tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247419696486725071.post7501042229060096630..comments2024-02-04T19:16:14.979-08:00Comments on Illusion of Competence: Tragedy TimeZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262366138710367196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247419696486725071.post-9407544358925321632011-04-05T14:41:24.456-07:002011-04-05T14:41:24.456-07:00Lissa, I'm always glad to hear from parents wh...Lissa, I'm always glad to hear from parents who are taking a non-catastrophic outlook on their child's diagnosis. I'm glad you support your daughter to be who she is.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415989880473044852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247419696486725071.post-86366393734136237972011-04-05T10:33:42.729-07:002011-04-05T10:33:42.729-07:00As a parent of an autistic child, I think you offe...As a parent of an autistic child, I think you offer a lot of perspective. And actually, though her diagnosis was not easy, I don't think we ever thought of her as a tragedy. I do think it was a shock. And the future was looking really uncertain for our baby. Which is, yeah, a kick in the head. <br /><br />But ... but... cure? No. I think it's part of who she is. I think things she can do (that many others can't), and the things she can't are part and parcel and if you take one thing away, you may just take it all away. Are there things she needs to learn...yep. Are there things I won't worry too much about... also yes. Are things easy? Not by a long shot. Nothing good ever is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247419696486725071.post-6615300557051502152010-11-27T22:40:34.085-08:002010-11-27T22:40:34.085-08:00Thank you so much for your comment! I'm always...Thank you so much for your comment! I'm always glad to learn that other people are thinking the same thing I'm thinking about something.<br /><br />"Special place in heaven," ugh. I'm sorry anyone would say that to you.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415989880473044852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247419696486725071.post-33904879308682222512010-11-27T22:37:00.822-08:002010-11-27T22:37:00.822-08:00As a fellow person with autism who works with peop...As a fellow person with autism who works with people with autism, I just wanted to say thank you for articulating my experiences so clearly for me. Now, the next time someone says, "There must be a special place in heaven for people who do what you do," I'll have something more to say than, "It's not really like that . . . "<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com