Boy trapped in the world of Thomas the Tank Engine

Nuclear Unicorn

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:22 PM
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Boy trapped in the world of Thomas the Tank Engine

Stunning.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317455/The-boy-trapped-world-Thomas-The-Tank-Engine-watching-hours-day.html?ITO=1490#ixzz11QnqGP67

An otherwise benign show.

Chalk it up to crappy parenting, I suppose.

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virgogal

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:23 PM
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1. link not working

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Quantess

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:23 PM
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2. Something is wrong with your link.

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liberal N proud

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:25 PM
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3. Incomplete link

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HuckleB

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:28 PM
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4. Here's the Daily Fail link.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317455/The-boy-trapped-world-Thomas-The-Tank-Engine-watching-hours-day.html

Until this story gets reported elsewhere, I'm not going to say a thing.

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Hepburn

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:28 PM
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5. Try this link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317455/The-boy-trapped-world-Thomas-The-Tank-Engine-watching-hours-day.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Whoa_Nelly

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:29 PM
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6. link here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317455/The-boy-trapped-world-Thomas-The-Tank-Engine-watching-hours-day.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Davis_X_Machina

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:30 PM
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7. I wouldn't worry.

I am reliably informed by my mother that I was, in fact, a triceratops from the ages of 3 to 5 or thereabouts.

Albeit that was on the basis of books, not the telly.

Sir Topham Hat runs the only decent privatized passenger rail system in the developed world, so I am reluctant to judge too harshly.

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leeroysphitz

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Mon Oct-04-10 06:45 PM
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18. +1

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KamaAina

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:30 PM
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8. If this isn't a bunch of tabloid hooey,

Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 05:31 PM by KamaAina

the boy might well have autism.

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Whoa_Nelly

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:49 PM
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9. My first thought, too

And he is at the age that autism often begins showing.

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Codeine

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:53 PM
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10. The Mail? Really? nt

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vanlassie

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Mon Oct-04-10 05:56 PM
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11. Actually there is a link between Thomas and Autism.

http://www.myfavoritetoys.com/autism_thomas.php

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lumberjack_jeff

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Mon Oct-04-10 06:02 PM
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12. I would be very surprised if the child does not have autism. n/t

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yella_dawg

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Mon Oct-04-10 06:28 PM
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15. Whoa!

I thought you were being sarcastic. That's kinda cool, really.

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JVS

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Mon Oct-04-10 06:29 PM
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16. That is cool. Now I know how to fuck with the heads of parents whose kids like Thomas.

:evilgrin:

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KamaAina

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Mon Oct-04-10 06:38 PM
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17. Makes sense

many of us on the autism spectrum are train enthusiasts. The best known example is Darius McCollum, who managed to pass himself off as an NYC subway conductor and actually drive a train! He was quickly busted, likely because he brought the train in on time -- something no legitimate NYCTA conductor would ever do!

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Newsjock

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Mon Oct-04-10 06:03 PM
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13. Here's a link to the journal article abstract

http://journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/Fulltext/2010/04001/Max__Concern_With_Social_Skills,_Language_and.29.aspx

It's from April.

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EmilyKent

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Mon Oct-04-10 06:04 PM
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14. And Tele-Tubbies promote teh gay.

:eyes:

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