tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post4662962690523693236..comments2024-03-14T01:39:12.417-04:00Comments on Autism with a side of fries : Neurotypicals kids are weird. Eileen Shaklee http://www.blogger.com/profile/04658354442888448425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-37751025114866920412016-06-05T00:03:49.435-04:002016-06-05T00:03:49.435-04:0026 years of being "Neuro-typical", consi...26 years of being "Neuro-typical", consistently failing at life only to be diagnosed with chronic ADHD as an adult over here.. I just want to say in all honesty wearing shoes is completely overrated. There is an entire movement of people who refuse to wear traditional shoes (re; bare footers/ Minimalist shoes / Barefoot lifestyle). There is also plenty of scientific evidence around that indicates that shoes aren't that beneficial in the long term (Start here: The effects of habitual footwear use: foot shape and function in native barefoot walkers (D'Aout el. al.; 2009)). I haven't worn shoes for the majority of the time (95%) in a year or so and would be barefoot when possible before that. I go to University and study science, I work part-time in a Lab. I also walk a minimum of 6km a day just to travel to and from, mostly on public transport. For me its because shoes distract me, I can't think properly when I am wearing them because it is another sensory input that I have to deal with, I am grumpy when I have to wear them, It's like wearing gloves except on my feet. I literally feel better when barefoot, more calm. I am currently debating with my children's school the necessity of them wearing shoes. Seriously they sit in the classroom at a desk for most of it, I have so far negotiated that they don't have to wear them in the classroom but they do have too for outside play.. in case of bees. Small steps. Free the feet! <br /><br />Also Yay for you son! Smashing it like a Boss! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-61458732633316839742016-06-04T09:16:35.537-04:002016-06-04T09:16:35.537-04:00Trying to predict how my daughter, who is on the s...Trying to predict how my daughter, who is on the spectrum, is going to behave is a bit like predicting where my golf ball is going to land. Yes she often acts differently then NT kids her age, but everyday she makes me question my view of normal. Chris (Autism Super Dads)http://www.autismsuperdads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-77587903917903834952016-06-04T06:36:54.441-04:002016-06-04T06:36:54.441-04:00My asd daughter couldn't raise her hand in cla...My asd daughter couldn't raise her hand in class to get help because someone might look at her, but she had no problem performing on stage in front of 500 people. The week before the performance was full of meltdowns though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-22331278763019887062016-06-03T21:49:50.631-04:002016-06-03T21:49:50.631-04:00Mama Fry I say all the time. My kid is weird. That...Mama Fry I say all the time. My kid is weird. That's a fact...she's an NT or supposedly at least. My kid is like freaking Stewart from MadTV. Yes she's beautiful and love her. She's quirky in her own special way. She asks too many questions and makes inappropriate remarks. It just is what it is. Judge me....yep I welcome it. Here's the thing....everyone judges you for your spectrum child....why not let you judge me. Go ahead and have that moment were you feel lucky you're not my kids mother. You earned it. I'll take one for your team. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119724200303262654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-43516631279651101472016-06-03T21:46:43.519-04:002016-06-03T21:46:43.519-04:00I'm a para as well. And sometimes I have to st...I'm a para as well. And sometimes I have to step back and say "he/she is behaving like their peers". i do sometimes expect my kiddos to behave better. How fair is that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944923459689992690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-20086040270377443722016-06-03T21:28:59.532-04:002016-06-03T21:28:59.532-04:00As a para-ed working with spectrum kiddos I came a...As a para-ed working with spectrum kiddos I came across this fact a lot. One of my duties was supervising kiddos during mainstreaming with specialists (music, PE,library) and it was a great reminder that sometimes we expect BETTER than neurotypical behavior from them, which is patently unfair. uumommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611133010616224426noreply@blogger.com