tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post1904674253780954615..comments2024-03-27T15:43:53.969-04:00Comments on Adventures in Autism: Lives Lost to AutismGinger Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200286625735078479noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-54373507161563316672010-08-23T17:40:07.626-04:002010-08-23T17:40:07.626-04:00Ginger, Would you consider making an email subscr...Ginger, Would you consider making an email subscription option available on Lives Lost to Autism? A local reader asked me about it after I mentioned the site; she is not a blogger and doesn't use a feed reader at all.<br /><br />Thank you for your efforts in collecting these stories in one place.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681523260739807543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-81652437435827330542010-08-15T16:39:56.022-04:002010-08-15T16:39:56.022-04:00I'm with you.
I'm a mom to 7 kids, 2 non ...I'm with you.<br /><br />I'm a mom to 7 kids, 2 non bios-5 bios- the youngest is autistic. Life is not easy and the older he gets, the harder it gets. Can't work outside the home because the only after school/day care that will take him is over an hour a way (that's only one way). I have to work from home blogging, providing link building services and other SEO/Social Media Services to get along. It's emotionally and physically draining. In the back of my mind, I'm always worried about his future. (This is probably why I suffer from migraines 3-4 times a week.) He'll be 9 in September. <br /><br />I love my son dearly, but I hate autism.<br /><br />Autism SUCKS. <br /><br />http://www.pdd-nosmemoirs.comsupermom_in_nyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799077455076988852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-54531552211473102242010-08-15T08:23:55.042-04:002010-08-15T08:23:55.042-04:00Sadly, here in Wichita, KS we had our 2nd death by...Sadly, here in Wichita, KS we had our 2nd death by Autism. Both children were "flight risks" and escaped from their caregivers care and drown. This last one was very recent and hit very close to home as my son with severe autism is also 5 years old(same age as the boy who died).<br /><br />My husband and I have a fear, that if our home were to ever catch on fire, that my son would NOT have a clue what he should do. He currently is only 5 yrs old, and his bedroom is in our basement. So to calm our worries, I sleep in the basement on the couch and my husband sleeps upstairs with our daughter who is neurotypical but only 2 yrs old.<br /><br />Autism isn't a disease that needs to be cured in my opinion. HOWEVER, I do want my son to be safe at all times. Sometimes, "autism" doesn't allow that. They urge to play in water....is a normal child thing, but being able to have that self control to know about "danger" is very hard to teach a child with autism.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127575395811690543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771487.post-83697100493118761222010-08-13T21:04:04.046-04:002010-08-13T21:04:04.046-04:00It's frustrating that newspaper reports are wh...It's frustrating that newspaper reports are whisked away by some as "anecdotes." Good idea to add the epidemiology, for people who need their reality processed by strangers in white lab coats.nhokkanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827068765154525878noreply@blogger.com