Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 So do I , I am so sorry but all the sharman marlaky was a bit to much for me, I can give a go to lot of stuff in life but religion in any shape or form is not one of them, my husband was even less keen than I am he just hates to see religion extrapolating to other areas of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 In a message dated 25/11/2009 20:27:29 GMT Standard Time, Moroza-@... writes: I was a bit disappointed by this. What did other people think?ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p26x7/b00p26wx/Storyville_20092010_The_Horse_Boy/ >>>Hmmmm, each to their own, I think mum was going along with it rather than embracing it. Kid was calm and out of pain so that has to be good thing. What I felt most of all is how lucky I have been with Sam, who never had a tantrum that bad, only ever had 3, 2 of which were totally my fault. Must post an update Mandi x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 i just watched a beautiful documentary entitled the horse boy, produced by independant lense. this is shown on our local public television. it is a story about a boy who drifts into autism, how his parents try various treatment approaches that fail to produce. and finally out of frustration, desperation and the father's previous experiences as a journalist, decide to journey to mongolia seeking shamans and horses. along the way, the parents question if they are doing the right thing. there is one scene where the parents are receiving lashings which looked painful, but it struck me as symbolic for the pain we all feel inside when our kids are struggling. here is the link if you are interested. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/horse-boy/ regards, melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 That is the same thing I am doing with myself and my horse named Scout. I has AS and Lupus and my children have AS and in the week we've had Scout, we've all noticed a big difference. Chesa http://www.my-journal.com/scoutandme Read my adults only journal here:http://www.my-journal.com/theloveofthewhip ( ) the horse boy i just watched a beautiful documentary entitled the horse boy, produced by independant lense. this is shown on our local public television. it is a story about a boy who drifts into autism, how his parents try various treatment approaches that fail to produce. and finally out of frustration, desperation and the father's previous experiences as a journalist, decide to journey to mongolia seeking shamans and horses. along the way, the parents question if they are doing the right thing. there is one scene where the parents are receiving lashings which looked painful, but it struck me as symbolic for the pain we all feel inside when our kids are struggling. here is the link if you are interested.http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/horse-boy/regards, melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 I read the book-our library has it. Funny, b/c it made me want to visit Mongolia. The guy happens to be a travel writer, so I suppose he succeeded at that part of the book. > > i just watched a beautiful documentary entitled the horse boy, produced by independant lense. this is shown on our local public television. it is a story about a boy who drifts into autism, how his parents try various treatment approaches that fail to produce. and finally out of frustration, desperation and the father's previous experiences as a journalist, decide to journey to mongolia seeking shamans and horses. along the way, the parents question if they are doing the right thing. there is one scene where the parents are receiving lashings which looked painful, but it struck me as symbolic for the pain we all feel inside when our kids are struggling. here is the link if you are interested. > http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/horse-boy/ > > regards, melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 That sounds excellent. At the end of the documentary, the parents have set up a school with horses for special ed kids—in texas. Didn’t mention the name of it though. Regards, melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 The book must have given a lot more information then a one hour documentary. I may look into reading that after I get thru my current stack. What do you mean when you say “so I suppose he succeeded at that part of the book” Regards, melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 He is a travel writer and he made me want to go to Mongolia for Mongolia's sake, even though the book was about his son. I think there are several forces at play...I find that whenever we travel, my son's language grows by leaps and bounds. I think it is the experience that jars him out of the everyday and familiar, which is normally blocked out and stunts language development. I think there is also a societal connection (to some degree) between shamanistic types and autistics...not an absolute connection. I don't mean healing, but I mean kind of in the nature of the person. they are just in tune with a different reality, whether it is shamanistic, or some other reality. > > The book must have given a lot more information then a one hour documentary. > I may look into reading that after I get thru my current stack. > > > > What do you mean when you say " so I suppose he succeeded at that part of the > book " > > > > Regards, melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Interesting….that you have seen for yourself a change a trip can make. Now you have me thinking about our family trips, which have never been to remote places, but the language has been different. i don’t remember any differences in behavior upon our return but I will think some more about that. Mongolia looks captivating. Natural, So vast, so soft. I went to see the “babies the movie” last weekend (for mother’s day) it was very cute. one of the babies lived in mongolia, so was able to see more of the beauty of the landscape. Regards, melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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