EVERYONE TAKE A DEEP BREATH

[Guest guest]

I haven't posted or been on an a while and I read this and wonder what the heck

is going on. I have come to realize over the years that I see things very

differently from most other people I come across. I went through long periods

of time where I thought there was something wrong with me, then I spent some

time thinking it was everyone else. I now realize that we all see it in our own

way and some of us are just a little more out there. (I am one of the latter) I

think as long as we all have our children and the community first in our

priorities we will be OK. I know that I cannot be the activist type, but I

value the people who are. I also know that rather than volunteer for every

organized fart my daughter's school runs, I prefer to go to the events and enjoy

them with my kids. Yet, I know the parents who do volunteer for everything

think they are so much better than everyone else. I also watch a lot of these

moms and don't agree with some things, but you have to know where they are

coming from. I sometimes get annoyed when I hear people ranting about autism

but I know where they are coming from and that I don't have to agree with every

single thing they say. I respect the fact that they are out there getting us

heard which is something I couldn't do.

Quick Abby's dad...say something stupid to make every one laugh. , you

seem to have a wonderful sense of humor and if there is one thing in 16 years of

parenting that I have learned it's that a sense of humor is as essential as food

and water to my family. One of the things that makes us laugh most is when my

daughter has a difficult time with word retrieval and we all try to guess what

the heck she is trying to say. It gradually gets louder and louder as we all

yell out guesses. Finally someone gets it and we all yell.

I know that some people would probably be horrified by that little game, but for

us it works. So, I think what I am trying to say is that we need to have

tolerance, for ourselves and eachother.

Terri

Re: Oprah Message Board-PLEASE WRITE THEM!

I'm sick to effing death of all the effing parents

acting like autism is THEM THEM THEM THEM THEM THEM

THEM THEM THEM.

Alison Singer, Suzanne and , and all the

rest of the WAAH WAAH I CANT GET A BAGEL crew can kiss

my autistic ass.

It's April fourth and I'm already sick of the mommies

on a mission for hysteria. Just wait till the END of

the month.

--- joans_java wrote:

> Please flood this message board about what has

> happened to your

> child..illness ...mercury/porphyri ns, immune

> issues/allergies,

> inflammation. ...regression, pain....GI issues..the

> whole gamut-

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> The Faces of Autism

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> http://boards.oprah.com/WebX/.f151133!DYNID=

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