tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post4068274073085939755..comments2024-01-24T05:26:00.039-08:00Comments on Whitterer on Autism: Ignorance is bliss – the Good SamaritanMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-29345112887701324582008-04-22T18:40:00.000-07:002008-04-22T18:40:00.000-07:00You know, stranger abductions are extremely rare. ...You know, stranger abductions are extremely rare. It's a pet peeve of mine that people get fixated on such rare dangers. Safely crossing the street is a much more valuable lesson for your child's survival. <BR/><BR/>Learning how to politely talk to strangers seems like a better lesson than learning to run away and hide -- for both my NT and my autistic child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-60396037069671177742008-04-22T12:36:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:36:00.000-07:00When my son was young, I would tell almost everyon...When my son was young, I would tell almost everyone who came in contact with him in an abnormal way he was autistic to explain his abnormality. Ten years ago the diagnosis rate wasn't as high so I needed to explain his peculiar behavior. Now the rate is higher; and now that he is 15, he doesn't speak or act like a regular teenager, most people figure it out on their own. An he, having heard me for many years, will echo "he's autistic," around strangers.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934050541589102652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-61769021343105979692008-04-22T06:04:00.000-07:002008-04-22T06:04:00.000-07:00Perhaps, with the current epidemic of ASD being di...Perhaps, with the current epidemic of ASD being diagnosed in children (1 in 150), people will come to understand Autism better, and in so doing, be less mis-understanding of the things an Autistic child might do. But hooray for the unexpected from our Children. Would that they always and forever have the capacity to surprise us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.com