janetregis

It's funny, for a long time in my life I have been ignorant yet never abusive towards difference ,but since our son has suspected AS, what a new world I live in these days, much nicer.My eyes have been truly opened and I love every minute of it. It's such a sensitive issue for me, I adore my son, I feel so protective towards him because I know what a crazy, different (indifferent) world we live in. It's so important for me and him to guide him on the right path - with the right travellers and I will do this for him but it's difficult. Eugene needs to win because of his journey in the face of such adversity in the house (obviously Derek excepted and to a lesser extent Kinga and Anthony). He has been such an inspiration and a wake up call to the general public to stop judging people who appear different to themselves. The honesty, openess and humility shown by Eugene has been in such marked contrast to the behaviour of the other housemates and has without doubt struck a chord with the viewers. Keep voting for Eugene he can do it !!!

The minute Eugene walked into the Big Brother house we thought he has Asperger Syndrome - our son who is 8 years old is going through the process of assessment at the moment. We felt frustrated and annoyed at Dermot (on Big Brother's Little Brother) initial attitude and approach towards Eugene - you know, let's have a laugh at the boring geek ! As parents of an AS child we were both annoyed and frustrated at this stereotypical and stagnant attitude. We felt driven to write to Dermot regarding Eugene and AS - a copy of our email follows: 'Dermot Since Eugene joined the Big Brother house,one thing that has seemed to happen is the "geek" subject. Our son Charlie is eight years old and is suspected as having Aspergers Syndrome ie "text book geek" !!! We think that you need to tread a bit carefully, be careful of the "geek" theme Dermot !!! People like our son do not choose to be geeks, the same as dyslexic people do not choose to be dyslexic, black people to be black, gay people to be gay, small Irish people to be small and Irish. It is an easy trap to fall into to belittle and mock those different to ourselves and society's norms but also a cheap and unimaginative shot. Eugene (a self confessed geek) maybe not be cool and quick witted but he is decent, respectful and genuine and happens to have an interest in microwaves ... so what !! Our son is obsessed by maps but that shouldn't make him an object of ridicule - it's actually very useful ! It was interesting how last year Nadia was initially treated as a freak but ultimately embraced and respected by Britain and this year another person who is "different" could benefit from Britain's open mindness. People like yourself are in a powerful position to wise up to prejudice of all kinds be it racist, sexist or geekist. Anyone, including yourself, could be a parent to a "geek", eg Vincent Van Gogh, Einstein, Jarvis Cocker, Bill Gates, Morrissey, Richard Branson, Michael Stipe.....enough said ! End of ! Geeks are different and different is what life is all about - and we all know that ! See you in four ! Janet & Adam Regis' We think Eugene is doing great although being in danger of being connected to Derek's rather snobbish and judgemental opinions of other people in the house. We feel Eugene is struggling with this as this is obviously not where Eugene is coming from. EUGENE TO WIN !!!!!