tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32355297.post8547654862755953981..comments2023-10-30T11:10:59.153-05:00Comments on What are they thinking?: YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FRIENDS...and FAMILY...Mom26childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13218226918121229676noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32355297.post-27755236357699790602010-03-19T18:10:49.848-05:002010-03-19T18:10:49.848-05:00I've been following your blog for quite some t...I've been following your blog for quite some time now. I am not a mother yet, but I am a daycare assistant and a social work major who spends a good portion of her days with children on the autism spectrum. I was really pleasantly surprised to come across your blog as I thought I was one of the few people who saw the madness in over-medicating these kids and using them as lab rats. The mothers I work with have never once indicated that they expect a "cure" for their children or that they consider them diseased or disordered. These kids are who they are, for better or for worse. The kids I work with are really wonderful individuals, who while they are different have such incredible talents. If we as a society can just learn to work with them so that they can reach their full potential, then maybe people would no longer see autism as a death sentence. These kids can memorize entire television episodes, films, books... things I am entirely incapable of! One little boy can classify dinosaur fossils into species... and he's only five! Autistic is not synonymous with stupid.<br /><br />What I really wanted to say was, Thank you. Thank you for being a staunch proponent of neurodiversity and sharing your story. Thank you, and others like you, for being voices of reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32355297.post-40847433073741617192010-03-19T18:02:31.086-05:002010-03-19T18:02:31.086-05:00Thanks Fighting...
I got a Commendation at work to...Thanks Fighting...<br />I got a Commendation at work today for helping someone last week with an issue on their reservation...just doing my job...but, it is nice to be recognized for it...Meaghan Kearahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10686466954786980021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32355297.post-19014539700538620442010-03-19T10:25:35.096-05:002010-03-19T10:25:35.096-05:00Congrats on your promotion!Congrats on your promotion!Fighting for my Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01280666894954514169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32355297.post-52374112025693825572010-03-18T22:38:43.882-05:002010-03-18T22:38:43.882-05:00:-) I read through the comments left on the AOL in...:-) I read through the comments left on the AOL interview you reposted here and it was wonderful to see so many responses that were positive and hopeful. <br /><br />Families hearing their child has autism need to know that there are families out here who have faced that experience, some of us multiple times, and have worked hard and made progress, and every bit as important, helped our children to be happy children who know they are loved and valued. <br /><br />Having children (with issues or not--and what child doesn't have some level of issues) and raising them to be caring, loving people is the most important job we do, and I think you have done a wonderful job at it. And you write a blog that is positive and real. To that, you now have a career! Yay! :-)Kim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.com