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 Topic: What do you think about Bakugan? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 3
Views: 234
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:44 pm Subject: What do you think about Bakugan? |
I haven't seen it, but I will say that I try to watch controversial shows with my kids so that we can discuss them. I've found that a very effective way to dealing with the issue.
Overall, though, ... |
| Topic: Oh, help (very long). |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 15
Views: 798
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:36 pm Subject: Oh, help (very long). |
| Kacy, my son is very social, too. In a way, it's a sensory thing: an area in which he actively sensory seeks. He longs for the energy of interaction with people, and he longs for physical touch. B ... |
| Topic: Jenny McCarthy -- Don't cry for us |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 64
Views: 2265
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:13 pm Subject: Jenny McCarthy -- Don't cry for us |
| The problem with the activism that is currently going on, as was discussed a bit in another thread recently, is that it is leading to actual harm. There is a level of hysteria in the parenting commun ... |
| Topic: McCain, Obama and the Politics of Homogenizing Autism |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 5
Views: 393
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:28 pm Subject: McCain, Obama and the Politics of Homogenizing Autism |
| DW_a_mom, I totally agree with the particular section you pulled out from Bill's article. I agree with what he says about ABA, especially about it being a situation where a parent is giving away thei ... |
| Topic: My son |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 24
Views: 831
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:44 pm Subject: My son |
| My son's issues at school were always dealt with from 2 angles: working with him AND working with the other children. You can't neglect the second half, because NT children can easily and usually unk ... |
| Topic: WTF? Is Corporate World/Society/etc. THIS bad? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 20
Views: 825
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:13 pm Subject: Re: WTF? Is Corporate World/Society/etc. THIS bad? |
| "The Man" is into psychiatry, psychology, and sociology. he's had this all figured out...It's kinda scary, but there really isnt all that much that you can do about it, but to avoid the corporate wor ... |
| Topic: "Killing autism" (frightening) |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 40
Views: 1719
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:37 pm Subject: "Killing autism" (frightening) |
Sorry, did that make any sense? I'm tired and when I get tired I'm not so good at articulating what I mean. It makes sense in my head.
Basically, I concur!!
Yes, it made sense. You are frus ... |
| Topic: "Killing autism" (frightening) |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 40
Views: 1719
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:03 pm Subject: "Killing autism" (frightening) |
In all honesty, I find the autism/vaccine thing very exasperating.
Yes.
It feels like it has reached a point where even a rational answer (changing the vaccine schedule, closer monitoring of ing ... |
| Topic: Most famous relative/ancestor |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 118
Views: 2685
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:38 pm Subject: Most famous relative/ancestor |
I am descended from a long line of Burger-meisters in Holland.
I always think of the Burger-meister Meister-burger from the Rudolph cartoon when I say that.
We had always been told that we were ... |
| Topic: "Killing autism" (frightening) |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 40
Views: 1719
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:35 pm Subject: "Killing autism" (frightening) |
The article brings out a good point: that the MESSAGE of the anti-vaccination group is the harm.
I've seen it in young mothers I know. Complete fear of autism. Looking for every possible sign.
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| Topic: The BRAG about your Aspie thread! |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 66
Views: 3378
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:07 pm Subject: The BRAG about your Aspie thread! |
| My son, now 11, is an inventor. Being a child, his focus is mostly on games, and over the years he has learned how to beta test, how to adjust, how to find out what other kids (including NT kids) mig ... |
| Topic: "Why?" |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 55
Views: 1311
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:54 pm Subject: "Why?" |
| Given that I'm mostly NT, I will suggest that NT's don't always have a reason for asking a question. Pops in our head, ask it, make conversation. The reason the "why" is so difficult to take is beca ... |
| Topic: WTF? Is Corporate World/Society/etc. THIS bad? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 20
Views: 825
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:43 pm Subject: WTF? Is Corporate World/Society/etc. THIS bad? |
That stuff exists but is it true everywhere? NO.
My answer to encountering such a controlling atmosphere at a job would be to QUIT, and there-in lies the key difference between a job and a cult. ... |
| Topic: How do you learn NOT to be naive? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 22
Views: 630
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:27 pm Subject: How do you learn NOT to be naive? |
| In people with AS though, being naive or gullible isn't a choice. It's often part of who they are. Most NT's will pick up alot of this stuff by osmosis as they mature. They learn what to say and no ... |
| Topic: How do you learn NOT to be naive? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 22
Views: 630
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:16 pm Subject: How do you learn NOT to be naive? |
This has been an interesting read.
I'm NT and I've been accused of being naive and, the truth is, if I have to pick naive over cynical and negative, I pick naive. In many ways, I choose to be naiv ... |
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