Re: interesting article about a girl with autism

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing this. I just finished reading Biklen's " Autism: The

Myth of the Person Alone " , a collection of interviews/essays with/by

individuals with autism who originally learned to communicate using facilitated

communication and now type independently. Some can read aloud as or after

they've typed.

S S

interesting article about a girl with autism

Posted by: " Anita " mysuperteach@... mysuperteach

Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:57 am (PST)

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I find it interesting that she would like to be like her sister, who

does not have autism. I think that's what my son would say too, if he

could.

Anita

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[Guest guest]

Over & over in the autism world, I see correlations to

migraines...like, how would you behave if you were a baby/toddler &

had any variation of a migraine? Like autism, migraines are

an " umbrella " term. And the underlying systems/answers are quite

often the same, waayyy too often, imho.

This just takes me right back to those thoughts, which I have had,

over & over, ever since discovering the land of autism. How very

much the behaviors of " autism " correlate to the behaviors of my girl

during her worst migraine moments. " Worst " This is the part of the

previous sentence that really makes me go aarrgghh....

wishing all the very best answers

elizabeth

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> I find it interesting that she would like to be like her sister,

who

> does not have autism. I think that's what my son would say too, if

he

> could.

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> Anita

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[Guest guest]

- I so agree. My guy was cognitive and speech delayed, chronic

ear infections, I was always complaining about his rash in privates, tried

everything, why couldn't I clear him up. Why did he get to be a picky eater

when he used to eat everything, went to bed with a water cup and carried and

drank a lot of water, which was good, and was such a sweaty little guy, why

his stools were mush and the night terrors? We'd be up a couple times a

night with him. All this he was to outgrow I was told. How terrible did

this kid feel as a toddler, it makes me so sad and angry. We both missed

out and had a lot of hardships, not easy to parent him and he's such a great

kid. Even with those issues, he was so easy going, sweet, and a big gentle

giant kid. Love him to death!

At 8, he feels so much better and so much happier. I'm so glad he can tell

me this!

Tammy

[ ] Re: interesting article about a girl with autism

Over & over in the autism world, I see correlations to

migraines...like, how would you behave if you were a baby/toddler &

had any variation of a migraine? Like autism, migraines are

an " umbrella " term. And the underlying systems/answers are quite

often the same, waayyy too often, imho.

This just takes me right back to those thoughts, which I have had,

over & over, ever since discovering the land of autism. How very

much the behaviors of " autism " correlate to the behaviors of my girl

during her worst migraine moments. " Worst " This is the part of the

previous sentence that really makes me go aarrgghh....

wishing all the very best answers

elizabeth

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> I find it interesting that she would like to be like her sister,

who

> does not have autism. I think that's what my son would say too, if

he

> could.

>

> Anita

>

[Guest guest]

Tammy. Hard Stuff, indeed. Interspersed with magical shining

moments, and often unexpected progress - kids are incredibly

resilient, imo...Your post takes me back to my older kids, their

inexplicable issues & I realize that I am grateful for

serendipity...without them, I really do not know how/where my

migraine girl & I would be. Their lesser issues, helping to pave the

way, to the answers, of her (so very big) " no baby should ever have

to go thru that " issues...

However, that any/all of them, in any way, went thru avoidable

issues - well, that just steams me...still.

wishing you, and all, the best answers & continued serendipity

elizabeth

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> - I so agree. My guy was cognitive and speech delayed,

chronic

> ear infections, I was always complaining about his rash in

privates, tried

> everything, why couldn't I clear him up. Why did he get to be a

picky eater

> when he used to eat everything, went to bed with a water cup and

carried and

> drank a lot of water, which was good, and was such a sweaty little

guy, why

> his stools were mush and the night terrors? We'd be up a couple

times a

> night with him. All this he was to outgrow I was told. How

terrible did

> this kid feel as a toddler, it makes me so sad and angry. We both

missed

> out and had a lot of hardships, not easy to parent him and he's

such a great

> kid. Even with those issues, he was so easy going, sweet, and a

big gentle

> giant kid. Love him to death!

>

>

>

> At 8, he feels so much better and so much happier. I'm so glad he

can tell

> me this!

>

>

>

> Tammy

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