Re: Re: question for Sondra, Kassi, others on the spectrum ...

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In a message dated 3/25/07 10:48:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,

fightingautism@... writes:

Allie's always heard autism, we've always talked about Allie having

autism. It's never been a " it's time to sit down and have a talk "

sorta thing, it's just been natural. Like the sky is blue, Allie has

autism.

If it were me, I'd sure wanna know my family understood me & help me

understand it, too.

Debi

we have always told abby it is a part of her but does not define all of who

she is. its part of how everyone is different. and shes fine with it. i

think it helps to know so the child knows why she is the way she is, and that

theres nothing wrong with being different.

eric abbys dad

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In a message dated 3/25/07 10:48:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,

fightingautism@... writes:

Allie's always heard autism, we've always talked about Allie having

autism. It's never been a " it's time to sit down and have a talk "

sorta thing, it's just been natural. Like the sky is blue, Allie has

autism.

If it were me, I'd sure wanna know my family understood me & help me

understand it, too.

Debi

we have always told abby it is a part of her but does not define all of who

she is. its part of how everyone is different. and shes fine with it. i

think it helps to know so the child knows why she is the way she is, and that

theres nothing wrong with being different.

eric abbys dad

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Hi all,

Thanks for your responses so far. I don't need to be sold on the value of

disclosing a diagnosis to someone,, but I would like input about how to help

the parents I mentioned see the value in it. Also, does anyone know of good

Yahoo lists and publications for the twenty year old to use as resources,

assuming the parents do decide to tell her? Kassi, do you think Shore

would

be willing to talk to the parents by phone? Does he do that sort of consulting?

Thanks again,

Melinda

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Hi all,

Thanks for your responses so far. I don't need to be sold on the value of

disclosing a diagnosis to someone,, but I would like input about how to help

the parents I mentioned see the value in it. Also, does anyone know of good

Yahoo lists and publications for the twenty year old to use as resources,

assuming the parents do decide to tell her? Kassi, do you think Shore

would

be willing to talk to the parents by phone? Does he do that sort of consulting?

Thanks again,

Melinda

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does that sort of consulting, yes. His email

address is on his website, and it can all be set up

from there. He'd have way more ideas about talking to

parents about it than I do, I just kinda tell parents

that they need to do it 10 years ago...and that

doesn't go over too well...or I use crappy analogies,

like wouldn't they want to know if they had (some

difference) and that's why their way is different?

Kassiane

--- EbuyerMTC@... wrote:

> Hi all,

> Thanks for your responses so far. I don't need

> to be sold on the value of

> disclosing a diagnosis to someone,, but I would like

> input about how to help

> the parents I mentioned see the value in it. Also,

> does anyone know of good

> Yahoo lists and publications for the twenty year old

> to use as resources,

> assuming the parents do decide to tell her? Kassi,

> do you think Shore would

> be willing to talk to the parents by phone? Does he

> do that sort of consulting?

> Thanks again,

> Melinda

>

>

>

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does that sort of consulting, yes. His email

address is on his website, and it can all be set up

from there. He'd have way more ideas about talking to

parents about it than I do, I just kinda tell parents

that they need to do it 10 years ago...and that

doesn't go over too well...or I use crappy analogies,

like wouldn't they want to know if they had (some

difference) and that's why their way is different?

Kassiane

--- EbuyerMTC@... wrote:

> Hi all,

> Thanks for your responses so far. I don't need

> to be sold on the value of

> disclosing a diagnosis to someone,, but I would like

> input about how to help

> the parents I mentioned see the value in it. Also,

> does anyone know of good

> Yahoo lists and publications for the twenty year old

> to use as resources,

> assuming the parents do decide to tell her? Kassi,

> do you think Shore would

> be willing to talk to the parents by phone? Does he

> do that sort of consulting?

> Thanks again,

> Melinda

>

>

>

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> offers free email to everyone.

> Find out more about what's free from AOL at

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Thanks to all who responded to my posts. I'm hoping to meet with this Mom

next week.

Melinda

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Thanks to all who responded to my posts. I'm hoping to meet with this Mom

next week.

Melinda

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