Guest guest Posted February 15, 2003 Report Share Posted February 15, 2003 > i actually saw sean speak at the geneva symposium last fall. he was very odd to be honest. Well, if Putter can just address a group of people and speak English, I will be grateful. He sounded a lot like Putter and Putter is very autistic so I thought it sounded GREAT. Cannot imagine Putter ever bothering to address a group of people. I would be thrilled with that alone, even if he chose to talk about Current Putter Obsessions, LOL. Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I did. It was a wonderful book and gave me alot of insight into how our kids think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just wondered what others who have read it thought of it. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 i meant i might NOT have the title exactly right! M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario there's a boy in here has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just wondered what others who have read it thought of it. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 : I read the first version in Spanish. I could not relate with the characters, especially with the mother although I cannot judge her. This story was years ago when every body thought refrigerators mothers were the cause of autism. For me it was too sad. Specially, because the poorly approach they used to try to help their child. You can see here that ignorance (about autism) was responsible for all the wrong things they did. You will feel sad and at the same time relive that things have changed so much for good. We are not at our full capacities but we are in the right direction. Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo) Lovely husband -----Mensaje original----- De: Murdoch-Gibson Enviado el: Jueves, 20 de Febrero de 2003 07:47 p.m. Para: parenting_autism Asunto: there's a boy in here has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just wondered what others who have read it thought of it. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 i actually saw sean speak at the geneva symposium last fall. he was very odd to be honest. when he was introduced he asked if everyone would stand and bow their heads and observe 2 minutes of silence for the victims of the twin tower crashes. i did seem quite a strange request (particualrily given it was 13 months after). of course the room full of hundreds obliged. throughout his talk, it seemed he couldn't help himself, he kept bringing september 11th up. obviously a pretty pervasive obsession for him. anyways, i imagine him to be one of these people who comes across much better in writing and isn't as comfortable speaking. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Re: there's a boy in here > has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the > title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it > right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am > going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just > wondered what others who have read it thought of it. I've read it. VERY hope-giving. But a little unbelievable; the changes in over the years boggle the mind! Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 would love him. He's still hooked on it too. 9/11 that is. Sue Re: there's a boy in here > > > > > > has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the > > title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it > > right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am > > going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just > > wondered what others who have read it thought of it. > > > I've read it. > > VERY hope-giving. But a little unbelievable; the changes in over the > years boggle the mind! > > Jacquie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 I'm glad to hear you say that! I had a real hard time with how she hit him so much! It was helpful though to hear him say why he did the things he did. Sue >I read the first version in Spanish. I could not relate with the characters, especially with the mother although I cannot judge her. This story was years ago when every body thought refrigerators mothers were the cause of autism. For me it was too sad. Specially, because the poorly approach they used to try to help their child. You can see here that ignorance (about autism) was responsible for all the wrong things they did. You will feel sad and at the same time relive that things have changed so much for good. We are not at our full capacities but we are in the right direction. Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo) Lovely husband -----Mensaje original----- De: Murdoch-Gibson Enviado el: Jueves, 20 de Febrero de 2003 07:47 p.m. Para: parenting_autism Asunto: there's a boy in here has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just wondered what others who have read it thought of it. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Yes, It is amazing how different his mind worked. Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo) Lovely husband -----Mensaje original----- De: Enviado el: Viernes, 21 de Febrero de 2003 06:50 p.m. Para: parenting_autism Asunto: Re: there's a boy in here I'm glad to hear you say that! I had a real hard time with how she hit him so much! It was helpful though to hear him say why he did the things he did. Sue >I read the first version in Spanish. I could not relate with the characters, especially with the mother although I cannot judge her. This story was years ago when every body thought refrigerators mothers were the cause of autism. For me it was too sad. Specially, because the poorly approach they used to try to help their child. You can see here that ignorance (about autism) was responsible for all the wrong things they did. You will feel sad and at the same time relive that things have changed so much for good. We are not at our full capacities but we are in the right direction. Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo) Lovely husband -----Mensaje original----- De: Murdoch-Gibson Enviado el: Jueves, 20 de Febrero de 2003 07:47 p.m. Para: parenting_autism Asunto: there's a boy in here has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just wondered what others who have read it thought of it. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 > has anyone read this book by sean barron and his mother (i might have the > title exactly right). i have never read it but rowan's aid is reading it > right now and she can't believe how much it reminds her of rowan. i am > going to pick it up tommorrow form out local autism society library. just > wondered what others who have read it thought of it. I've read it. VERY hope-giving. But a little unbelievable; the changes in over the years boggle the mind! Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 I'm glad to hear you say that! I had a real hard time with how she hit him so much! It was helpful though to hear him say why he did the things he did. I really found this book fascinating. What struck me as saddest and yet also most inspiring was that she had NO SUPPORT. No one seemed to have a clue. I am not surprised her parenting was not great as she really didn't know what to do or what was going on. In many ways, I don't blame her; she was enormously frustrated by her strange little kid. And was just thrown in school, weird and unruly and lacking any reasonable supports and, yet, despite all that, he turned out quite well. He sounded very Putter-ish at a young age and so I must assume he was pretty severely affected and yet today he is a functioning person, and, I think, functioning well. But I loved hearing his side of it all and his explanations for what was happening. Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 >>Well, if Putter can just address a group of people and speak English, I will be grateful. He sounded a lot like Putter and Putter is very autistic so I thought it sounded GREAT.<< don't get me wrong salli - i realise now that my description of sean barron may have sounded rude. i didn't mean it to. he was certainly very impressive. any mother would have been proud to see their boy up there speaking like he did. i guess i was just mentioning the 9/11 fascination as a sort of residual autistic trait of which he has very few. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 > don't get me wrong salli - i realise now that my description of sean barron may have sounded rude. i didn't mean it to. he was certainly very impressive. any mother would have been proud to see their boy up there speaking like he did. i guess i was just mentioning the 9/11 fascination as a sort of residual autistic trait of which he has very few. > Oh, I probably didn't take it wrong. After all, I have not seen Barron and you have. I had heard he seemed pretty close to recovered, but never quite sure what that means. Your description sounded likely enough, and it did indeed seem like a residual trait. Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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