Sondra

[Guest guest]

Kassiane not sure I to be to consider it a disorder inthe sense of the word

but because it is recognized as Autism Spectrum Disorder I to guess those dx

it consider it as such. So in many ways it is considered a disorder by there

terms. To me I to see it as simply autism, or a syndrome that can greatly

challenge life outcomes. I to think it depends on what level one is at as to

which term they would be to prefer to be said of them, many who are of mild

and or high levels of functioning see it as simply a different way of being

or personality, but to me I to see it as much more than that due to my

challenges as to me it can be at times quiet profoundly disabling. But by

same time I to be to also be to see myself as uniquely different and just

me, in a world that does not understand me. This feeling alone leaves me

feeling isolated in life from lack of connecting so to me it is much more

than just personality type. That is not to say that you too do not have

challenges that consume you too.

Sondra

[Guest guest]

I think I understand what you are saying.

We all have our challenges, spectrum or not. I just like to say that my

challenges are caused by other people, not my autism *grins*

Joking. Sort of.

Kassiane

< Re: Re: Sondra

Kassiane not sure I to be to consider it a disorder inthe sense of the

word

but because it is recognized as Autism Spectrum Disorder I to guess

those dx

it consider it as such. So in many ways it is considered a disorder by

there

terms. To me I to see it as simply autism, or a syndrome that can

greatly

challenge life outcomes. I to think it depends on what level one is at

as to

which term they would be to prefer to be said of them, many who are of

mild

and or high levels of functioning see it as simply a different way of

being

or personality, but to me I to see it as much more than that due to my

challenges as to me it can be at times quiet profoundly disabling. But

by

same time I to be to also be to see myself as uniquely different and

just

me, in a world that does not understand me. This feeling alone leaves me

feeling isolated in life from lack of connecting so to me it is much

more

than just personality type. That is not to say that you too do not have

challenges that consume you too.

Sondra

Autism_in_Girls-subscribe

------------------------

Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

Sondra,

Do you have any idea how wonderful you are as person? You are living

through hell right now with everything going on with your daughter and

yet, you're concerned for . You have such compassion.

I'm so embarrassed to say that I was probably the worst teenager ever.

I think that I've FINALLY made it up to them but boy did I put my parents

through hell. I thought I knew everything and could do whatever I wanted

with whomever I wanted. I have no idea how much of this had to do with

just puberty itself (which in hindsight was a horrific experience for me)

and how much had to do with starting high school. I knew pretty much no

one when school started so if someone was nice to me I became their

friend, just to have someone to hang with. Usually, they were the wrong

sort of person and I started smoking and skipping school, ugghh...just

thinking about it all, I'm so embarrassed!! I grew out of it though,

(and not a moment too soon as far as my parents were concerned), and then

did feel terribly guilt for causing my parents so much pain. So anyway

(now that I've just rambled on forever), hang in there and be prepared,

sometimes kids do things we'd rather they didn't but it will end

eventually. Hopefully:) haha

Rhonda

Olivia's mom

[Guest guest]

Rhonda I to be just one who doesn't like any sufferings especially to

children's and this to caused me great sad in me to hear this if the baby

and to be of worried for our friend too as she to be to still have two but

the painful lost of her one is great and hard for her and she needs to be of

support as she to grieve this loss. We to all form dreams about the baby as

they grow in us and so it to the mother already forms as a strong bond even

before to see of hold of them. I to know this was of true to me. I to be to

readed to even read of books while pregnant to the unborn babies and to

share in true my babies did be to move much more when I to be to readed to

them before born than any other times. Of course with my voice tones they

maybe to have been saying please stop you words are of hurting me LOL. No ,

they to for real even after born loved our reading times.\

Sondra