@nrllee has been reminding me that “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” is coming up this Saturday, June 20. I think we’ll have fun with this kdrama. According to mydramalist, it’s about a healthcare worker who meets a famous writer of fairy tales at the psychiatric ward where he works. It doesn’t take much to guess that she’s the psycho one in this relationship, and he’s the one telling her that “It’s okay to be a psycho.” Of course, he’s going to turn psycho himself after constantly exposure to her.
@nrllee thinks this kdrama has the “Hotel del Luna” vibes. That Hong sisters’ drama revolved around a magical/mystical hotelier named Manwol (IU’s character) who had an unresolved grudge to settle with her ex-lover. Her manager, Chansung, helped her find peace and forgiveness so she could cross over to death.
However, while Chansung in “Hotel del Luna” was more of a reliable and stoic mentor for Manwol, the male lead in this drama seems to have suppressed his own emotional needs. He’s a caregiver at work, but he’s also a caregiver at home. He’s the primary guardian of an autistic older brother.
While I’m not sure that the writer of “Psycho But It’s Okay” can write with as much depth, wordplay, and zippiness as the Hong sisters, I’m willing to give her a try. I liked one of the kdramas she wrote, “Jugglers.”
Here are the two trailers released by Netflix.
My expectations for this drama?
I have only one expectation from this show. I want to see the male lead actor, Kim SooHyun, take a shower.
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t have any prurient or voyeuristic curiosity here.
I just want to cleanse this image off my brain.
This scene was from “My Love from the Stars.”
Kim SooHyun played this genius alien who lived on earth for 400 years. But what’s singularly unique about this character was he showered with a towel wrapped around his waist. Yeaaahhhh, after four centuries, he still did NOT know how to shower.
Can you believe that?
It made him wonder what he was hiding down there. Retractable horns? A quick-striking mamba? Guppies?
That’s why I laughed when I saw this scene in Trailer 2. At 0:36. See those little dried peppers on her windshield?
I laughed because of the penis joke. You see, the word “pepper” in Korean is “gochu,” and it sounds like penis. (I think, it refers to a *little* one.)
But don’t take my word for it: http://hanmadikorean.com/gochu/ I guess, that’s the Korean word for the day: “gochu”
That’s why I want to see this actor to disrobe when he takes a shower. I want to see him do it the right way! I want him to stand tall and proud! I want him to reclaim his manhood! I want him liberated from that white towel!
Curious (but non-lecherous) minds want to know.
😂 I agree not as much depth but the premise sounds promising. YeJin says her character is not a fashionista. But rather she uses it as an armor. A protection. A veneer to cover up the real her. It makes her feel powerful I guess? Power dressing. She has antisocial personality disorder.
“ Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD) is a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others. A low moral sense or conscience is often apparent, as well as a history of crime, legal problems, or impulsive and aggressive behavior.” – Wikipedia
In the interests of rational curiosity, yes, this looks promising. It’s always good to see a character get enlightened over time. 😜
I also love the look of the female lead’s costumes. Hopefully this portrays autism and any other mental illness in a positive and realistic way.
It should be interesting. She writes children fairy tales, and those usually have happy, comfortable and safe endings, right?
I’m guessing the story will go like this: she believes in happy endings, too, but something traumatic happened to her (doesn’t it always? Lol) so she’s self-sabotaging her own chances of a happily-ever-after. 😂
Let’s see. It’s tvN anyway.
If I remember correctly, one of the ladies here is familiar with autism. I’m not going to mention her name because she may or may not join us for this kdrama. She can tell us when the script is exaggerating or on point with the representation of autism.
The autistic Hyung is played by the actor in “When the Camellia Blooms” — the hen-pecked husband of the fierce attorney. He’s a funny guy.
Yes, I’m interested to hear her fairy tales. One of my daughters liked the dark ‘Series of Unfortunate Events’ books so I wonder how the stories will compare.
I think it’s mentioned she prefers the dark ones…like Grimms…Blue Beard and Red Shoes were mentioned. Not quite Cinderella…
Mmm, the angsty shower of freedom! I will give this drama a try.
