A request for Mr. King

[gonzalongo]

I am a father of a boy with autism and when reading many of the books of Mr. King I was amazed of how gently he was treating the less fortunate in many areas, including physical and mental. I believe that if Mr. King wrote a story with a character with autism, his insight in the psycology of the people would help the world to understand the people on the spectrum much better. During my lifetime I have wittnesed how issues and tabues, thanks to some fortunate depictions, have become widely known in terms of social acceptance than any governement program.
I don't know if this is the appropiate place to send this kind of message. If it's unappropiate my apologies. My first intention was to write a personal letter to Mr. King but I read that due to the millions of people writing to him my message would never go through. I hope someone who knows him comes accross this message.
Thanks,
God bless you all.

 

[Moderator]

Welcome to the Board!

My recollection is that there is a character (a young boy) in The Regulators with autism but I may be misremembering.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

Welcome!

It's refreshing to hear you say that about SK as someone came on this board not too long ago chastising him for making light of mental illness & other disabilities.

Ms. Mod is right about the regualtors. From Wikipedia:
"The story takes place in the fictional town of Wentworth, Ohio, a typical suburban community. On Poplar Street, an autistic boy named Seth has gained the power to control reality through the help of a being known as Tak. Soon, Poplar Street begins to change shape, transforming from a quiet suburb into a wild west caricature based on what Seth has seen on his television. Meanwhile, the other residents of the street are being attacked by the many beings that Seth's imagination is creating, due to Tak's control over them. These residents are forced to work together to stop Seth and Tak from completely transforming the world around them and stop Tak before he kills anyone else.

Seth's imagination is heavily influenced by a western called The Regulators and a cartoon called MotoKops 2200. The novel contains excerpts from scripts for both."

 

[GNTLGNT]

Welcome!

It's refreshing to hear you say that about SK as someone came on this board not too long ago chastising him for making light of mental illness & other disabilities.

Ms. Mod is right about the regualtors. From Wikipedia:
"The story takes place in the fictional town of Wentworth, Ohio, a typical suburban community. On Poplar Street, an autistic boy named Seth has gained the power to control reality through the help of a being known as Tak. Soon, Poplar Street begins to change shape, transforming from a quiet suburb into a wild west caricature based on what Seth has seen on his television. Meanwhile, the other residents of the street are being attacked by the many beings that Seth's imagination is creating, due to Tak's control over them. These residents are forced to work together to stop Seth and Tak from completely transforming the world around them and stop Tak before he kills anyone else.

Seth's imagination is heavily influenced by a western called The Regulators and a cartoon called MotoKops 2200. The novel contains excerpts from scripts for both."

...this is true, however that may not be the most sympathetic character study of autism.....Douglas "Duddits" Cavell from Dreamcatcher I know suffers from Downs Syndrome, but always thought he had a touch of the autism spectrum disorder?.....and welcome gonzalongo!.....

 

[Spideyman]

Hello and welcome. Pleased to meet you.