Hikaru's father also shows signs of being on the autistic spectrum.
You've said before at various times that you think certain autistic people have an autistic parent. Do you think it's a matter of direct genetic inheritance?
I was not sure if it might not just be another "aww, pity them" sort of thing; clearly, it is not.
There's an aspect of that, particularly when the mother is going through hard times. And the story repeats itself a lot - sometimes, I would guess, because it was originally published in serial form and so had to bring new readers up to speed, and sometimes to reinforce the message.
As for the mother's jealousy: the point was that she felt better when she realized that she was jealous. She'd been unaware of how jealous she was. But obviously she loved Hikaru very much and that helped her also realize that she was happy with the circumstances had, once she knew what the situation was.
The only part I thought you'd really disapprove of, is that they refer to autism as a disease. I wondered if that was a translation anomaly, or (more likely) a faithful translation of the original.
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Date: 2007-11-29 03:46 am (UTC)You've said before at various times that you think certain autistic people have an autistic parent. Do you think it's a matter of direct genetic inheritance?
I was not sure if it might not just be another "aww, pity them" sort of thing; clearly, it is not.
There's an aspect of that, particularly when the mother is going through hard times. And the story repeats itself a lot - sometimes, I would guess, because it was originally published in serial form and so had to bring new readers up to speed, and sometimes to reinforce the message.
As for the mother's jealousy: the point was that she felt better when she realized that she was jealous. She'd been unaware of how jealous she was. But obviously she loved Hikaru very much and that helped her also realize that she was happy with the circumstances had, once she knew what the situation was.
The only part I thought you'd really disapprove of, is that they refer to autism as a disease. I wondered if that was a translation anomaly, or (more likely) a faithful translation of the original.
I really enjoyed this manga.