tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post9026368572420884074..comments2024-03-22T04:19:33.333-05:00Comments on Autism Blogs Directory: Caught unaware with my ribbons down..Kim Wombleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-13842865265404496152011-04-02T14:54:33.604-05:002011-04-02T14:54:33.604-05:00@Joeymom-That is what I was thinking of doing. I w...@Joeymom-That is what I was thinking of doing. I would also like to address the teachers as a group as well. Could you tell me if there was any one thing or things that you said that helped to convey your ideas? Was there anything that resonated with the kids or made the information easier to understand? I would love to hear about it. That would actually be a great post here-if you would be interested?<br /><br />@Sharon-thank you.<br /><br />@Sirenity-hugs back at you! :)<br /><br />@Cortney-I do understand. You are placed in a precarious position. At my school there are some parents that do not want to discuss anything to do with autism-nor do they want their child's diagnosis made public. You make an excellent point. That's a difficult position to be in. I wish I had the answers...<br /><br />@Cortney-I guess that I just get frustrated. I am all for awareness..my problem is this-sure we can get together and shine lights and wear ribbons-but the lights and the ribbons are gone on May first.Just like the people in March who were trying to raise awareness for colo-rectal awareness month..how much did you hear about them? This month is also "Alcohol awareness" month and "sexual assault and awareness" month. I only know this because I researched it. It would be different if they were causes I was involved in. I try in my own way (as do I think all of the bloggers on the directory)on my own personal blog- to raise awareness with every post that I publish. <br /> I guess what I'm saying is that the majority of the people who are involved and participate in autism awareness month-were already involved and aware to begin with. Autism isn't an unknown word in our society. It shouldn't only have impact or meaning one month of the year.kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-66109815846508130672011-04-02T12:12:57.679-05:002011-04-02T12:12:57.679-05:00While I agree with you that Autism is every day, i...While I agree with you that Autism is every day, if you take the time to shine a spotlight on something that people are receptive to hearing then it can be a good thing. I'm sure that a ribbon or even something like light it up blue is not all that should be happening, but it does allow people who otherwise wouldn't have the word Autism passing between their ears to perk up a little and maybe seek out more information. My blog is about me and my family, so I'm taking a concerted effort to make sure that I focus this month on the Autism that lurks at our house as opposed to anything else I could write...heather@actingbalanced.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194563117096178008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-44674544798079494592011-04-02T11:38:54.346-05:002011-04-02T11:38:54.346-05:00I'd like to chime in from the teachers perspec...I'd like to chime in from the teachers perspective if I may. At the beginning of this school year every staff member at the school including those who work behind a desk and have no contact with the kids had to take an Autism Awareness training on the computer. The school said it was so that if we are out in the community and people have questions we are better equipped to answer them. Now, I take my students out 2-3 times per week for Community Based Instruction so we get a lot of questions and a lot of "looks". And although I am allowed to answer people's questions I am not allowed to say, "These students have Autism". Instead I have to dance around the topic and say, "I work at a school for students with Autism". I teach students on the severe end of th spectrum, so it's quite obvious that they are different yet I am not allowed to say it. It's a double edged sword that I just can't risk jumping over sometimes. Privacy vs. Awareness.Cortneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707208163216287422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-56289345069773895662011-04-02T10:29:23.295-05:002011-04-02T10:29:23.295-05:00Oh, hugs!! Hugs and more hugs!Oh, hugs!! Hugs and more hugs!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457516405821614159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-48027599951704343332011-04-02T07:32:08.970-05:002011-04-02T07:32:08.970-05:00Nice post.Nice post.sharon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492764403059640967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-23992120189055367912011-04-02T07:16:57.461-05:002011-04-02T07:16:57.461-05:00I actually went in to school and talked with Joey&...I actually went in to school and talked with Joey's classmates about autism and Joey specifically. Might be worth considering, since our school also has very limited "diversity awareness" curriculum.Joeymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.com