daughter and autism

[Guest guest]

My daughter was diagnosed with autism when she was 5. At that time

she had almost every single one of the symptoms of autism. Then

something happened when she was 7. At the time she was fixating on

the movie, Lady and the Tramp. She watched it so many times she wore

out the tape. That was when we got Lady, our dog. She saw this dog

that looked nothing like the dog in the movie at a pet store and kept

insisting it was Lady. So I bought her. We already had 4 dogs at home

so what was the difference if we had another dog. Though she didn't

play much with her, for the first time she started a conversation

with the other kids on the bus. I started getting her into things

that would normally upset her, such as swimming (I found a teacher

whose son was autistic), horseback riding (a special program for kids

with handicaps), gymnastics (she was afraid of falling and the

teacher's husband worked with autistic kids) and many other things.

She would freak out if something was moved or out of place so we

started playing games where we would rearrange the furniture or on

the way home go exploring and take different ways to get home. She

continued improving and they were debating removing the autism label

when something awful happened. She was playing on the school grounds

right after school. This boy, supposedly with a 40 IQ attempted to

rape her. This boy was over a mile away from his house, alone. He

managed to find out where she lived and went to my neighbor (her

friend) to tell her to give my daughter a message: if anyone asks it

was his twin brother who did it. (doesn't sound like something

someone with a 40 IQ would do.) Because of this she started falling

back into the autistic behavior. Then she was attacked at school. Of

course they blamed her because she had problems, they never blamed

the boys who were attacking her. After fighting with the school and

threatening lawsuit they put her into a private school. It took time

to recover from a near mental breakdown, but once again she was

improving. This was when at 12 she discovered she has an incredible

ability in art. Her drawings are very life-like. She draws animals

and wildlife scenes. At once point the autism specialist who knew her

from the very beginning couldn't believe it was the same child. She

had gone from withdrawn to friendly. From indifferent to sympathic

towards others. From quiet to talkative. Then the private school

started allowing kids with violent behaviors in. One kid stabbed the

teacher with a pair of scissors, he also threw a desk down a flight

of stairs at another teacher. For some reason he decided to do things

to my daugher as well. At one point he threatened to kill her. We

took her out of school, contacted the police, but once again the

nightmares started and this time she did have a mental breakdown.

Because of this she developed which continues today anxiety disorder,

stress disorder, depression, and possibly bipolar disorder. Though

she isn't autistic, the doctors have labeled her as aspergers. But

when she is focusing on her art and talking about it she seems just

as normal as any other 23 year old. She is very intelligent, caring,

with an incredible sense of humor. She has overcome so many

obstacles, more than any person ever should go through. Like I said,

once again she is making great gains.

If you want to see her art, please let me know what you think of it.

You could view her art at: www.crittersonthings.com

The reason I am writing is to find out if anyone knows how we could

get her art out there. I have written to the Autism Society and

haven't received a reply yet. I want to help her become more

independent and I think that through her art she could be.

Sorry this was so long, and I want to thank you for listening and for

any help.

Robin

[Guest guest]

Marcy is a wonderful artist and a real inspiration for many people. Her

sensitivity and love for nature are very touching. It is a wonderful gift. You

are

very blessed. It would be wonderful to have issued US post stamps with her

wonderful drawings. Good luck.

Ana

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Your daughter does beautiful work. great idea selling on the Internet. Have

you had any luck with that? Have you also tried advertising in coffee shops? I

see paintings all the time in Starbucks. best luck to you.

robingdeutsch <robindeutsch@...> wrote:

My daughter was diagnosed with autism when she was 5. At that time

she had almost every single one of the symptoms of autism. Then

something happened when she was 7. At the time she was fixating on

the movie, Lady and the Tramp. She watched it so many times she wore

out the tape. That was when we got Lady, our dog. She saw this dog

that looked nothing like the dog in the movie at a pet store and kept

insisting it was Lady. So I bought her. We already had 4 dogs at home

so what was the difference if we had another dog. Though she didn't

play much with her, for the first time she started a conversation

with the other kids on the bus. I started getting her into things

that would normally upset her, such as swimming (I found a teacher

whose son was autistic), horseback riding (a special program for kids

with handicaps), gymnastics (she was afraid of falling and the

teacher's husband worked with autistic kids) and many other things.