Hi Bitches, My son is on the spectrum so I’ll be watching. Just remember autism is a continuum. Some people look like most neurotypical people -maybe a little quirky but they function in society, have jobs, families, date. Others can be savants like The Good Doctor. And others have various levels of impairment running to people who are nonverbal. There are sensory issues and sensitivity. Lots of autistic people have melt downs. From the trailer I think for drama sake, our autistic brother will be quite impaired and have melt downs. On most of these shows you never see the folks on the more neurotypical part of the spectrum. You either get Rain Man, the Good Doctor or a totally impaired person, who has a kind, sympathetic relative as a caregiver. For a different side of the spectrum, check out Atypical on Netflix. And if you want to know more about the history, treatment,etc. ,Of autism, check out Neurotribes, a wonderful book that provides an in-depth readable look at autism. I hope this helps. And during the COVID pandemic, please think of these people and others who are mentally challenged who live in various facilities or at home, who are probably scared and disoriented. Most of all they are human beings who deserve to be treated with dignity. But I know one thing for sure about Bitches-you’re enlightened and you get it.
I haven’t seen any of his previous dramas, but totally in for a shower scene, though he look pretty young. I’ve gotten used to, and enjoy, watching dramas “with” y’all. It’s quite a different experience. Thank you to @packmule3 and all the wonderful ladies and gents for gifting us a piece of your minds with your analysis and commentaries.
I’m not feeling the look of the female lead based on the released stills and trailers so I’m holding off any opinion for now.
To be honest I was looking forward to his comeback drama because of his cameo in HDL.
Yoohoo. I’d be watching. I’ll try to. TKEM has affected my confidence in drama watching, if such a thing exists.
I have a degree in Neuroscience and that’s what I do for a living. If any bitches here are curious about the neurology of such disorders, I can try to answer although my specialization is in depression and mood disorders, which is mechanistically far removed from disorders such as autism which have a deep developmental aspect.
Usually, I stay away from medical dramas or dramas with mental health aspects. It’s like how @pm3 finds with legal and political dramas. I do not find the hype in dramas associated with others health and emergencies to be entertaining. I do not find that it’s some “puzzle” that you have fun solving (ala House MD. I deeply dislike that show). I absolutely don’t watch medical dramas (No hospital playlist for me!). I don’t even know if non-medicos know how exhausting it is to perform CPR ! You can’t do it consistently with the required efficiency for more than a couple of minutes. Phew. I have never seen a drama that gets even this basic level right. DOTS was a horrendous journey in medicine.
Another issue I have with mental health (and disorders like autism) being falsely depicted in popular culture is that it generates a wrong image in the minds of parents and caregivers. It borderline drives me mad. How dare you make the world tougher than it already is for these people! What is even more sad, people listen to movies, not individuals who have given their whole life for it, who have a degree, experience or expertise.
Biggest example wrt kdramas is trauma. Oh GOD does it drive me up the wall. Psychological Trauma doesn’t work like that ! Love should make you seek correct treatment for it, but in most cases “love” in the sense of a supportive partner is not enough for sustained resolution! In fact, many times it’s the other way around. Traumatized individuals find it so hard to be in a sustainable relationship! But in kdarams things always magically become better with finding the right man/woman.
Anyway, this drama doesn’t sound like the mental health aspect is the primary plot. Maybe just a starting point… Since it’s not the main character who’s suffering. I do hope this drama shows just how incredibly hard it is to care for people living with mental challenges. There is such a dearth of imagery that shows the sheer courage and determination of caregivers who do what they do sometimes at the cost of their own health. For example, it is known that
clinical depression is common amongst caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients.
Apologies for getting carried away. The brain is my weakness. I tend to lecture unsuspecting individuals into either sleep or frustration. That’s why I think if LMH were to share a boat with me at the Aloha party, he’d most likely jump into the water and swim to you buys on the shore to escape 😂
Can I just add something about fairy tales ? If there is ever an establishment to oppose the reading of those to children, I shall immediately join. There is nothing like a fairy tale to ponder upon a psychological disorder. You get such variety from Stockholm syndrome to Necrophilia. And when it comes to systematic genderization, fairy tales give a head start like none other. As a woman, you must be dainty, beautiful, reed thin, faint often and need saving even more often. As a man, you must be handsome, wealthy and impervious to human emotion. The stepping stones for a healthy, equalitarian and just society.
@Arihsi, I think that LG would tolerate it and expand upon your ideas, but LMH might not. 🤓😄
Like you, my husband is a neuroscientist but his specialization is ischemic injuries. He’s interested in all things about the brain, though, and is quick to cry foul when entertainment media gets it wrong.
