tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post1892247885149628939..comments2024-03-22T04:19:33.333-05:00Comments on Autism Blogs Directory: Autism Recovery: Not a surprise in the Research World, but Another Divide in the Autism WorldKim Wombleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-15020099426375778112012-02-28T12:54:52.029-06:002012-02-28T12:54:52.029-06:00Well put. I agree with you completely... I have ne...Well put. I agree with you completely... I have never cared about what label was given to my daughter. I just wanted her to reach her full potential, be able to function if/when I am no longer here, and be happy and healthy. She was so physically ill for so long and as I improved her health, her symptoms of autism got so much better. Great post.A Ventography!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07121491470967286978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-70175183910679623802011-03-13T10:58:08.711-05:002011-03-13T10:58:08.711-05:00While there are obviously difficulties to autism i...While there are obviously difficulties to autism in general and my son's autism in particular, I think that autism has also given him great strengths which I'm only at the tip of the iceberg of discovering. His memory is amazing, his ability to retain information. This is something we're only just discovering as he was non-verbal until relatively recently, but the amount of things he can recite now with only a few exposures is really amazing to me. I also agree with the above comments that his quirks and uniqueness have probably made me love him so much more. He's a real treasure, as I'm sure most (if not all) of these kids are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-5853693545488946482011-03-12T07:15:55.432-06:002011-03-12T07:15:55.432-06:00Thank you all for your comments. :-)Thank you all for your comments. :-)Kim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-63266394443104743602011-03-10T22:21:28.123-06:002011-03-10T22:21:28.123-06:00I am in complete agreement with this post. And rea...I am in complete agreement with this post. And really like the comments above. <br />r.b, I particularly like your comment about liking/loving him more than if your son had not been so unique. I feel the same way.sharon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492764403059640967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-28854280226754425352011-03-10T20:53:45.109-06:002011-03-10T20:53:45.109-06:00EXCELLENT post. Thanks so much for the food for t...EXCELLENT post. Thanks so much for the food for thought.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-49617611014470209132011-03-10T09:15:04.965-06:002011-03-10T09:15:04.965-06:00Compared to where Ben was at age 3 and where he is...Compared to where Ben was at age 3 and where he is now, he is recovered in my mind. Funny, the less I did, the more recovered he seemed. I wonder if he would have picked up language on his own if I hadn't presented it to him visually at age 4. I'll never know. I've always done the best I could, and so does he.<br /><br />For the most part, I think I might like/love him <i> more </i> than if he hadn't been so unique! This is looking back, though, 'cause it was scary when he was little.Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-3909930300792032992011-03-10T07:12:55.392-06:002011-03-10T07:12:55.392-06:00I am completely with you
Coincidentally I was jus...I am completely with you <br />Coincidentally I was just listening to Deborah Fein's Podcast <br />I seriously dotn care about the language <br />or whether R is deemed ASD or not <br />I am all for him functioning well in societyFloortime Lite Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988840423227903784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-66137954418607187942011-03-10T06:49:30.766-06:002011-03-10T06:49:30.766-06:00I agree completely. Unfortunately, when I hear ab...I agree completely. Unfortunately, when I hear about autism recovery, I think of what you call "woo." The difference between no longer technically qualifying for a label and not doesn't mean the child didn't have autism or somehow got rid of it. And I suspect the children who are able to emerge through all this therapy without a diagnosis are the ones with plenty of money from Mom and/or people who were not severely affected in the first place. The rest of us will have to make do with zero or little therapy and, if the richer people aren't to be affected, less political clout later. Very discouraging I must say.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com