Anyone have suggestions for good websites to send an upset friend to who is going through the diagnosis process for her 2 yr old? She says she is grieving about lost dreams. I discovered that I'm not very good at comforting or saying the "right" things to someone who is being very emotional. She says she needs intellegent conversation about it.
Since I'm not doing well with words on my own, I'm hoping you can suggest a few sites that offer whatever words she needs right now. Something that isn't curbie or painting a picture of tragic doom.
"Because finding joy doesn't come without a struggle;
Because the point is to find it;
Because if an autistic person calls autism a way of being, not an illness, then it is;
Because every human has value and is a joy;
Because despite inhumane acts, I believe in humanity;
But most of all, because of my son Adam."
Thes words are from a blog entitled "The Joy of Autism", by a mother of a boy now almost 6 years old who was diagnosed when he was about 2 years old. I haven't looked at it for a wee while, but it was one I had added to my favourites when I started looking around myself when my son started this whole process. I think it will help - very positive and celebratory of her son as the person he is.
http://joyofautism.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html
Actually, looking at this blog again I realise this is how I found my way here - there is a link!
Thank you Marcia. :-)
hehe, yes i certainly plan to give her this site. I was searching for further things too, since the library link doesn't work at this site and there are some parent blogs and stuff out there... somewhere. For example I wanted to give her a copy of "Dont mourn for us" when I can find it at an okay website.