I agree with you about fairy tales. They are so ingrained in western culture that it’s hard to imagine being without them. Many of the Asian dramas as well openly admit to being ‘Cinderella’stories.
Arihsi, Your comments regarding parents of children with developmental disabilities is spot on. So many wNt the best for their children and look high and low for services that don’t exist in so many communities.They are also subject to snakeboil salespeoplevwho tout the latest “cure”. Having been there, I also know the stares and schadenfreude from onlookers whompurport to be caring. I’m one of the lucky parents who has a child that was ablevto benefit from various old timey therapies like sensual integration, ocvupational and physical therapies and speech (that is not only for pronunciation issues). My son grew frim being profoundly impaired (with some orofessionals dismissing his abilities) to someone who can pass for “normal” whatevever that is. He is a magna cum laude college graduate with a responsible job who lives independently. It took hard work on all our parts and we’re lucky that the synapses in his brain eventually fired. Neuroscience is fascinating. I’ve read a lotnof Oliver Sacks. I know I’m not talking about the coming drama(I’ll watch it), but like you, really need to talk about how somebof the plot points could exploit the very people who the characters are based on. I just want to help humanize the subjects. Sometimesvthese people are depicted qsbif they were part of a side show with inly orurient interest. I hope they’re portrayed with sensitivity. And alsp, please pardon my rant.
I’m on the fence about this drama. From the trailers it does not look like a rom com but a straight up drama. Perhaps “dramedy” (drama with some comedic elements) is a better description. So far, all I’m getting is sadness/depression vibes. K Dramas have a bad track record when depicting mental illness and/or mental health issues,and from the trailers I expect this drama to continue the trend of misinformation/misrepresentation. I will probably wait to see the reviews/ first impressions on this drama before watching it. These days I need something more lightweight.
@Table122000 I agree. I shall skip on this one if it becomes too much after a couple of episodes. Holding on to TKEM was enough work. And I could do that because TKEM wasn’t dark or even sad.
As a light hearted drama, can I “recommend” LBS? It’s the reason I go to sleep laughing since past two weeks. There is nothing extraordinary about this drama and probably you’ve seen it too. But Chung is hilarious. What I also noticed, Chung is a strong female character without being in-your-face like Tae Eul. She is so gentle, kind by choice and so crazy about her “HEO Jun JEE” without a care in the world. She doesn’t need him to be saved, in fact she saves him in so many ways–Emotionally, professionally and generally life-wise. I find her ingenuity and frank attitude to be refreshing against this new “fashion” of suppressed emotions.
@Arihsi what is LBS? I haven’t watched Jugglers so I have no idea what to expect from this writer. The premise is interesting but like many have mentioned, the whole mental illness issue is hard to get right. We’ll just have to wait and see how this goes.
@nrllee LBS is Legend of the Blue Sea. It’s a romcom starring LMH and JJH created by the writer of CLoY. It was quite popular and is available on Netflix. Nothing groundbreaking but I find it sweet and funny. Perfect for lighthearted viewing and a change from the current catastrophes (in plural ☠️).
Jugglers was okay. It featured a magically disappearing trauma so I’m not sure this writer will handle the mental health aspect well. But she deserves a fair chance 🙂
Thanks @Arihsi. @OldAmericanLady for a great Korean movie on featuring autism, take a look at Cho SeungWoo’s Marathon (it’s based on a true story). I loved it. Cried buckets but he portrayed autism so well. And it highlighted the plight of carers with brutal honesty without flinching.
I’m curious about this drama and super excited to watch Kim Soo Hyun on my screen!
My mother works with autistic kids in school to find solutions so that they could stay in school and not have to go in institution. It’s hard to find a place in institution too.
@Arihsi- Thanks for the recommendation. I tried Legend of the Blue Sea a while back but I couldn’t get into it. I’m glad you’re enjoying it, though. We all need a good laugh these days.
I’ll watch it with you ladies because I’ve only seen a couple of KSH’s drama, The Moon That Embraces The Sun? And My Love From The Star.
But I think It’s not showing in my Netflix region but it’s ok, I’ll watch it somewhere else.
@agdr03 it should be on Netflix in our region. Type in Okay in search bar. It’s on mine.
