Comments on: Miraculous or Naive?

By: Brain Works

Brain Works — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:00:44 +0000

I tend to think of autism in terms of areas of a brain that is underdeveloped in some areas (say, the auditory – visual neural pathways needed to make eye contact) and not others. For many children, a change in diet, adding supplements or removing heavy metals allows the brain to heal, and participating in OT, speech, auditory training and other therapies stimulates the brain to grow new pathways. It seems like a miracle, when the children’s development suddenly moves forward, but there is science behind it for sure.

By: grace

grace — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:14:29 +0000

thank you for being realistic about autism.

By: cna training

cna training — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:09:12 +0000

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By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:28:08 +0000

Autistic people aren’t any more miraculous than any of us are…we’re all people, and all miraculous in our own way simply because we exist (although I do think that I did use the word *miracle* in relation to one of my children’s teacher a few weeks ago, because she accomplished something that I’d never seen a teacher attempt before. When school boards do something new and positive, it IS a miracle).

There is a lot of good writing out there about autism right now, and you’re a part of it. It might not seem miraculous to you, but when my kids were diagnosed, I had exactly one person writing about autism that I could read…Donna Williams. Now, every day, I can read what you, Amanda, Kristina, Kim, and too many more to count write. I’m not alone any more, and neither are my kids. Through AWN my girls have role models as well as outlets, and that sure didn’t exist not too long ago.

Autistic people are people. My kids are wonderful, but they’re no more ‘miraculous’ than any other children. Sometimes they’re brats- not because they’re autistic, but because that’s what kids do.

I say that we go less on the miracles and more on the understanding where autism is concerned. To me it is miraculous that I’m no longer isolated, but that’s a lot more about me than it is my kids. My kids are just people in their own right, and I am very thankful to know that they are not alone.