Guest guest Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 I agree Kelli. I chat with adults with autism that are all about the neurodiversity thing. They are immediately offended by me and me by them. Yet once we open the fingers to communication we find that we really aren't so different from each other. many of the neurodiversity people don't want people with autism to suffer from health conditions and many of us trying to heal our kids are not about not respecting them as people. Yet human nature, and especially autism nature, seems unable to comprehend the other's thoughts and gets so stuck on one aspect they can't get past it. If we come together and want 3 things and 2 get accomplished, that's progress. Not ideal, but progress. And through the fight to get the 2, new people become enlightened and are more open the next time the single issue comes up. Eventually, it too shall come to pass we just can't grow weary in the battle and we can't alienate ourselves from those who aren't too far from our support, we must find ways to encourage them to join us. Telling them how bad they suck typically isn't the ideal way. More flies with sugar and all that. Debi > > n, > > As the old saying goes, " There are many ways to skin a cat " and as > such, there are " many ways " to get to the same goal...and while I'm > sure that most of us on this list probably share the " same goal " > that does NOT mean that we will necessarily be in agreement on > the " processes " that get us to that goal. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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