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| Kris |
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| > Wed, 8 Sep 2004 08:42:19 -0400 |
| 'Family's who will speak' |
| I live in JHB, South Africa and I am doing a project on HOW PARENTS DEAL WITH AN AUTISTIC CHILD. If there are any parents in Johannesburg, South Africa with an Autistic child, and wouldn't mind being interviewed. Please contact me via e-mail. Thank you. |
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| Meg |
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| > Wed, 29 May 2002 21:03:32 -0400 |
| 'I want to be normal' |
| Im 15-years old and I can't handle my autism. I want to be just like my best friends, and I want to be able to get in the military when I grow up. I want to be normal. |
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LUMINARY777 |
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| > Tue, 27 May 2003 16:07:26 -0400 |
| 'NORMAL?' |
| WHAT DO YOU LOVE TO DO THE MOST?HAS ANY ONE EVER ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION?YOU HAVE POSTED HERE? IF NOT IT IS MY OPPINION THEY ARE JUST TO BUSY BEING NORMAL.AND DO NOT HAVE THE TIME.EMAIL ME IF YOU LIKE. I AM NOT A DOCTOR IN THIS FIELD HOWEVER I WILL TRY TO HELP OR DIRECT YOU TO SOMEONE WHO CAN, TAKE CARE. |
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| Ms Tie |
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| > Sun, 9 Sep 2001 12:05:30 -0400 |
| 'teenage-hood' |
Hello,
I have an observation to make: I have a friend who has a mentally challenged older relative and who liked interacting with her relative in her younger days.
However, upon reaching her teenage years, she became ashamed of him and took on a condescending attitude.
I read in this website that it is common for teenagers to feel very conscious of differences. At least, now I know this is something common. :)
Now that she's reached adulthood, she's come to love and accept her relative for who he is.
So, I was wondering: how can we help teens avoid feelings of shame of their special sibling/ relatives? Isn't it a pity that many pick up such a sad attitude in their teenage years, only to regret it?
Hope to hear your views! |
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Lina Ealy |
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| > Sun, 30 Dec 2001 17:30:03 -0500 |
| 're: teenage-hood' |
My hope is with more children with disabilities being included in regular classroom at earlier ages, by the time kids are teens they will be used to interacting with them. This will take some of the peer pressure off the teens who have family members with disabilities.
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