Zoysia Zacks - Life and Love

[Guest guest]

Positive Strategies....... WARNING Zoysia is unabashedly gay. IF that

offends you, you may not be able to see her wisdom. I have found that how

she plans different life activities so that she can cope with the occasion,

very helpful. Again - like Temple- she is ver articulate but helps me see

how Elie's brain may be processing info.

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> I have found Temple Grandin useful and enlightening. She is clearly

> autistic and yet high functioning so I really believe her when she explains

> how her brain works. This helps me try to understand how Darwyn might be

> processing the world.

> My first response when I hear of a child being " cured " is that they were

> likely misdiagnosed with autism. So I'm not as keen on McCarthy. I'll look

> for the Zacks book. Sounds good.

> Thanks,

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> Louder than words

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> > Has anyone else read McCarthy's book? I don't particularly like her

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> > but as the celebrity face of Autism I wasn't to know what she was going

> > around saying.

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> > She is just as crude as ever but if you get past that and the modge podge

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> > " faith " she has... I found a Mom just like us who mourned.

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> > The only things that hit a wrong note with me was her writing that all of

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> > her son's " personality " was from Autism and that she didn't know who her

> son

> > was. The Dr who wrote the introduction stated that Autism " takes the soul

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> > and then sucks the life out of the rest of the family " . It concerned me

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> > people who don't have a kids with these needs will think very very bad

> > things and that anyone who is newly diagnosed will be fearful rather than

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> > hopeful. I'm just not sure this book builds up mothers or if it would be

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> > stumbling block. There is definately a false hope to it as well. Not

> > everyone responds to those treatments and not everyone has access to a Dr

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> > who will consider the alternative therapies. I mean who can afford to fly

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> > their child cross contry to see the BEST (fill in the blank Dr).

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> > Any thoughts? I'm just one... but I'm not sure I'd pass this book around.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sara,

I tried to look this author up on amazon and then google her. I tried a few

different spelligs but no luck. I am not the most creative searcher, so thought

I'd ask if you could check the spelling of her name for me sometime. Not in any

rush, just interested.

Thanks,

Louder than words

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> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Has anyone else read McCarthy's book? I don't

> particularly like her

> >

> > > but as the celebrity face of Autism I wasn't to know what

> she was going

> > > around saying.

> > >

> > > She is just as crude as ever but if you get past that and

> the modge podge

> >

> > > " faith " she has... I found a Mom just like us who mourned.

> > >

> > > The only things that hit a wrong note with me was her

> writing that all of

> >

> > > her son's " personality " was from Autism and that she didn't

> know who her

> > son

> > > was. The Dr who wrote the introduction stated that Autism

> " takes the soul

> >

> > > and then sucks the life out of the rest of the family " . It

> concerned me

> > that

> > > people who don't have a kids with these needs will think

> very very bad

> > > things and that anyone who is newly diagnosed will be

> fearful rather than

> >

> > > hopeful. I'm just not sure this book builds up mothers or if

> it would be

> > a

> > > stumbling block. There is definately a false hope to it as

> well. Not

> > > everyone responds to those treatments and not everyone has

> access to a Dr

> >

> > > who will consider the alternative therapies. I mean who can

> afford to fly

> >

> > > their child cross contry to see the BEST (fill in the blank Dr).

> > >

> > > Any thoughts? I'm just one... but I'm not sure I'd pass this

> book around.

> >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Love-Positive-Strategies-Autistic/dp/1931282935

Try this. I also went to Amazon directly and couldn't find her. Googled

her and her book and got it.

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> Hi Sara,

> I tried to look this author up on amazon and then google her. I tried a few

> different spelligs but no luck. I am not the most creative searcher, so

> thought I'd ask if you could check the spelling of her name for me sometime.

> Not in any rush, just interested.

> Thanks,

>

>

> Louder than words

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Has anyone else read McCarthy's book? I don't

> > particularly like her

> > >

> > > > but as the celebrity face of Autism I wasn't to know what

> > she was going

> > > > around saying.

> > > >

> > > > She is just as crude as ever but if you get past that and

> > the modge podge

> > >

> > > > " faith " she has... I found a Mom just like us who mourned.

> > > >

> > > > The only things that hit a wrong note with me was her

> > writing that all of

> > >

> > > > her son's " personality " was from Autism and that she didn't

> > know who her

> > > son

> > > > was. The Dr who wrote the introduction stated that Autism

> > " takes the soul

> > >

> > > > and then sucks the life out of the rest of the family " . It

> > concerned me

> > > that

> > > > people who don't have a kids with these needs will think

> > very very bad

> > > > things and that anyone who is newly diagnosed will be

> > fearful rather than

> > >

> > > > hopeful. I'm just not sure this book builds up mothers or if

> > it would be

> > > a

> > > > stumbling block. There is definately a false hope to it as

> > well. Not

> > > > everyone responds to those treatments and not everyone has

> > access to a Dr

> > >

> > > > who will consider the alternative therapies. I mean who can

> > afford to fly

> > >

> > > > their child cross contry to see the BEST (fill in the blank Dr).

> > > >

> > > > Any thoughts? I'm just one... but I'm not sure I'd pass this

> > book around.

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