There's also some of us who simply support the way of life for anyone (Well as long as it doesn't hinder other's). I always support the acceptance of all people, as one race, not as different, but similar. We are all human.
It's a shame I hate 90% of all people I've met/hear about lol.
Not to derail your thread on positive experiences...
but Allivymar,
Would you consider AutismSpeaks to be neurodiverse friendly? i would not.
In fact it really bothers me that a site that proclaims to speak for the interests of autistic spectrum individuals offers no real avenue for that speech on their site.
Its far more of a "fix it"... or even an "anihilate" it mentality. Hard to swallow when your ASD is AS.
I am getting strage messages when I try to email you (I hope you're not getting multiple messages!!). Could you please contact me?
One of my friends wrote on my Facebook profile wall that he is the lucky one to have me as a friend.
Did he share why he was lucky?
One of my friends wrote on my Facebook profile wall that he is the lucky one to have me as a friend.
Did he share why he was lucky?
Usually the migrant workers will do the crappy jobs that no-one else will do.
The US standard of living is totally based on taking advantage of the powerless.
If this country did do something about illegal immagrints, all those citizens who depend on shopping for their joi de vive would flip out,
no matter how much they won't support any plans that they think might allow amnesty.
I think my son's world is full of people who believe in diversity in all forms, which includes nuerodiversity. You won't hear that term, "nuerodiversity," at my son's school or daycare, but every breath, every policy, is about letting people be who they are, and understanding the beauty that diversity in all it's forms brings to the world. My son is perceived as quirky, and as would be true for any child of any type, there are some kids who don't care for him and like to tease him, but there are many more who think he is about the coolest thing to ever walk the earth, because of his amazing ability to create fun new games, to recite scientific knowledge, and invent fantasy stories at the drop of a hat. I thought it was so funny earlier this year when it dawned on me that he literally had groupies! He is being allowed to shine exactly as he is, and I love seeing it. Yes, we all work with him on adapting where necessary to survive in the world, but he himself sees the value in all that. After all, what good is a great invention if you can't create it, express it, or sell it? Like anyone, when he has weaknesses that he feels hold him back, he works on them.
Our afterschool daycare director is a really impressive person. The other day a child who graduated last year came back for a visit, and as she was telling me about it, she also said how sad she was now that he was gone, to no longer have the dyanamic he brought to the children. This child is full on autistic, but became well loved and accepted at daycare. The director misses not only the brightness of his personality, but also the opportunity his pressence gave for other kids to grow in the understanding of what diversity really means. My son, being light Aspie and much closer to normal, doesn't challenge the children in nearly the same way.
I think when you promote diversity in all it's forms, nuerodiversity be nature becomes part of it.
Hello- DW a mom - I don't know if you are still around, but I just saw this thread and your post/s and wanted to know if you are in the US and how old is your son? I am so happy to hear that your son and others are being recognized as every child needs to be, as an individual. I think that schools where kids are younger/ and particularly day cares - where measuring grades is not the focus - the kind of atmosphere you talk about is more likely.
I am finding (here in the US (NJ) anyway) age 11 and our so called middle school age years, with the social developement challenges and the need to multi-task and all the other transitions from rote memory learning to abstract etc., the schools are not equppied for different thinkers (non-conforming/creative/imaginative ) not to mention those with learning difficulties. How old is your son? ..., perhaps there is more hope than I am finding so far....
What is considered successful is mainly arbitrary and those not deemed in their own times can many times be posthumously considered as such. I think anyone that has positively impacted the planet (human, animal, environment, spiritual etc., ) is a success and ery day we wake up with the chance to do better is a success. We are human BE ings not human DO ind afterall.
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One way is to keep blowing the horn so to speak on all the current successful Aspies, famous or not. Keep it out there in the public's consciousness.
What about the unsuccessful ones...
Oh - this should have been with my response---above (edit)
What is considered successful is mainly arbitrary and those not deemed in their own times can many times be posthumously considered as such. I think anyone that has positively impacted the planet (human, animal, environment, spiritual etc., ) is a success and ery day we wake up with the chance to do better is a success. We are human BE ings not human DO ind afterall.