tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post820104603062983524..comments2024-02-15T01:49:10.208-05:00Comments on Autistic Speaks: Close to my heartLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961164881093640787noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-53873219334287711862010-08-06T01:51:08.353-04:002010-08-06T01:51:08.353-04:00Hi Lydia.
It is frustrating, I can imagine!
I wa...Hi Lydia.<br /><br />It is frustrating, I can imagine!<br /><br />I was actually thinking about this before I saw the other post about the myths.<br /><br />There are sibling workshops. Even if you can't go to an actual one, the ideas there are very good, if somewhat biased to siblings which are close in age. I'll go through some of the old magazines and studies and see what there is to dredge up!<br /><br />There might be a developmental table about 7 and 9 year olds somewhere. Also I have been reading an interesting book called <i>Why it takes ten extra years to grow up</i>.<br /><br />I had an interesting talk about ablism in a physical disability context, and because you're an educator (professionally and personally) thought Piaget might have a clue or three. Actually the talk was with a child life student.<br /><br />One of the clues is about stable and organised personalities (actually this is Selman). One of the others is about randomness. There is type categorisation, and mutual friendship (but the examples there are 14 and 15, rather than 9 years old).<br /><br />I wonder if she knows someone from school or church.<br /><br />And as for your stepmother, "Get your junk box out of my Mum's fortress!"<br /><br />I'm sure if they're loyal to you, they'll try to understand. And if they have a strong emotional attachment, which it seems like they do. And it depends on how well they understand your motivations and actions, and whether they see you as a nice person.<br /><br />And there is a really good link which shows how people slightly older than M learnt to understand.<br /><br /><a href="http://doesautismaffectyou.blogspot.com/2009/11/hi-everyone.html#comments" rel="nofollow">How P and A understood and explained: it is a process! The International Bacculereate students were writing a 50-page guidebook as of November 2009</a>.<br /><br />And there is a book by a 7-year-old guy named Andrew in New Zealand.<br /><br />And, well, continue to share experiences.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com