Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
well, if Rosie O'Donnell wants to raise awareness of autism
Then lesson number one
Respect parents' boundaries. You don't out a child or their parents when they are NOT ready. Their son's condition is not public knowledge. respect that.
Attack Donald Trump for his policy, attack Donald Trump for his ridiculous remarks, but if you want to use autism community, at least know what you are talking about.
Look, if parents behave as if autism is bad and hide it, the public will also believe that autism is a disease that must be hidden.
BTW, that lady has a lot of anger.
No, that lady has no anger.
absolutely not.
Look, I lost a boyfriend to suicide years ago, two years later, somebody posted on facebook suggesting that I should become a therapist. This is what she said, "Lily lost a boyfriend to suicide two years ago. I think she is a perfect grief counselor."
That girl is a friend of mine. But I don't think she has any right telling the facebook community without my permission. She is NOT mean spirited, but she doesn't know what a suicide survivor went through. It is not that I am ashamed of my experience, but if I am not ready, I am not ready.
You cannot teach a blind person Color, Most of you 'THINK' you know what is the best for the person, you don't.
that is why you need to listen more, speak less.
YOU - the general term you, not YOU personally.
Some here don't know the importance of "boundary." Plus, each person deals with trauma/loss/illness/condition differently. There is no one-size-fits-all way of healing. Respect each individual's personal boundary is particularly important.
Look, if parents behave as if autism is bad and hide it, the public will also believe that autism is a disease that must be hidden.
BTW, that lady has a lot of anger.
Exactly, the parents I know who have children with autism don't hide it. They even wear t-shirts proclaiming their children have autism. Why hide it. The children aren't lepers.
Exactly, the parents I know who have children with autism don't hide it. They even wear t-shirts proclaiming their children have autism. Why hide it. The children aren't lepers.
and more power to them. But healing is an individual journey.
There is no such a thing as why. Each individual is different. Each journey is different.
It is not UP TO YOU or Rosie to tell them what to do.
google the term secondary wound. Most people went to therapy dealing with trauma or illness know what that is.
BTW, this unspoken rule that you can't attack the kids, let's just scrap that BS off the table right now. It's a new game now, and as far as I'm concerned...no rules. Trump wanted to play un-pc hardball, he's going to get it, him and his family.
That is not how integrity works.
If you want to show off how much like Trump you are, congrats, you succeeded.
As a parent of an autistic child she should be removed from her show. Not only should minor children and families as a whole be left out of Presidential politics but to bring up possible disabilities of a young child and put it in public is wrong and something only the family should be doing.
I'm NO Trump fan, but I agree.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
