap before and I think would be a very interesting topic. I agree, I'd rather have an older character with autism with a family so we can see the affects.
Problem is, as also highlighted, some of these important issues tend to be brushed under the carpet. Look at Nancy- she had an epileptic fit- a condition which hadn't been mentioned before or after the incident! |
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I'm autistic would love that. I'd love to play it!(
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Roy from CS is played by the actor as if he has Aspergers, although he's never been formally diagnosed onscreen . I think Tamwar could quite believably be diagnosed with Aspergers. A lot of adults are on the autistic spectrum but never actually diagnosed.
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I think it's a great idea to have an autistic person in the show, it would help to educate viewers.
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I think they should bring a young adult with autism to educate people on autism because unfortunately not many people even today know about autism.
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For autism they could cover sleep problems, disliking being touched, tantrums, obsession, loud noises ect
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Yes, a story line with a purpose behind it, instead of murders, unwanted pregnancies and squabbling families.
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