tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post8913578019987489617..comments2023-05-09T06:00:19.599-04:00Comments on Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown (2011-2020): Letter to the parents of Autistic childrenLydia Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484063914873791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-35163050594922387142015-04-02T03:30:30.552-04:002015-04-02T03:30:30.552-04:00Great. Great. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-31536455934031579702015-02-23T12:13:53.096-05:002015-02-23T12:13:53.096-05:00Thank you. Thank you so very much.
I am among th...Thank you. Thank you so very much.<br /><br />I am among the fortunate: an autistic ex-kid who grew up in a mixed-neurotype family (ASD, ADHD, and NT) of people who, to the last individual, might have had their own issues (and might not have always showed it well) but loved and valued me as I was, for who I was, without extending that so far that I was not taught to learn, grow, adapt, and copeMCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-44146147463477669462014-02-02T11:16:56.434-05:002014-02-02T11:16:56.434-05:00"Your child needs to know that Autistic doesn..."Your child needs to know that Autistic doesn't mean less or worse or defective or broken. Your child needs to know that you value being Autistic. Your child cannot become a healthy and happy adult unless you show with both words and actions that your child is loved exactly as is, and that your child will be supported and guided to as much independence as is possible.<br /><br />It is nikinikininehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973740322116829957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-30164239500411192842013-11-09T00:49:42.691-05:002013-11-09T00:49:42.691-05:00again, thank you. I too needed to hear this today ...again, thank you. I too needed to hear this today and can't wait until my little guy's a bit older and I can introduce you to him! Saralynne Prechtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-42423031690612491442013-05-16T19:02:21.694-04:002013-05-16T19:02:21.694-04:00I really needed this being a mother of a three yea...I really needed this being a mother of a three year old autistic child is hard but overalll I would not change my experience it has taught me to love my child unconditional and in spite of what society has to say he is my norm! Very encouraging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-82956972661440480702012-05-31T09:57:15.820-04:002012-05-31T09:57:15.820-04:00Thank you, there is nothing that makes me feel mor...Thank you, there is nothing that makes me feel more empowered and hopeful as the parent of an autistic child than reading the perspectives of autistic teens and adults. All of the therapists and doctors we had worked with when my son was diagnosed didn't give him or me much hope. I fell into a deep depression for years and was so overwhelmed by his behaviors that often injured himself or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-59399089665998502982012-05-27T23:42:17.389-04:002012-05-27T23:42:17.389-04:00Thank you for your insights. As a special educato...Thank you for your insights. As a special educator in the high school setting, it is part of my job to help students transition out of the school setting and into the adult world. We need these insights--because who better knows what is needed than somebody who has already made the transition from adolescence into adulthood. Please keep writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-87851441789911073542012-03-29T08:51:30.810-04:002012-03-29T08:51:30.810-04:00Thank you. Just, thank you.Thank you. Just, thank you.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-68704818764080216132012-03-14T09:37:52.032-04:002012-03-14T09:37:52.032-04:00Well said!Well said!HFLifeMomhttp://hfmom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-90193956751643587702012-03-11T14:17:41.446-04:002012-03-11T14:17:41.446-04:00This is beautiful, thank you :)This is beautiful, thank you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-4744088635853961722012-03-09T05:46:20.292-05:002012-03-09T05:46:20.292-05:00Yes. Great article.Yes. Great article.Dixie Redmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-13617731152573850022012-03-09T00:00:55.854-05:002012-03-09T00:00:55.854-05:00Vilifying parents like this is not enough. Organis...Vilifying parents like this is not enough. Organising into groups and screaming "murderer" at them or the people who let them off the hook everywhere they go 24/7 is the least we should be doing. Because otherwise, they are not going to get the message. Imagine if I gunned my male parent down and told the press that I was unable to take his abuse and neglect anymore. Do you think they Deanhttps://www.facebook.com/TheChroniclernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-86078470183254477402012-03-08T22:33:04.091-05:002012-03-08T22:33:04.091-05:00excellent!!excellent!!Dani Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189718665074021680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-78309511798243716322012-03-08T21:57:36.031-05:002012-03-08T21:57:36.031-05:00Beautifully put. Thank you.Beautifully put. Thank you.ADAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147461706807764093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-19497811485252710602012-03-08T21:06:01.948-05:002012-03-08T21:06:01.948-05:00Thank you... like the poster before, I needed this...Thank you... like the poster before, I needed this too.Sarahhttp://planetjosh.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-75162360518467967652012-03-08T20:57:47.758-05:002012-03-08T20:57:47.758-05:00OMG so very much yes.OMG so very much yes.jillsmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471645179097384631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-48816659630677527432012-03-08T20:20:01.210-05:002012-03-08T20:20:01.210-05:00Thank you. I really needed to see this today.Thank you. I really needed to see this today.Rinanoreply@blogger.com