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Lynn S.M. Wrote:
I'll start off by sharing one reaction I had that I am guessing is unique among members of this MB: I thought the scenes with Clark and Zod reacting to their newly heightened senses were phenomenally well done. I was thrilled to see them, because now I have another tool in my arsenal for trying to describe to others what my son is going through when he has a meltdown due to sensory overload. Obviously my son doesn't have to deal with x-ray vision, but he still has trouble taking in all the sensory input when, say, he is in a crowded store that has music playing.
Lynn, what a great analogy. Thank you for sharing it!
My pleasure. And the funny thing is, the friend I was seeing the movie with has two kids on the autism spectrum, one of whom also has sensory processing difficulties. When I whispered something about "sensory integration issues," she immediately grokked what I meant and wholeheartedly agreed. I would guess that those two scenes would be considered relatively minor by most of the audience, but they are probably the two that will remain most vivid to me for some time to come. I've certainly done my equivalent of Martha's "imagine you're on an island" speech often enough.

Joy,
Lynn