She would freak out if something was moved or out of place so we

started playing games where we would rearrange the furniture or on

the way home go exploring and take different ways to get home. She

continued improving and they were debating removing the autism label

when something awful happened. She was playing on the school grounds

right after school. This boy, supposedly with a 40 IQ attempted to

rape her. This boy was over a mile away from his house, alone. He

managed to find out where she lived and went to my neighbor (her

friend) to tell her to give my daughter a message: if anyone asks it

was his twin brother who did it. (doesn't sound like something

someone with a 40 IQ would do.) Because of this she started falling

back into the autistic behavior. Then she was attacked at school. Of

course they blamed her because she had problems, they never blamed

the boys who were attacking her. After fighting with the school and

threatening lawsuit they put her into a private school. It took time

to recover from a near mental breakdown, but once again she was

improving. This was when at 12 she discovered she has an incredible

ability in art. Her drawings are very life-like. She draws animals

and wildlife scenes. At once point the autism specialist who knew her

from the very beginning couldn't believe it was the same child. She

had gone from withdrawn to friendly. From indifferent to sympathic

towards others. From quiet to talkative. Then the private school

started allowing kids with violent behaviors in. One kid stabbed the

teacher with a pair of scissors, he also threw a desk down a flight

of stairs at another teacher. For some reason he decided to do things

to my daugher as well. At one point he threatened to kill her. We

took her out of school, contacted the police, but once again the

nightmares started and this time she did have a mental breakdown.

Because of this she developed which continues today anxiety disorder,

stress disorder, depression, and possibly bipolar disorder. Though

she isn't autistic, the doctors have labeled her as aspergers. But

when she is focusing on her art and talking about it she seems just

as normal as any other 23 year old. She is very intelligent, caring,

with an incredible sense of humor. She has overcome so many

obstacles, more than any person ever should go through. Like I said,

once again she is making great gains.

If you want to see her art, please let me know what you think of it.

You could view her art at: www.crittersonthings.com

The reason I am writing is to find out if anyone knows how we could

get her art out there. I have written to the Autism Society and

haven't received a reply yet. I want to help her become more

independent and I think that through her art she could be.

Sorry this was so long, and I want to thank you for listening and for

any help.

Robin

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the suggestion. I am not a coffee drinker so I normally

don't go into Starbucks, but I will check it out. So far business is

very slow, much to her disappointment. She still does things in

extremes. She takes this as a sign her stuff is no good. But she

still keeps on working at it after we explain that she can't expect

to become an overnight sensation. She has to work at it. That we

believe in her and so do others and she just has to learn to believe

in herself.

Robin

> My daughter was diagnosed with autism when she was 5. At that

time

> she had almost every single one of the symptoms of autism. Then

> something happened when she was 7. At the time she was fixating on

> the movie, Lady and the Tramp. She watched it so many times she

wore

> out the tape. That was when we got Lady, our dog. She saw this dog

> that looked nothing like the dog in the movie at a pet store and

kept

> insisting it was Lady. So I bought her. We already had 4 dogs at

home

> so what was the difference if we had another dog. Though she didn't

> play much with her, for the first time she started a conversation

> with the other kids on the bus. I started getting her into things

> that would normally upset her, such as swimming (I found a teacher

> whose son was autistic), horseback riding (a special program for

kids

> with handicaps), gymnastics (she was afraid of falling and the

> teacher's husband worked with autistic kids) and many other things.

