tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post3648772917450199924..comments2024-01-26T03:49:33.080-05:00Comments on Rarer in Girls...My Daughter with Autism: Being a SkepticSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-39722493879701605342013-01-30T18:09:32.302-05:002013-01-30T18:09:32.302-05:00I think that guy I mentioned, Ido Kedar, started o...I think that guy I mentioned, Ido Kedar, started off with Facilitated Communication. He worked with Soma doing the Rapid Prompt Method and is now independently typing.<br /><br />But as for being a skeptic - I probably one of the biggest... ever since I found out Father Christmas! I'm an Atheist (such a shame - I'd make a good Christian), and since Olivia's diagnosis, I don't even allow myself to dream about a future! Sakurafleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592455923099853858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-4498172003072700822013-01-30T17:48:00.125-05:002013-01-30T17:48:00.125-05:00I'm thinking of people that don't type on ...I'm thinking of people that don't type on their own. I know a lot of people with autism communicate in ways other than speaking, or do so more easily than speaking. Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-5177269077167340012013-01-30T17:44:22.042-05:002013-01-30T17:44:22.042-05:00How do they manage to get through college though i...How do they manage to get through college though if they aren't communicating by themselves? Surely their aide isn't the one doing all of their work for them? That would be exhausting. A lot of these kids type on the Ipad or on a computer now after they used the letter board. They can do it independently.Sakurafleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592455923099853858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-52530020735689441052013-01-29T11:48:05.657-05:002013-01-29T11:48:05.657-05:00So great to see both your comments. It took me ab...So great to see both your comments. It took me about two weeks to work up the courage to write this particular entry, so I'm not as brave as I sound! I hadn't read the reaction to that article, but I'm going to look for it. I figured it was probably not hugely well liked in a lot of circles! I agree very much with you, Michelle, about autism having lots of causes, and therefore, even if something it does get "cured", which I am skeptical about too, that is no reason to say that anyone else could do the same thing with their own child. I don't want people thinking if I just tried a little, I could "unlock" Janey. Don't think think that if I could do that, I'd do anything to make it happen, as you both would, I know? Thanks and love.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-41948079667805079912013-01-29T10:10:07.778-05:002013-01-29T10:10:07.778-05:00Fellow skeptic. I don't think every autistic ...Fellow skeptic. I don't think every autistic kid is locked inside waiting for a miracle. I think the real problem is the idea of an autism spectrum. I think we are dealing with a variety of illnesses with similar behaviors. It is frustrating and maddening to be constantly berated for my failure to cure Lindsey. So tired.mknecht24https://www.blogger.com/profile/17819582073139000178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-13860654271211356622013-01-29T09:22:48.269-05:002013-01-29T09:22:48.269-05:00I had to reply because my husband and I have been ...I had to reply because my husband and I have been talking about this very thing A LOT lately. A lot. We are skeptics like you. I have to say I read a very famous recent memoir (won't mention which one) and came away from it with more doubt than inspiration. That article you have linked has received a lot of flack from people who are not quite as skeptic, did you know? And yet I also found it informative, and I did find myself agreeing with it. <br />But there was a lot of drama over it. I wasn't brave enough to adress the topic on my blog (yet) but I will one day. <br />Thanks for being brave! I'm sure there are more of us feeling this way but afraid to go against the status quoSophie's Trainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774177895296697594noreply@blogger.com