Saturday, August 20, 2011

Dino Dan: Aspergers + ???

Dino Dan's mom is to be commended for her tolerant support of Dan's Aspergers like obsession with Dinosaurs. Most parents would have thrown their hands up years ago and told him to move on with something else. His obsession is harmless and apparently does not get in the way much with the rest of his life as his grades seem good and he has friends-- they too should be commended for their support.

What I do not like is that his hallucinations seem to go on unchecked. Dude sees all types of dinosaurs in and around the Canadian city he lives in. He interacts with them, talks to them, researches them and even cares for them when they cannot find their mothers. This is clearly a level of hallucinatory disassociative disorder requiring psychiatric intervention. Only his skill at hiding it from adults has prevented hospitalization at this point. Think of it like this... if his name was Tyler Durden and dinosaurs were replaced with Brad Pitt we would not hesitate to call in the doctors.

Dino Dan: like Fight Club only with Dinosaurs

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