tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post7826345108916225873..comments2024-03-11T22:54:06.514+00:00Comments on Wordsmithing: BORN TO DO, TO BE OR TO OVERCOME?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-35106916526031212792010-04-15T10:01:45.892+01:002010-04-15T10:01:45.892+01:00Hi Rena
Thank you for following. I'm glad you ...Hi Rena<br />Thank you for following. I'm glad you have friends with autistic children keeping friends, especially ones with neuro-typical children, is very difficult. We had friends who were a beacon in the darker years.<br />Hi Samuel<br />Don't expect that torment to be over and done in a decade or two - what you are at any point in your life is omnipresent. Under glittery layers of sophistication and the adulation of millions it will be lurking like the iceberg. I think many parents struggle with the need to BE you, after that it's about trying to recreate the them they wanted to be.<br /> Thank you for the tip Cammie's work looks insightful. I wasn't a big fan of "The Curious Incident..."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-610711214398309562010-04-15T05:45:01.371+01:002010-04-15T05:45:01.371+01:00Ah, expectations! For years I felt like an utter a...Ah, expectations! For years I felt like an utter and complete failure. Especially after my parents spent so much money sending me to an expensive private college. That pressure did make me work very hard, though--and what's a decade or two of feeling tormented anyway? Kudos for your work on autism--have you read Cammie McGovern's work? She writes fiction, and deals with autism in a totally grown-up, non-condescending but compassionate way.LARCHMONThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484862915577134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-29773838717774218382010-04-15T00:48:21.461+01:002010-04-15T00:48:21.461+01:00Thanks for following me, Elaine. Love this post. I...Thanks for following me, Elaine. Love this post. It definitely gives you a lot to think about. I have a lot of friends with autistic children and I know it's a real struggle for them. Some are very active in legislation, and like you, strive to make a difference -- anyway they can.Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-78877667584802564542010-04-13T19:32:09.625+01:002010-04-13T19:32:09.625+01:00Nicole
I'll see that, and raise it to you too!...Nicole<br />I'll see that, and raise it to you too! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-74310307132282529032010-04-13T19:14:46.373+01:002010-04-13T19:14:46.373+01:00What a thought-provoking post. Thanks so much for...What a thought-provoking post. Thanks so much for giving me the special warmth I feel in my heart right now.<br /><br />Here's to exceeding expectations!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-89986565009407592032010-04-13T17:31:19.938+01:002010-04-13T17:31:19.938+01:00Hi Wendy,
Yes, my son Sweetpea is autistic. A dif...Hi Wendy, <br />Yes, my son Sweetpea is autistic. A different kind of parental challenge than my daughter presents. We helped to set up a charity providing a helpline for parents, as well as courses for anyone affected by autism. We aimed to support parents locally in Hertfordshire.We are less involved now; in the early stages parents need all the information and advice they can get, from someone who knows what they are working through.<br /><br />Hi Julie, <br />I see you feel the same way I do. Writing is liberating, setting goals for oneself and working to achieve them - greater expectations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-43566192117667146952010-04-13T15:30:00.689+01:002010-04-13T15:30:00.689+01:00When I write, I am meeting my own expectations. Al...When I write, I am meeting my own expectations. All my life I've been trying to meet other people's expectations, so writing is freedom for me. Great post!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-52354593064758669922010-04-12T22:55:37.338+01:002010-04-12T22:55:37.338+01:00I'd be curious to know why your special intere...I'd be curious to know why your special interest in autism? Anyone dear to you affected? In my case, my son.Wendy Ramer, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430380409796887696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-31408260323436459992010-04-12T20:33:27.942+01:002010-04-12T20:33:27.942+01:00Anne
They say you never know what you are capable...Anne <br />They say you never know what you are capable of dealing with unti you are in a position of having to - that was certainly true of us.<br />When it came to Sweetpea, genetics did one stupid (that one is obvious) and two clever things: <br />it made him a perfect hybrid of both his parents, in looks<br />it made the steamroller of determination and singlemindedness impossibly, academically, able<br />and did I mention cute?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-38625381379508848612010-04-12T20:23:17.814+01:002010-04-12T20:23:17.814+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-90660784276504727142010-04-12T19:24:10.817+01:002010-04-12T19:24:10.817+01:00Obviously you have overcome. It takes a special p...Obviously you have overcome. It takes a special person to raise a special child. My hat's off to you because I know I could never do it.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com