tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post8967407474601436240..comments2024-03-28T05:52:50.399-04:00Comments on Autism with a side of fries : Autism HomeworkEileen Shaklee http://www.blogger.com/profile/04658354442888448425noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-65019952590120011322014-02-06T22:58:37.544-05:002014-02-06T22:58:37.544-05:00I am one of the outsider's looking in. I don&#...I am one of the outsider's looking in. I don't have a child with autism, but I do have a friend with a child with autism that I babysat & fell in love with. I watched as my friend struggled to help her son & I wanted to educate my self & help raise awareness, but mainly I just wanted to support & help my friend, & her son. I love your blog & reading your stories ! Your a great mother & I love your perspective! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-13759304166557771582013-10-31T15:49:27.718-04:002013-10-31T15:49:27.718-04:00"I will put this book down a hundred times wh..."I will put this book down a hundred times when it gets to real. I will be stuck on a paragraph or two for large gaps of time with light bulb moments of "Ohhhhhh that's what my kiddo wanted" and then racked with guilt that I screwed something up by not knowing or doing the right thing. If parental guilt was an Olympic sport, autism parents would take the gold every single time."<br /><br />This. I still read it in a day, but I had to put it down and walk away every once in a while because I couldn't handle the guilt. Eventually though, I told myself I'm only human and I make mistakes just like everyone else and now that I'm armed with more information hopefully that will help keep me from making them again.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874949537911189460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-40075105301787787872013-10-09T10:38:37.736-04:002013-10-09T10:38:37.736-04:00Read it...it will change the way you see your son....Read it...it will change the way you see your son...It's not about all the ups and downs of autism...or comparisons to "normality"....it's a series of 57 questions and answers, and the emotions tied to those answers....I read the entire book in 40 minutes....It's very short, but pretty mind blowing....different than the others...The boy doesn't compare his feelings and processing to "normal" people, because, as he so eloquently wrote, he can't....what he feels is "his" normal...he doesn't know what we "normal" people experienceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-54036825242742967212013-10-03T02:09:11.351-04:002013-10-03T02:09:11.351-04:00Back in the "early years"....I seldom (o...Back in the "early years"....I seldom (ok...never) read any autism based books for the very reasons you said here. <br /><br />It has only been in the last year or so that I have found myself interested/intrigued in cracking the cover of a few books...this being one of them. I'll let you know what I think cause I know you'll be waiting with bated breath for my review. ;P<br />@dkotuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395598913393994830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-16296443355135094342013-10-02T23:12:55.522-04:002013-10-02T23:12:55.522-04:00I was really touched by how Jon Stewart urged his ...I was really touched by how Jon Stewart urged his audience to read this book. (As he said, he doesn't do that often.) I wondered if I would make the effort to read it were it not for my daughter.... Maybe with the Jon Stewart endorsement, I would. Before seeing this program, I had just put the book on my Amazon wish list for 'later purchase' along with 300 other books. Now, Jon Stewart is reminding me that I need to buy it. And soon!Shantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323636965254272203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-37245468721075381932013-10-02T22:40:31.024-04:002013-10-02T22:40:31.024-04:00You're right, who wants to read about it when ...You're right, who wants to read about it when we live it?? I get all I need from your blog and all the wonderful people who comment and are living it to get me thru the day!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-34579492428656702282013-10-02T15:20:34.952-04:002013-10-02T15:20:34.952-04:00Well just say you read it here at Autism with a si...Well just say you read it here at Autism with a side of fries or say Mama Fry. :-) Eileen Shaklee https://www.blogger.com/profile/04658354442888448425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-14535004663455902382013-10-02T15:05:55.981-04:002013-10-02T15:05:55.981-04:00I LOVE what you said about parental guilt being an...I LOVE what you said about parental guilt being an Olympic sport. Would you mind if I posted that line? If it's ok, who should I credit it to?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-34602709593115336832013-10-02T12:36:13.235-04:002013-10-02T12:36:13.235-04:00Sorry, if I didn't convey my intent when I sha...Sorry, if I didn't convey my intent when I shared the news with you - I totally didn't mean it as homework at all. I was just sharing the happy news of seeing mainstream press so enthusiastic about an autism self-advocate voice. (To me, The Daily Show is mainstream) That's what got me all excited -- bridging that gap to the broader audience - the non-touched-by-autism audience -- so we can have time for eye cream and mowing the lawn and catching up on five seasons of Breaking Bad -- regular stuff. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059888032938259694noreply@blogger.com