@Table12200 same for me – Legend of the Blue Sea. Dropped it after Ep2? I couldn’t get on board with the mermaid in Joseon times… maybe I should’ve pushed on.
Thanks @nrllee 😘 I usually just scroll to see what’s coming but I didn’t see it then. ☺️
@Arihsi😊! Didn’t know you work in neurology field. Actually I watched a show called Beautiful Mind. It was an underrated show about brain cases mostly. The ML thought he was born with no emotions, a psychopath. Hence, he was trained instead to memorise and mimic emotions the point I find it abusive for him to grow up that way. I really love to hear your take on that one. Only 14 ep. I am partial to medical dramas. That’s the close I can get to understanding doctors and intriguing medical cases. But I am very picky of the main theme and the message such drama carries. There are those I totally avoid such as Doctors. Thus far, my favorite in terms of technical surgery aspects and the life values and principles it relays are Beautiful Mind and Teacher Kim. I even dropped, despite my love for Jisung, Doctor John because I found it has become so ridiculously unrealistic.
Hope you will at least give Beautiful Mind a try. Love to hear your take on it. Thanks!
@Old American Lady, it is wonderful to hear your son received interventions that gave him coping mechanisms. My oldest daughter is also on the autism spectrum. She used to be classified as having Asperger’s Syndrome, but when DSM-5 came out, it lumped Asperger’s into the autism spectrum. (DSM-5 is Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.)
@Arihsi, clinical depression and anxiety are often part and parcel with autism, or at least it is for my daughter. She is highly susceptible to stimulus–sight, sound, smell, taste, touch–and when she ventures from the sanctuary that is her home, she goes into a fight-or-flight state. It is exhausting for her. Transitions are difficult for her, and she has rigid thinking. She is academically brilliant in math and science, but her struggles with executive function (especially as they related to taking care of her physical needs) doomed her college career. She was at a university ranked one of the top in the world, dual majoring in chemistry and economics, but called it quits when she was a senior. In ways I am grateful she did have the courage to decide she was done and walk away from it, as every year this school–and others like it–lost students to suicide.
I will watch this drama with the group, and comment on it if I feel I can shed some light. I won’t try to speak for all people who have, or are related to those who have, autism spectrum disorders; I can only speak from my own experiences.
@miracle23 I agree about Dr John. 🙁. It started off really well and I had high expectations that they would explore the whole euthanasia issue and his insensitivity to pain. But it just lost its way in the middle and limped it’s way to the end. It made very little sense how it ended. I only watched Dr Romantic with YYS. I tried Dr Romantic 2 but I couldn’t stand the FL…I couldn’t understand how she could get to be a resident in CS when she fell asleep in surgery or kept vomiting? That was just irrational? And I always felt like the ML could never hold his own when up against Han SukKyu (who just consumes the screen when he comes on). He just seemed overawed by HSK. YYS could stand on his own when pitted against HSK and so could the FL in Dr Romantic. If I watched any of DrR2 it was for the dimple couple MinJae and the adorable Yoon AhReum.
@nrllee, you, me = same! I am so annoyed with RDTK 2 leads. Their stories are weak for me. I mainly came for the old team and for Minjae and Areum. They are so cute like buttons! 🥰🥰🥰 Really the leads in S2 can’t even compete with S1. Even the surgical procedures were limited. I came for that but was left disatisfied. I wish I could watch more. I am always intrigued by them. And watching Kim Sabu, and Dong Joo working on a surgery is always a pleasure I crave in. At one point YYS no longer needed a hand double for surgery scenes and he even became Kim Sabu’s hand double. Miss the first team so much. The best medical team.💞💞
Maybe you can try Beautiful Mind too. What is unique about it is how they introduced each episode. It is unique as how RDTK S1 introduced the themes for every episode. That is one of the reason I like it. It is different and I like how the writer do it that way. Also senior actors leading that drama. I am not sure if you are familiar with them but they are known for their acting prowess. 😊
@miracle23 I will try Beautiful Mind. RDTK1 I nearly dropped after that first kiss in Ep1/2? 🙄 Once it got to Doldam though I loved it. Thankfully the whole tone shifted after that and I could settle in comfortably with all the cast.
@nrllee and @miracle23, I agree with you about the last episodes of Dr. John. The beginning was so promising. Being newish to Kdramas I had not see Ji Sun before.
