If You Happen to Be Near a TV from 7-9am Tomorrow…..
I got this email from my dad on Saturday morning (it was written at 2.40am EST; he’s in California, so it was 11.40pm):
I was just on the computer and had channel 7 on for news and half-watching……heard a teaser for a coming program on autism and a voice asking someone a question concerning a “Charlie”. I turned around to see it and saw YOU.
While it’s possible my dad was referring to seeing a framed photo of me at various stages of my life (though the majority of the photos in my parents’ house are now of a certain boy, their only grandson), my dad did indeed mean that he’d seen me on tv.
So if you happen to be near one from 7-9am tomorrow, Monday, June 9th, and you happen to be watching Good Morning America, you may well see me. I was interviewed last Monday, along with Ari Ne’eman—president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)—about autism and no, it’s not about vaccines.
Tags: , abc, ari ne'eman, asd, asperger, autism, Family, good morning america, parents, pdd-nos, tv
31 opinions for If You Happen to Be Near a TV from 7-9am Tomorrow…..
Storkdok
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I’m programming my TiVo right now!
Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:24 pm
That is so cool Kristina! I’m going to spread the word at Mental Health Notes :)
jypsy
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I was told on Thursday by Michelle Major (ABC) that “It should be airing by the way on Tuesday, June 10 between 8:30 and 9am est.”
b5media’s Own Autism Expert On Good Morning America
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:48 pm
[…] very own Kristina Chew, PhD - the mastermind behind Autism Vox - is going to be on Good Morning America on abc tomorrow […]
Maddy
Jun 8, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Lummy! Where’s the TIVO remote!
Bonnie Sayers
Jun 8, 2008 at 3:09 pm
So this is the news you hinted at in another post. I will watch before taking Matt and when I get back, hopefully will not miss it. I imagine it will be available later online?
CS
Jun 8, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Glad to see Ari will be interviewed. I hope they spend more time with Ari. Nothing against you Kristina, but all too often the autistic gets relegated to tokenism.
Marla
Jun 8, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Awesome. I will get it recorded.
Cliff
Jun 8, 2008 at 3:41 pm
“Glad to see Ari will be interviewed. I hope they spend more time with Ari. Nothing against you Kristina, but all too often the autistic gets relegated to tokenism.”
Indeed, though I think Ari is actually kind of hard to use as token for the message he espouses, which, like most autistics, is not mainstream in the ways people will want it to be in order to be token. I’m actually kind of waiting for that token individual to appear, actually. Amazingly, even groups like Autism Speaks hasn’t really even tried to use tokenism to promote their ideas (it works because they can say that “genuine” autistics are, by definition, unable to communicate).
Cliff
CS
Jun 8, 2008 at 3:49 pm
“Ari is actually kind of hard to use as token for the message he espouses, which, like most autistics, is not mainstream in the ways people will want it to be in order to be token.”
Excellent point Cliff. What I mean is that I hope most of the airtime is devoted to what he has to say and doesn’t end up on the editing floor.
Cliff
Jun 8, 2008 at 3:54 pm
“Excellent point Cliff. What I mean is that I hope most of the airtime is devoted to what he has to say and doesn’t end up on the editing floor.”
Hope so as well!
Cliff
Kristina Chew, PhD
Jun 8, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Ari was interviewed extensively before I was; there was also some footage shot of my son, and I’m hopeful that some of this is shown.
Angela
Jun 8, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Congrats! I can’t wait to ’see’ all of you on TV!
a long-time poster
Jun 8, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Most excellent Kristina!
b5’s Autism Vox on Good Morning America on ABC
Jun 8, 2008 at 5:26 pm
[…] media’s very own Kristina Chew, PhD - the mastermind behind Autism Vox - is going to be on Good Morning America on abc tomorrow […]
Regan
Jun 8, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Thanks for the heads up Kristina! I’ll tune in.
Ms. Clark
Jun 8, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I had seen an email from someone at GMA that this was to be shown on Tuesday… I mention it just in case. For now I’ll assume that it will be tomorrow. :-) (I wasn’t interviewed but was sort of tangetially associated with helping GMA out with a task regarding this segment, that’s how I ended up seeing that email.)
I’m thrilled that Ari will be interviewed. Parents get interviewed all the time, and have been getting the interviews spots for the last 10 years or so, autistic adults are very rarely interviewed, so while I’m happy that Kristina will be on GMA I’m about 10 times happier that Ari will be. :-)
Andrea
Jun 8, 2008 at 9:05 pm
That’s really wonderful! I’ll try to catch it if I can negotiate my little one away from Disney for a while. Looking forward to hearing what Ari has to say as well. Thanks for the heads up!
Paula
Jun 8, 2008 at 9:54 pm
There was a request to send in photos for a photo montage. I’m not sure if the montage will be part of this particular show, but I sent mine in. I’m the “church lady” in the black and white choir robe with a stained glass window behind my head.
I hope Ari gets most of the time, followed by Kristina, with only a little teeny bit of time left over for the autism experts.
Melody
Jun 8, 2008 at 10:25 pm
This is awesome! No staying up ’til 5:am for me tonight (must sleep..be alert…)
Kristina Chew, PhD
Jun 8, 2008 at 10:41 pm
The producer had mentioned about the montage to me so I think it will (I hope) be part of the show.
Mrs. C
Jun 8, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Oh, I hope there’s some way to see it online after! I’m very glad for you and feel your blog deserves a lot of traffic although I do disagree slightly on the vaccine thing. :]
Kristina Chew, PhD
Jun 8, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Don’t think we’ll ever all be able to all agree on anything—which is what diversity is about, no? I’ve got my tech-savvy family in California taping…..
jypsy
Jun 9, 2008 at 9:19 am
I posted yesterday that I was told Tuesday but my post never showed up (and I didn’t see anything on today)
Kristina Chew, PhD
Jun 9, 2008 at 12:31 pm
The segment was not shown today; hopefully tomorow, Tuesday (am checking on this).
Suzanne
Jun 9, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I just saw the blurb (or whatever you call it) I nearly screamed outloud with excitement to hear that news would talk about a movement away from cure (seems that’s how they put it) Then when they asked… if there was a cure for Charlie, …? and then, Kristina! I am just so pumped to see this side of the autism picture i missed when it would air… i thought I heard Evening news. yay!
Bonnie Sayers
Jun 9, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I watched the first hour of GMA and then had errands so glad I did not miss anything. Tomorrow is the laundromat and I will ask them to put on ABC.
If You Happen to Be Near a TV on Tuesday morning around 8am…..
Jun 9, 2008 at 4:02 pm
[…] to everyone who tuned in to Good Morning America this morning—-the segment on neurodiversity has been pushed to tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10th, sometime […]
If You Happen to Be Near a TV on Tuesday morning around 8am…..
Jun 9, 2008 at 4:02 pm
[…] to everyone who tuned in to Good Morning America this morning—-the segment on neurodiversity has been pushed to tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10th, sometime […]
Val
Jun 10, 2008 at 1:56 am
that’s cool news.
I don’t have basic cable, I do Netflix but that news almost makes me wish I had basic cable.
I hope it goes well.
donna townsend
Jun 14, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Last time I watched GMA on autism it was Alison Singer and Lauren Thierry about “Autism Every Day.” Then I heard Thierry had a falling out with Autism Speaks. Now I see Singer & Thierry TOGETHER are both presenting “AED” at a film center in Westchester. Last month Thierry and Autism Speaks teamed up for Autism Day at Shea. There’s a photo of AS Mark Rothmayer hugging Thierry at Shea. Did they all kiss and make up?
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