Comments on: Perspective taking, anxiety and stress

By: Say It Forward - Week 7

Say It Forward - Week 7 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:13:13 +0000

[...] humorous. Her posts reveal new insight into the inner workings of the autistic child as seen here and here. If you are interested in learning more about autism from someone who is living it [...]

By: angharad

angharad — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:23:19 +0000

i heard that interview! i was so transfixed i sat down and listened rather than buzzing around the house with one ear on it. she was so clear about the issues she faces.

i love the early to bed marrieds. can’t you just tell him they have gone to bed to bounce around? only joking…

By: Bad Mommy

Bad Mommy — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:18:55 +0000

My sons swear that I must know and I’m holding out on them. They are similarly allergic to grey.

Do you know the Edna St. Vincent Millay poem?

“Was it for this I uttered prayers,
and cried, and cursed, and kicked the stairs?
That now, domestic as a plate,
I should retire at half-past eight?”

By: Tanya @ TeenAutism

Tanya @ TeenAutism — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:57:50 +0000

“How are you not know any of deez fings?” – I love that. Nigel says something very similar to me – “How can you not know?” It’s nice that they have such faith in us!

By: Joeymom

Joeymom — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:39:53 +0000

I can hardly wait for Joey’s language to get this far… I’d love to know what kinds of things, like this, are going through that head. You can see the wheels turning…

By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:33:58 +0000

Well I’ll tell you this, everytime I read a post here, I feel as if I’m watching a movie. That’s how well written your blog is.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:24:25 +0000

Whew!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:06:34 +0000

Darn shrimp tails! Have you tried my gumbo recipe?

Would you think me bad to say I think your conversations with your son are good, er, positive?

Evidence of thinking and thinking ahead…and yet, he struggles so much physically while he communicates higher level thinking. The neurology of his behavior is one of those mysteries I could spiral about.