I’m watching Kill Me, Heal Me right now. I like Ji Sun but the female lead seems to fall into slapstick mode when comedy is called for, as she did in ‘She was Pretty’, so I’m not convinced. Perhaps it’s what the director wants, but, hmmmmm. A/o ep 8 they don’t seem to match up well in terms of casting/ability. How Ji Sun can do completely absurd things and be convincing is a credit to his ability.
@miracle23 ooo… I don’t know about this drama. Uhm. Would you want me to go into details of what we know about emotional processing of the brain? Much of what we know about “sense of morals” in particular is through a patient who suffered an injury to an area called the Pre Frontal Cortex. But it was through injury and not inborn. I’m not sure if this drama is taking a creative license. And I’m not a clinician 🙂 Neurology is more a clinical field. They’ve much more experience with humans. I’m a researcher. Typically, we aren’t involved with humans unless for clinical trials. So I would be very careful before I talk about how the mechanistic understanding of any phenomenon may apply to humans.
@welmaris you are absolutely right. What I meant by clarifying my field was to draw my own limitations. I can’t claim to have knowledge about things I didn’t study 🙂
@Fern, Jisung was great in Heal Me Kill Me playing 7 roles(?). Have you watched him in Defendant? That was really intense acting and plot. Yeah, I am not a fan of the leading actress acting too but I stayed for Jisung🤭🤭 Actually I dropped Dr. John at ep 7 @nrllee 😅. I just can’t with the writer trying very hard making him a super genius in diagnosting 😅. I need something closer to being realistic.
@Arihsi, in the end it was revealed he was not born with it. It was a result from a medical malpractise by his foster father. The ending was cute though, his found a partner who loves him despite his limitations. 😊
@Fern, I agree with the FL in KMHM but I love Ji Sung there so I pushed through and I couldn’t imagine Hyun Bin doing those 7 characters. Sorry 🤞🏻😂
@miracle23, Sorry, I meant Jisung, not Ji Sun. I didn’t mind Dr John being a genius, but there were inconsistencies in his general perceptions, and in the finale which (to me) was just weird and frothy.
@Arihsi, I looked up prefrontal cortex injury and morals. Very interesting! A friend of mine did toxicology research on fetal alcohol syndrome. I believe that it can affect the frontal lobes and other parts of the brain as well. I remember her saying that studies were being done of the prison population to see if there could be a significant link with FAS. This was a very long time ago, of course, so it may not be relevant.
@agdr03, I agree with you about Hyun Bin doing multiple characters. A different kettle of fish. Woo Do-Hwan probably would do a good job, as we saw in TKEM. I could have used a bit more of him, frankly.
@Arihsi May I recommend It’s Okay, That’s Love with Gong Hyo-jin and Jo In-sung. Gong Hyo-jin is a psychiatrist in the drama (and basically everyone some sort of psych issues) and it’s really quite well done.
I usually avoid medical dramas like a plague… I can’t bear to watch fake blood (I prefer the real thing), poorly executed surgeries and melodramatic CPRs. UGH!
Hi All, Just a recommendation for anyone interested in neurological and brain issues- read anything by the late Dr. Oliver Sacks like The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat. It’s beautifully written and treats it’s subjects with humanity. Sacks provided insights into the myriad things that can happen when the brain functions differently. His books are great for us lay people.
@Arhisi, You are a true scientist- thanks for enlightening us. Bitches posters are such a helpful and lovely group of humans. So glad I found you out in internet land.
@oldAmericanLady you are so kind. Oliver Sacks was a part of our curriculum. I have such respect for parents like yourself and @welmaris. I sometimes feel we (as in the people of biology) end up disappointing parents and caregivers. We don’t have answers to so many things, it’s not funny.
@Kandiboo 🙈 I don’t think I can take a serious drama on mental health at the moment. We’re just falling apart here in my part of the world. I’ll drop psycho but it’s okay too if it’s very serious. But thank you for your recommendation. I will surely try uhm.. hoping I can soon !
@Fern can we request @pkml3 for another blog for us to camp at ? Bitches over things other than dramas ! 😃 I’m glad you found the details interesting. Injuries and removal of certain cerebral areas to cure grand mal epilepsy has given vital insights (another example is HM patient and the hippocampus in case you are interested).
