tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post2531876898752117418..comments2023-10-22T04:57:57.528-04:00Comments on HERD...: Need and want in the land of awareness..kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-61316580645024967422013-04-15T19:54:57.959-04:002013-04-15T19:54:57.959-04:00Loved this post- very well put! Love EiLoved this post- very well put! Love EiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-30348092817428137232013-04-11T02:31:22.897-04:002013-04-11T02:31:22.897-04:00Commonality is a good word for it. We all have mo...Commonality is a good word for it. We all have more similarities than differences, true; but we're not uniform.<br /><br />The pressure to be the same (not just similar) catches so many people up. We're not the same. Life isn't one-size-fits-all. We're all different. But we're also all similar.<br /><br />Balancing the two in these kinds of discussions can be difficult, but it's also important.Stephanie Allen Cristhttp://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-72177128231583042152013-04-09T08:09:40.434-04:002013-04-09T08:09:40.434-04:00@Stephanie-YES! Sometimes I think that it is forgo...@Stephanie-YES! Sometimes I think that it is forgotten that we are all basically just human beings. Sometimes I think that we spend so much time discussing/celebrating/etc. differences/diversity..that we forget to look at commonality. kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-75395025296758819432013-04-09T00:39:55.654-04:002013-04-09T00:39:55.654-04:00Confidence and belief in oneself are very importan...Confidence and belief in oneself are very important, but perhaps more than that is the understanding that, yes, the world can be a hard place for <i>anyone</i>. So many people are led to feel that it's hard for them because there is something wrong with them, but that's not it. It's not our differences that make it hard. It's just hard--for <i>everyone</i>.Stephanie Allen Cristhttp://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-77395193433504558862013-04-02T06:53:59.216-04:002013-04-02T06:53:59.216-04:00@jazzygal-thanks..and yes, I agree!
@Michelle-Than...@jazzygal-thanks..and yes, I agree!<br />@Michelle-Thanks.lovely to know I am not alone. :)<br />@Stephanie-Thanks..yes, the world is full of pretenders-the whole world..which is why I try and teach my kids the importance of standing firm in who they are. The world can be a hard place for anyone..confidence and belief in ones self can go a long way towards helping..kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-34889201255156538782013-04-02T02:37:46.106-04:002013-04-02T02:37:46.106-04:00Well said. It's important for all children to...Well said. It's important for all children to learn to be who they are, and it's something to teach to any child in this world full of examples of people trying to be someone they are not.Stephanie Allen Cristhttp://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-13421716732323043722013-04-01T21:21:13.826-04:002013-04-01T21:21:13.826-04:00Loved it. Living it. Thanks for putting it into ...Loved it. Living it. Thanks for putting it into words.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797434987777482625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-13181919217320969602013-03-22T13:13:37.413-04:002013-03-22T13:13:37.413-04:00Bravo..... excellently put. I agree whole heartedl...Bravo..... excellently put. I agree whole heartedly.<br /><br />Awareness (in it's proper format) doesn't just need to be highlighted among the general public, it needs to be highlighted within educators too, especailly mainstream ones.<br /><br />xx Jazzy jazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-29229330980367963252013-03-20T06:08:28.246-04:002013-03-20T06:08:28.246-04:00@Farmwife-I wish that weren't true. But, at my...@Farmwife-I wish that weren't true. But, at my school-it would appear that there are many parents not taking an active role in their kids IEP's etc...instead just relying on the school to do things. In one way-why shouldn't they trust the school to do right by their children-but on the other hand? I have found that lots of patents don't even know what their kids rights are...<br />@bluesky-Thanks..yes, I understand that. I still have days where I find that just accepting that I'm a parent (and all that really goes in to parenting) very very hard...<br />@Lizbeth-I cringe at all of it. We really don't look after ALL the people in the autism "community" (for lack of a better word.) It affects people in so many different ways-and I think that this is ignored. There are a number of autistic adults that I have spoken with-who want to work, who want to be able to do more things-but simply can not because the supports were never there-and still aren't.I think of all the possibility that has been taken from them. Is this what I should expect for my kids? As a "community" we could do so much better..as a "community" we really need to look at what acceptance of ALL people in it means-and act accordingly..kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-64124358441384832062013-03-19T20:07:07.240-04:002013-03-19T20:07:07.240-04:00I had someone tell me the same thing and I cringed...I had someone tell me the same thing and I cringed. CRINGED. I do what is best for each of my kids every day. April always makes me want to hole up inside because, like you said, it's every day--not just a month. Lizbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449627964374811836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-33186540146950938012013-03-19T18:31:37.291-04:002013-03-19T18:31:37.291-04:00Probably the most sensible and rational post I'...Probably the most sensible and rational post I've read on this whole topic.<br /><br />On acceptance, I'm still working towards it: acceptance took several years for my daughter and I expect it to take just as long for my son: some days I can, and other days I still mourn for the life I expected to have with him xxLooking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508619860116485212.post-89594717232516599072013-03-19T12:45:06.458-04:002013-03-19T12:45:06.458-04:00I find it frightening to be told how wonderful an ...I find it frightening to be told how wonderful an advocate I am. See if that's true then the rumour of only 25% of parents doing the major slog is true. Everyone else wants it done for them.<br /><br />The day to day acceptance is easy. I have little trouble at the Ped's, bank, restaurants, grocery stores etc. It's days like today and the upcoming couple of weeks as we bang against the system once more where it falls apart. Ironically, with the very service providers that are suppose to be the most accepting.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.com