Mozart and the Whale

Saw a movie last night . . . it was called "Mozart and the Whale". Rob didn't like it much and bailed out half way through. I thought it was alright, but the thing that made us rent it in the first place was the two lead characters have Aspergers. It was actually kind of funny, and if you didn't know anything about autism, it might have been enlightening. Asperger's is obviously not as severe as autism, but in one scene, the male lead and his Asperger's friend were at a laundry mat not to do laundry, but to watch the dryers spin around. Then they comment "That was a great load." I could see Ben doing that as a grown up! The male lead was based on a man I saw last year at the Autism Society conference. He was the keynote speaker. He really didn't strike me as having Asperger's but perhaps he's assilmilated into society as he's gotten older. He was probably in his late fifties now.
As for Ben, the gluten is definitely affecting him, but we can't decide if it's a positive or a negative effect. He's been VERY energetic (a euphimism for hyperactivity), yelling more, stimming more, sleeping less, and crying at the drop of a hat. He has also been extremely cheerful and his teachers report more affection towards his classmates, and his being more socially cued in. He's paying better attention to his surroundings. So what gives? Right now, I'm kind of leaning towards putting him back on the diet, but I'm going to give it the month of January to sort itself out. Maybe it's an adjustment thing.