tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34398479.post5686129137437068409..comments2023-10-28T03:38:02.333-04:00Comments on Down RIver Drivel: Some Results!Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34398479.post-24806230327407375552007-05-17T17:35:00.000-04:002007-05-17T17:35:00.000-04:00I guess it's better to know than to keep waiting a...I guess it's better to know than to keep waiting and wondering. On a positive note, it sounds like it could be worse, and that she has the capacity to develop sufficiently to have a full life.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34398479.post-86279927245320234402007-05-17T10:31:00.000-04:002007-05-17T10:31:00.000-04:00Getting the diagnosis after all this time is a rel...Getting the diagnosis after all this time is a relief in alot of ways I'm sure. My sister is a special-ed preschool teacher and works with alot of autistic kids. They are, for the most part, sweet and highly intelligent.<BR/>Good luck to all of you and my thoughts are with you...Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016439610436864684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34398479.post-24733299233167103162007-05-17T03:12:00.000-04:002007-05-17T03:12:00.000-04:00I am sorry for your final diagnosis. Autism is a w...I am sorry for your final diagnosis. Autism is a weird thing.<BR/><BR/>I made a friend with an autistic boy when he was about 7. This was, perhaps, my finest moment in my life.<BR/><BR/>Verne was a beautiful, tall blonde boy, his thing was sticks and wood. He preferred playing with sticks rather than interacting with people.<BR/><BR/>I was working at the camp for disabled kids when I met him. I was 18. <BR/><BR/>I had a very strong attraction to Verne, I sat with him for hours, talking to him.<BR/><BR/>One day, I guess I got through to him. I convinced him to come swimming with me.<BR/><BR/>The camp excecs were agog. (There's another old word for ya...)<BR/><BR/>All I remember is Vern's smile as we splashed in the water.<BR/><BR/>I wish I knew what happened to him later, he was institutionalized, I heard he was well over six feet tall and "scary" in the end.... my sweet little boy.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And that is my story about autism.<BR/><BR/>I heart you for being so loving with the princess... she needs it. As Verne did.lattégirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428087458207367848noreply@blogger.com