> She would freak out if something was moved or out of place so we

> started playing games where we would rearrange the furniture or on

> the way home go exploring and take different ways to get home. She

> continued improving and they were debating removing the autism

label

> when something awful happened. She was playing on the school

grounds

> right after school. This boy, supposedly with a 40 IQ attempted to

> rape her. This boy was over a mile away from his house, alone. He

> managed to find out where she lived and went to my neighbor (her

> friend) to tell her to give my daughter a message: if anyone asks

it

> was his twin brother who did it. (doesn't sound like something

> someone with a 40 IQ would do.) Because of this she started falling

> back into the autistic behavior. Then she was attacked at school.

Of

> course they blamed her because she had problems, they never blamed

> the boys who were attacking her. After fighting with the school and

> threatening lawsuit they put her into a private school. It took

time

> to recover from a near mental breakdown, but once again she was

> improving. This was when at 12 she discovered she has an incredible

> ability in art. Her drawings are very life-like. She draws animals

> and wildlife scenes. At once point the autism specialist who knew

her

> from the very beginning couldn't believe it was the same child. She

> had gone from withdrawn to friendly. From indifferent to sympathic

> towards others. From quiet to talkative. Then the private school

> started allowing kids with violent behaviors in. One kid stabbed

the

> teacher with a pair of scissors, he also threw a desk down a flight

> of stairs at another teacher. For some reason he decided to do

things

> to my daugher as well. At one point he threatened to kill her. We

> took her out of school, contacted the police, but once again the

> nightmares started and this time she did have a mental breakdown.

> Because of this she developed which continues today anxiety

disorder,

> stress disorder, depression, and possibly bipolar disorder. Though

> she isn't autistic, the doctors have labeled her as aspergers. But

> when she is focusing on her art and talking about it she seems just

> as normal as any other 23 year old. She is very intelligent,

caring,

> with an incredible sense of humor. She has overcome so many

> obstacles, more than any person ever should go through. Like I

said,

> once again she is making great gains.

>

> If you want to see her art, please let me know what you think of

it.

> You could view her art at: www.crittersonthings.com

>

> The reason I am writing is to find out if anyone knows how we could

> get her art out there. I have written to the Autism Society and

> haven't received a reply yet. I want to help her become more

> independent and I think that through her art she could be.

>

> Sorry this was so long, and I want to thank you for listening and

for

> any help.

>

> Robin

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[Guest guest]

Thank you. I wish I knew where to look for that info for the stamps. I

just keep finding stamps for sale.

Robin

>

> Marcy is a wonderful artist and a real inspiration for many people.

Her

> sensitivity and love for nature are very touching. It is a wonderful

gift. You are

> very blessed. It would be wonderful to have issued US post stamps

with her

> wonderful drawings. Good luck.

> Ana

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> The reason I am writing is to find out if anyone knows how we could

> get her art out there. I have written to the Autism Society and

> haven't received a reply yet. I want to help her become more

> independent and I think that through her art she could be.

>

> Robin

>

Hi Robin,

First of all, your daughters art is beautiful. I did a google seach

with " disabled artists art galleries " and got so many good results I

can't post all the links =) Just use those key words and good luck to

you and your daughter.

Theresa

[Guest guest]

Thanks, I will do that.

Robin

>

> > The reason I am writing is to find out if anyone knows how we

could

> > get her art out there. I have written to the Autism Society and

> > haven't received a reply yet. I want to help her become more

> > independent and I think that through her art she could be.

> >

> > Robin

> >

>

> Hi Robin,

> First of all, your daughters art is beautiful. I did a google seach

> with " disabled artists art galleries " and got so many good results

I

> can't post all the links =) Just use those key words and good luck

to

> you and your daughter.

>

> Theresa

>

[Guest guest]

A perk for the store and your daughter

would be getting the local paper to go by and do a short article that your

daughter’s work will be there for the month of April. This way your

daughters work gets exposure and so does your daughter’s.

*************I meant to say the store

would get exposure as well as your daughter, which is incentive for the store

to do this…