Guest guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 She was on. It was the 2nd piece that they did. Not too long. She said basically the same information as on her other appearances. She is going to be on Larry King, also. Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I agree with you on this " celebrity with austisc child " view, Roxanna! -- In , " Roxanna " <madideas@...> wrote: > > I didn't see her on any show or read her book - but sometimes - don't Hollywood types kind of rub you the wrong way? I mean, she said her kid is cured of autism now? They always come along with the big fix, the instant cure, the easy route to a good result. Who knows which way is up sometimes. I just get...weary of each Oprah autism show. Who will come along next - a famous person will briefly feel our pain and yet, they are better, smarter, brighter, richer - and their kids are cured while the rest of us slugs move along.... > > lol. Guess I sound a bit jaded? But seriously, if her kid has seizures, a lot of his problems or symptoms may be due to seizures as well as anything else like autism. I didn't see the show. But I would wonder that first. Second, I would wonder how old he is. I saw their picture, advertising her new book, on the cover of People at the check out today. He looks young. Easy to talk about cures at that age, IMO. They have no clue what is ahead if it's really autism. Again, just a little snippet without reading her/seeing her book. I don't want to either! She will move along and be replaced by the next star-with-an-autistic-child. > > What is more interesting is the idea that one could be cured from autism. Because this is neurological, I don't believe that happens. I think people learn to adapt and adjust, just like everyone does. To what extent they can do that, is the bigger question. I've said before that a lot of hard work can improve a lot of things - lots of therapy and effort can improve a child's outcomes. But sometimes you can do everything under the son and not make big strides and improvements. Why not? Why do some kids improve, why do some improve a lot and why do some improve so little. It is especially interesting to me as I work with a little guy who has moderate/severe autism. I spend hours with him and literally wonder the whole time - why is this so hard for him? Will he suddenly hit a learning curve and improve a lot? Is he destined to never come out of this autism fog at all? And if not, why not? Why would he not but others who have had less therapy improve drastically? > > I never think, " gosh, should he have taken a vitamin and then he'd be all better like this famous lady's kid? " To me, the answers are harder than this. Each little glitch inside - each connection that didn't connect - it all weighs on him and prevents him from overcoming autism in a meaningful way. I know, everyone has their POV and I've learned over the years to just accept that for what it is. But I have mine as well. There are a few things on my list of " grrr " and stars with autistic kids is one of those on the list. I suppose it's nice to have people discussing autism as a by-product of all this. But it's all an " oprah-y " kind of way - they will move on to the next interesting item soon enough. > > Roxanna > Autism Happens > Re: ( ) Re: MCcarthey 20/20 > > > > Was MCcarthey's information helpful? do you think her child was mis-diagnosed(from autism) because she says her child is cured now? or do you think with all the interventions she has done with her child that he's (still autistic) but, he learned to adapt, to be age appropriate and non autistic like? by non-autistic I mean: autistic traits not obvious because of the interventions? If she were to stop all the interventions now because according to her, her child is cured, would the autistic systems become noticeable again? > The reason why I ask is because, my son had the toe walking, hand flapping, no eye contact, non -verbal till age of 3-31/2 and aggressive. with early interventions at 18months old, and continued therapies, he doesn't do any of these behaviors and does have speech. He is still continuing therapy. To people of today who don't know how intense and consistent all his therapies were and still have. they wouldn't guess he has autism. But, when he is playing his favorite ball game, being at the park or just getting very excited. I see the hand flapping again. He did compensate with the hand flapping to rolling his fingers and hand into each other. (not as obvious) but when too excited he just can't help it. He can speak, but when needed(to express a feeling) he is lost for words or holds them back. If someone specializes in autism they can see it right away. but to a parent that has no special needs child would not see it. > So, I'm wondering when MCcarthey says her son is cured from autism. I'm wondering what she means by that? > Rose > > KLMO <galady3744@...> wrote: > She was on. It was the 2nd piece that they did. Not too long. She said basically the same information as on her other appearances. She is going to be on Larry King, also. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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