Comments on: Perseveration – what it is? http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/ Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: a mommy http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-899 a mommy Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:58:06 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-899 Wonderful post. I will probably never find that line between what is necessary and calming and what must be suppressed because it is disruptive, dangerous, whatever. And the definitions keep shifting for us: something that is fine at one age becomes extremely weird a few months later, as you aptly noted. <br/><br/>Been there. Eternally doing this. Wonderful post. I will probably never find that line between what is necessary and calming and what must be suppressed because it is disruptive, dangerous, whatever. And the definitions keep shifting for us: something that is fine at one age becomes extremely weird a few months later, as you aptly noted.

Been there. Eternally doing this.

]]> By: Anonymous http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Anonymous Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:40:22 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-880 I, too, was shaking my head yes through this amazing post. I love the way you write-perfectly said. Glad i foung your blog. I, too, was shaking my head yes through this amazing post. I love the way you write-perfectly said. Glad i foung your blog.

]]> By: Christine http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Christine Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:47:45 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-874 Wonderful post! I often ask myself many of these same questions. And once a wrote a post about why my husband couldn't seem to learn to fold the towels correctly so that I always feel compelled to unfold and re-fold every single one of them after his turn at doing the laundry!! Really! You'd think he would just learn to do it the right way! Wonderful post! I often ask myself many of these same questions. And once a wrote a post about why my husband couldn’t seem to learn to fold the towels correctly so that I always feel compelled to unfold and re-fold every single one of them after his turn at doing the laundry!! Really! You’d think he would just learn to do it the right way!

]]> By: Haddayr http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Haddayr Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:21:02 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-873 Although I absolutely adore Arie's teacher, she said something that caught me up short: she stops hand-flapping, spinning, and echolalia.<br/><br/>I'm like DOOD this is what he does instead of throwing things, screaming, spitting, and threatening! I'm all about stimming that does not involve objects hurtling through the air or innapropriate, germy moisture!<br/><br/>She said, well, he has to fit into society.<br/><br/>And I said: "Why?"<br/><br/>And she and my husband rolled their eyes at each other. Although I absolutely adore Arie’s teacher, she said something that caught me up short: she stops hand-flapping, spinning, and echolalia.

I’m like DOOD this is what he does instead of throwing things, screaming, spitting, and threatening! I’m all about stimming that does not involve objects hurtling through the air or innapropriate, germy moisture!

She said, well, he has to fit into society.

And I said: “Why?”

And she and my husband rolled their eyes at each other.

]]> By: KAL http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-872 KAL Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:23:17 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-872 Wow. Can I relate. We all do what we can with what we have. And I have no doubt you're an excellent mum. Wow. Can I relate. We all do what we can with what we have. And I have no doubt you’re an excellent mum.

]]> By: chrisd http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-871 chrisd Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:50:55 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-871 Wow and yes, in spite of my son only having asperger's I can relate to a lot of what you said.<br/><br/>Awesome post!!!! Awesome--you rock! Wow and yes, in spite of my son only having asperger’s I can relate to a lot of what you said.

Awesome post!!!! Awesome–you rock!

]]> By: The Laundress http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-870 The Laundress Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:30:45 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-870 Okay. <br/><br/>You are right, there are funny bits,<br/>where mom's own weaknesses surface. <br/><br/>Shall we examine them under a magnifying glass? A microscope? <br/><br/>Some other way of closely scrutinizing and distinguishing between "normal" vs. "weird"?<br/><br/>Ms. Whitterer, you are doing an admirable job of surviving while dealing with what amounts to parenting hell. <br/><br/>Your kids will be what they will be... You just have to protect them from the bumps in the road? Hostile and misunderstanding general public?<br/><br/>Lordy, the news with the poor, damaged Korean kid with a green card: that bothers me in so many directions. You too?<br/><br/>Well, no point here, just, hopefully seen as -- support. <br/><br/>Have you read the entirety of the Anne Porter poem I posted about? It is lovely, if you wish I will email you a copy, off blog. <br/><br/>All the best!<br/><br/>TL Okay.

You are right, there are funny bits,
where mom’s own weaknesses surface.

Shall we examine them under a magnifying glass? A microscope?

Some other way of closely scrutinizing and distinguishing between “normal” vs. “weird”?

Ms. Whitterer, you are doing an admirable job of surviving while dealing with what amounts to parenting hell.

Your kids will be what they will be… You just have to protect them from the bumps in the road? Hostile and misunderstanding general public?

Lordy, the news with the poor, damaged Korean kid with a green card: that bothers me in so many directions. You too?

Well, no point here, just, hopefully seen as — support.

Have you read the entirety of the Anne Porter poem I posted about? It is lovely, if you wish I will email you a copy, off blog.

All the best!

TL

]]> By: farmwifetwo http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-869 farmwifetwo Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:04:16 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-869 Been there... still doing that...<br/><br/>Just an FYI.. I'd love to say that self-destructive behaviours end with full verbal skills... but they don't.. unfortunately.<br/><br/>S. Been there… still doing that…

Just an FYI.. I’d love to say that self-destructive behaviours end with full verbal skills… but they don’t.. unfortunately.

S.

]]> By: mumkeepingsane http://whittereronautism.com/2007/04/perseveration-what-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-868 mumkeepingsane Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:55:48 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=235#comment-868 Love it. Was nodding my head the whole way through this post. Love it. Was nodding my head the whole way through this post.

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