tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post3915490116996939856..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: Autism is a Puzzleloverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-80503881508860877242015-03-08T10:16:44.460-07:002015-03-08T10:16:44.460-07:00Thank you for your thoughts. It is difficult when...Thank you for your thoughts. It is difficult when there are no real answers, but all of us do the best we can. Just wish I could do more. At my age it is harder to participate in fund-rasiers, to volunteer, which i did in the past. But what we do is support my grandson's family 100%.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-16128890743678517932015-03-06T21:13:30.654-08:002015-03-06T21:13:30.654-08:00I know very little about autism, just what I have ...I know very little about autism, just what I have seen on television. It must be trying for families and I hope that a cure will be forthcoming. It does seem like a modern disease as, while growing up, I never knew of anyone with autism or had even heard the term. My husband has an incurable disease so I understand the distress when loved ones do not have perfect health.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-48144635581069718432015-03-06T08:19:26.966-08:002015-03-06T08:19:26.966-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-74539573512968395822015-03-06T08:19:06.382-08:002015-03-06T08:19:06.382-08:00Wow, I just listened to W. N. and remembered how m...Wow, I just listened to W. N. and remembered how much I liked him. "I Never Cared For You," is one that I had not heard before, very Latin, very interesting. And how that beat-up guitar can play! But the lyrics of "Funny How Time Slips Away" is very telling. Thanks, Bazza. (Music also helps kids with autism. My grandson likes Mozart and Gershwin)loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-57786305540590012742015-03-06T07:39:25.233-08:002015-03-06T07:39:25.233-08:00I think the answer is technology to help these kid...I think the answer is technology to help these kids, but tailored to each child. In Colorado there is not much help, any counseling, etc. it paid for out of pocket. And therapy dogs! Thanks for your comments. Have you heard of Temple Grandin? She is has Asperger's, a PHD in animal behavior and had a movie written about her life. I have heard her speak and was inspired by her story. Will check out Willie Nelson.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-9825655274041754222015-03-05T23:21:59.873-08:002015-03-05T23:21:59.873-08:00She sounds amazing ... and how very lucky for you ...She sounds amazing ... and how very lucky for you all .. beautiful words ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-28166360807294911962015-03-05T12:34:58.228-08:002015-03-05T12:34:58.228-08:00A very moving post Natasha. I have known some auti...A very moving post Natasha. I have known some autistic children at a remove (a cousin's adopted child for example). It's a spectrum disease of course and conditions vary tremendously but autistic children are often very bright and sometimes remarkable at 'maths' (as we say in the UK). I work in Mental Health and see many adults with various degrees of the condition who manage extremely well in the 'grown up' world.<br />Your daughter-in-law sounds like a gem!<br />Listening to Willie Nelson's <i>Funny How Time Slips Away</i><br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-79752581700687983092015-03-05T10:02:00.445-08:002015-03-05T10:02:00.445-08:00Thanks, Hilary. It is hard on my son and his wife...Thanks, Hilary. It is hard on my son and his wife, I know. She is a jewel, my son's second wife who took on two step-sons, one with autism, and refers to them as "my kids,"loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-59531152809619952252015-03-05T10:00:06.206-08:002015-03-05T10:00:06.206-08:00I think that someday, they will solve the puzzle. ...I think that someday, they will solve the puzzle. More public awareness and helping kids in school have compassion for those who have learning difficulties and are their classmates. Thanks for your comments, Munir.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-84361674267037970172015-03-05T09:58:18.864-08:002015-03-05T09:58:18.864-08:00Will put that on my reading list. Another one is ...Will put that on my reading list. Another one is "The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time." Thanks, Jo.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-78117188181475558332015-03-05T01:10:31.902-08:002015-03-05T01:10:31.902-08:00Dear Nat - I feel for you and the family .. it is ...Dear Nat - I feel for you and the family .. it is so difficult. At least today we can find out more ... that may not help, but at least there is information and more help available - at least here there is:though I think people still have to find it. <br /><br />Your story is telling ... with a little light ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-73258142218083701652015-03-04T20:38:37.026-08:002015-03-04T20:38:37.026-08:00One day there might be a cure. Who knows what is a...One day there might be a cure. Who knows what is ahead. Until then we all have to work with those who have autistic children. Help them in any way we can, MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-79665398461558596872015-03-04T18:47:48.206-08:002015-03-04T18:47:48.206-08:00Have you ever read The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth ...Have you ever read The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon? She has an autistic child and this is a fascinating novel.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com