Comments for Autism from a Father's Point of View

Comment on Dear researchers: please stop by Bloodbath

Bloodbath — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:06:24 +0000

Bruh i feel you on this, my brother was dignosed with autism and the doctors “thought it was a severe case, but the true fact is he was shy and didnt wanna talk untill he was four. these doctors have no idea what they are doing. good job on the article

Comment on Low Functioning Autism vs High Functioning Autism in 2012 by Shane

Shane — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:10:51 +0000

I have recently adopted an autistic child, who is the youngest. According to the doctor, he has no brain function whatsoever. however; he walks, he talks to a certain degree usually 1-4 word sentences, and can count to 10 and knows half the ABC’s he’s in diapers and on the bottle at 6 years old. He ‘s ritualistic and mimics. He does seem to learn however. Apparently he does not posses a long-term memory. But who really knows what’s going on in his noodle? There’s no brain function….at all he’s flat-line. How then can he do all these things and still surprise us regularly? like pick out a movie from multiple choice and with no pictures, only words can identify the movie. He has not been taught to read but seems to posses this ability. Thanks for the great knowledge.

Comment on What to say and not say to a parent that has a child with Autism by Carrie

Carrie — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:33:43 +0000

I have three autistic children and I am alwats told “they dont look autistic” or “all kids do that” when i am trying to explain what it is. It so frusterating and hurts my feelings ,because it makes me feel like they think im lying.

Carrie Kowaliuk

Comment on An ode to the single parent by DeAnna

DeAnna — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:59:11 +0000

I am newly single…Feeling sad for my son, and facing the prospect of returning the workforce as a single parent of a special needs child. I enjoyed your article and look forward to more, but wanted to say that I don’t know if the the “you can because you are” angle is very realistic. You said of yourself, “I know my limitations. I just can not juggle parenting and work and special needs issues and everything else entirely on my own. I’d hit a breaking point eventually.”
Maybe the people who say they want help know their limitations too, and see their own breaking point out in the future somewhere. The truth is, I have been a single parent for a long time. My recently departed husband reached his breaking point and split. Now I will go (back) to work too, and have all the same pressures PLUS a single parent…I only hope I don’t turn into my husband.

Comment on Do what you need to do, I won’t sue by Ann

Ann — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:31:06 +0000

The fact that you nor your caregivers actually have a plan for this scares the HELL out of me, and that is how abuse takes place. You know there are actual protocols for this, right?

Comment on Do what you need to do, I won’t sue by Cathy K

Cathy K — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:37:32 +0000

Well said. I agree– my kid needs to be safe, I take a leap of faith whenever I entrust his care to someone else & I do everything I can to make sure I pick the best people to work with him (and that I get to know them as well as I can).

But I know my son can be tough. If he needs to be restrained, if he needs to be helped when he is hurt, if he needs a comforting hug or arm around his shoulder when he is sad & thrashing around, then by all means I support his teachers in getting him what he needs and keeping everyone safe.

My son does not live in the land of the typical, his situation isn’t the same as his sister’s, and because he doesn’t have the language to ask or explain, I trust his teachers to do what’s best and openly communicate with me.

Comment on Do what you need to do, I won’t sue by Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:17:57 +0000

YES YES YES!

absolutely correct.

totally agree

kudos to you!

Comment on Do what you need to do, I won’t sue by Claire

Claire — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:15:27 +0000

You can definitely put me on the list that agrees completely with all that you said. You set it out plain and clear for everyone to understand. Now let’s pass this around for all caregivers, family and friends.

Comment on Communication Shutdown, Why I’ll be online Nov 1st. by Autistics Speaking Day – November 1, 2011 | Autism from a Father's Point of View

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:26:26 +0000

[...] wrote a piece last year about why I won’t be shutting down for November 1st, as did many others.. and so, it would seem, no real effort was made to continue to the project on [...]

Comment on Some thoughts on taking a child with autism to a restaurant by Handheld devices and the benefits to children with autism | Autism from a Father's Point of View

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:25:45 +0000

[...] about how great the handheld devices were for children with Autism. Also, when I wrote about taking children with Autism out to restaurants, a lot of parents were quick to point out that they often brought along devices as well to [...]