Comments on: what it’s like http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/ entirely true, but exaggerated for comic effect Mon, 12 May 2008 10:40:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Woulda Coulda Shoulda » The sounds only he can hear http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-18509 Woulda Coulda Shoulda » The sounds only he can hear Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:10:30 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-18509 [...] ago my friend and fellow mom to a “different” child, Susan Wagner, wrote a piece called What It’s Like which I have often, secretly (until now) gone back to read when I need a little boost of [...] […] ago my friend and fellow mom to a “different” child, Susan Wagner, wrote a piece called What It’s Like which I have often, secretly (until now) gone back to read when I need a little boost of […]

]]> By: Jenn @ Juggling Life http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-17498 Jenn @ Juggling Life Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:49:47 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-17498 I just wrote a post that I think you would relate to. I wouldn't normally link to myself, but I'm going out on a limb because I think you might find it interesting. I have 2 boys with some issues myself. http://jugglinglife.typepad.com/juggling_life/2008/02/pontification.html I just wrote a post that I think you would relate to. I wouldn’t normally link to myself, but I’m going out on a limb because I think you might find it interesting. I have 2 boys with some issues myself.

http://jugglinglife.typepad.com/juggling_life/2008/02/pontification.html

]]> By: Raven http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-17394 Raven Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:34:40 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-17394 This is a beautiful post. My nephew is struggling and I think it's due in part to parents that don't really see his problems for what they are. The fact that you really seen Henry for who he is, is the best service you can really do for him. This is a beautiful post.

My nephew is struggling and I think it’s due in part to parents that don’t really see his problems for what they are. The fact that you really seen Henry for who he is, is the best service you can really do for him.

]]> By: Friday Playdate » the one thing that came after the other http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-16676 Friday Playdate » the one thing that came after the other Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:28:12 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-16676 [...] « Previous Main [...] […] « Previous Main […]

]]> By: Jenny http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-16675 Jenny Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:17:58 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-16675 We all worry about our children – regardless of their abilities and disabilities. It just goes along with parenting. We all worry that our kids won’t find their place in this big bad world. My nephew is one of the one in 166 children who live with autism. If your readers would like to find out more about living with autism, I encourage them to take 13 minutes and watch this short film produced by Autism Speaks. The film was expanded into a longer form that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. http://www.autismspeaks.org/sponsoredevents/autism_every_day.php I would also encourage them to take a few minutes to look at autismspeaks.org. We all worry about our children – regardless of their abilities and disabilities. It just goes along with parenting. We all worry that our kids won’t find their place in this big bad world.

My nephew is one of the one in 166 children who live with autism. If your readers would like to find out more about living with autism, I encourage them to take 13 minutes and watch this short film produced by Autism Speaks. The film was expanded into a longer form that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. http://www.autismspeaks.org/sponsoredevents/autism_every_day.php I would also encourage them to take a few minutes to look at autismspeaks.org.

]]> By: Mina http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-16644 Mina Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:44:49 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/what-its-like/#comment-16644 I have to say, this was a timely post for me. You just expressed a lot of what I've thought and felt with my two middle children...boys who have quirks and oddities that made me decide to have them evaluated. My 2 1/2 year old is tentatively diagnoses with Sensory Processing Disorder, and I just had my first evaluation with my 3 1/2 year old this afternoon, at which point I was told that she thought he was borderline ASD. The label of "Autistic" scares me, but oddly enough my children's behavior/oddness/etc. does NOT, because they are gaining skills all the time, they are obviously highly intelligent (both boys knew all their letters and letter sounds by age 2, 3 1/2 year old is starting to spell words), and because a lot of the behaviors are not foreign to me, having exhibited some of them myself growing up. I sometimes wonder why we don't allow people to be different anymore. As a child I was not very social, and preferred playing by myself. Even now, I have a small group of close friends, but am not comfortable in large crowds. And shouldn't that be ok? Does everyone HAVE to be the same socially, academically, and behave the same way? Aren't we all individuals with both strengths and weaknesses? I admit to being afraid of the road ahead with both boys, not because the boys themselves are a problem (none of their behaviors cause any real issues for us), but because I am concerned about them being forced to be "normal", instead of being able to be themselves. Because who they are individually is pretty darn special. I have to say, this was a timely post for me. You just expressed a lot of what I’ve thought and felt with my two middle children…boys who have quirks and oddities that made me decide to have them evaluated. My 2 1/2 year old is tentatively diagnoses with Sensory Processing Disorder, and I just had my first evaluation with my 3 1/2 year old this afternoon, at which point I was told that she thought he was borderline ASD. The label of “Autistic” scares me, but oddly enough my children’s behavior/oddness/etc. does NOT, because they are gaining skills all the time, they are obviously highly intelligent (both boys knew all their letters and letter sounds by age 2, 3 1/2 year old is starting to spell words), and because a lot of the behaviors are not foreign to me, having exhibited some of them myself growing up.

I sometimes wonder why we don’t allow people to be different anymore. As a child I was not very social, and preferred playing by myself. Even now, I have a small group of close friends, but am not comfortable in large crowds. And shouldn’t that be ok? Does everyone HAVE to be the same socially, academically, and behave the same way? Aren’t we all individuals with both strengths and weaknesses?

I admit to being afraid of the road ahead with both boys, not because the boys themselves are a problem (none of their behaviors cause any real issues for us), but because I am concerned about them being forced to be “normal”, instead of being able to be themselves. Because who they are individually is pretty darn special.

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