tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post1058087172159028458..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: TIME and the Autism CrisisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-85871349900905606852010-08-16T17:52:33.158-03:002010-08-16T17:52:33.158-03:00I read his book recently and it was amazing! It ma...I read his book recently and it was amazing! It made me feel very sad...but also very grateful that my son was born in a time of more "enlightened" early intervention. Or that we were just fortunate enough to have made huge progress since diagnosis. <br />Best,<br />Jane<br />The Petticoat Polymath -or- Jane-of-all-trades:<br />Musings on Disability, Health, Parenting, Politics, and all sorts of other stuff!Petticoat Polymathhttp://smoothzie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-89840402451449569402010-08-16T14:46:04.168-03:002010-08-16T14:46:04.168-03:00The remark about learning, in the institution, to ...The remark about learning, in the institution, to lash out first is so, so true. After a bad fire (no one hurt) my son was ordered into a residential school (Woods - remember them?) - and placed in a building that focused on medically fragile children. He is very active - and soon learned the power of getting people to flinch. . . we pulled him out (horrible scene, that) and, over time he's grown... and learned that if you can't make people flinch, slug them. And THAT's something that really needs to be looked into: institutions and learned responses. Anecdotally, this comes up again and again. It has a lot to do with lack of training among direct care staff, but also lies in the short-sighted basis of the "interventions" - those cute little kids DO become adults. Forcing compliance should not the beginning, middle and end of therapy. And therapy should not stop when the student hits puberty! We hear: too old for it to be effective, or teach them to sit at a desk packaging widgets as long as possible... I'd have a meltdown too! especially if I couldn't request a break, or seek different work.vmgillennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-83681471536022652362010-08-16T07:14:41.797-03:002010-08-16T07:14:41.797-03:00I really fear for many families who will need supp...I really fear for many families who will need support for their adult children with autism in the near future. Our existing care facilities offer so little now with their limited knowledge and understanding of autism. I speak to parents of young children and teens with autism and say, "don't wait to address what will be an incredible need in a very few years" but they are stressed by the needs of "today" for their children with autism.What can we do today to prepare for tomorrow??Jean Nicolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-84714995517451722932010-08-15T17:33:15.654-03:002010-08-15T17:33:15.654-03:00It is interesting because many with HFA would say ...It is interesting because many with HFA would say media coverage is slanted towards those with LFA. Kind of reminds me of how liberals think the media is conservative and conservatives think it is liberal.Autism Mom Risinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233102657448877126noreply@blogger.com