What these highlight is how delicate our perception of reality is. Aye, a blade of grass can meddle with it (ala weed). Our reality, memory, sense of morals, ability to feel hapiness- everything is so delicate. It is hilarious that we take these for granted and make promises of forever and after.
I knowthis doesn’t fit the conversation but I have to make this K Drama recommendation-Mystic Pop-up Bar. I am watching this and find the cast is excellent- Hwang Jung-eum is in a role unlike anything she’s done before and nails it.Her make-up is even different and stylized. Choi Won-young is finally out of secondary character/bad guy role and becomes a wondrrful romantic hero. And Yook Sunjae is just qdorable as the kid with special,powers. It’s done with humor, pathos and the episodes speed by. And Weol’s modern hanboks are to die for. Going into this, I didn’t think I would get so much pleasure from it, but have to say it just is my very happy place. And lest I forget, Joon Hyuk Lee and Yeom Hye-ran are scene stealers. And the writing is smart too-they’ve taken contemporary and historic themes and mixed them well with comedy and everyday life. The supermarket scenes are reminiscent of the American comedy, Superstore and there’s even a little Dancing With The Stars stuff for thise who enjoy that. You’d think that this mish mash would tank, but it just works. I think the people who visit here would really get some well-needed joy out of this. And rjght now mymotto is, “Spread joy”. Whew-I just couldn’t contain myself. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest..
@Arihsi, don’t worry about your parenting skills. With our first child our protective and nourishing instincts went over the top for a while, but a balance is found eventually. Yes, having a neurobiologist as a parent might mean that every tumble becomes a crash and every trip to the doctor becomes elaborate. On the whole, I think having some medical and analytical background is very helpful. Have faith in yourself, in your instincts and in your friends and relatives who are themselves good parents. You are doing a great job.
Yes, the brain with its tenuous connections is a delicate and precious thing. You said it so well.
I think FBG4899 is watching that, too.
Do you want me to open a thread for you to discuss it? I don’t have time to watch it but I don’t mind giving you space to discuss it if you want.
@OldAmericanLady when you have a chance, I highly recommend the KDrama Radiant (The Light In Your Eyes). It’s a beautifully woven tale. It deals with ageing and how society views it with great delicacy. It will make you laugh and cry but it’s such a heart warming watch! It will make very little sense in the beginning but hold on and keep watching till the plot twist – it will all make sense then.
Are you ready for “Psycho” tomorrow?
I am.
I want to see it. Am never ready. And thanks for the recommendation. There is so much to see. Just bought a t shirtbthat says K Drama is my therapy. It’s also an addiction,but not in the harm area. I still live a normal life. And amthankful for Bitches for all of the detail That I would have missed-so much more to learn about-the writers and PDs certainly out much more into these from literary references to scientific information to actual legal citations and so much more. So pardon this-Bitches Enriches!
Hi,@packmule3 Thanks for the offer, but I’m a little overwhelmed keeping up with the current conversations. I just thought that it was a great drama for this group. My impression of the people who run and post inthis blog is that there are a lot of very thoughtful, kind, curious oeople who might be looking for something pleasing. I am so grateful to you for making this generous offer. I know that you put in a tremendous amount of time and work keeping us well fed. Thank you, gracias, merci,danke,todah rabah-you rock!8
Yes @packmule3 us psychics are ready to go psycho. 😂
I think I’ve met mostly wondrrful, caring professiobals who give so much to help our children. I’ve been lucky to avoid the givers of false hope. And my son got the mother of fathers who is a psychologist who worked with developmentally delayed kids. So on some levels, it was divine intervention, luck, good karma. But please, professionals who work with a pure heart, give us parents more than hope. I learned so many useful techniques from puttingmy son’s hands in sand, shaving cream,hot and tepid water-to running with his interests when they emerged. He loved car rides so his furst words were Car go. We learned he was hyperlexic so we didn’t have to teach him to decide. But Ialso learned about the forms of language and learned that expressive language wasn’t practical language. So you scientists, therapists, teachers,etc. -please jnow that we’re listening and doing and you have not failed us. You help us to become better therapists for our kids. And each step our kids take keeps us going. Never beat yourself up. I read a lot of the science-I also have Neurotribes on my ereader. The research, the therapies based on good science, the oractitioners all become oart of our team to help our kids along, to help them cope, to help those aware enough to gain acceptance for whom they are. Just want you to know this…