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Yes, Asa always controlling, lying, manipulating, building himself up, pushing others down, ego maniac....a textbook narcissist.... And even when she made known these things,the know it all basically balked at what she was doing.
He doesn’t like anyone telling him what to do,not any time,any where. If this all disappears soon,he will be a nobody again. Abbie was his ticket to being his own boss,setting all his own rules,etc. and he took full advantage of the situation and of her.
As Babies, you don’t make immediate words.. You babble, learning to correct tone and sounds, testing your vocal cords and how to control them... It was one of the reasons I asked about Abbie babbling because I am wondering if they actually worked with her during her babbling or just let her go on and scream... Our daughter around 12 months wasn’t making words, so we sat with a speech therapist (only 1 visit because we weren’t rich, didn’t qualify for aid, worked opposite shifts and I went to college)... But, inbetween all that, we did the work the Speech therapist suggested. We taught her to control her voice, used voice suppressions, learning to hold her hand over her mouth to make different sounds, etc... It has been a long time since we did it, so forgive me that I don’t remember it all but there was a lot of work, and we sat down for 10 mins, 4-6 times a day, going over pages and pages. I would stay up reading this huge book that our Speech Therapist gave me, and used it to the maximum. Again though, she did regress at 2 years old.. I remember when people would tell me that they thought she was saying something, when she first started talking again and I was elated that she may have said a word... Maybe that is why I don’t get Asa and P’s tone, when they get mad and upset, that other people hear her vocalizing words... I think they want to show how she is “so severe” in Autism and if she was to start speaking, that would change their dialogue?I’ve read Asa’s comments when fans remark that Abbie said “No” or “Mom”, etc - that Abbie has never spoken a word. She just makes sounds. In fact in one his responses he was quite indigent and said he would know if she spoke and as a parent of a non-verbal child, it is hurtful to read those comments. This was a few months ago.
Thats because Asa thinks he knows everything. I have heard her say no many times while shaking her head no. Sometimes it almost seems like he never wants her to progress any further than she is now. it almost seems like the if she stays how she is now he can continue to make money off of her.I’ve read Asa’s comments when fans remark that Abbie said “No” or “Mom”, etc - that Abbie has never spoken a word. She just makes sounds. In fact in one his responses he was quite indigent and said he would know if she spoke and as a parent of a non-verbal child, it is hurtful to read those comments. This was a few months ago.
Exactly! It also shows progression and movement forward, which would lessen her “severity” of Autism... She could be reclassified into moderate and guess what, that doesn’t have the same ring to it, as severe does...Thats because Asa thinks he knows everything. I have heard her say no many times while shaking her head no. Sometimes it almost seems like he never wants her to progress any further than she is now. it almost seems like the if she stays how she is now he can continue to make money off of her.
Thank you, you seem like a reasonable, grounded and mature individual. As for those Fathering Autism folk..... I just keep saying, they need therapy. Every useful, sincere suggestion from anyone (JSA, commenters, therapist, family, friends), they just become extremely defensive, lie, deflect or make up some excuse that seems either arrogant or playing the victim... I remember when people would tell me that they thought she was saying something, when she first started talking again and I was elated that she may have said a word... Maybe that is why I don’t get Asa and P’s tone, when they get mad and upset, that other people hear her vocalizing words... I think they want to show how she is “so severe” in Autism and if she was to start speaking, that would change their dialogue?
I am not sure why Kaitlin is vloging. Her son is totally out of control. I posted a note about how he wants candy. If she does not give him candy he gets wild. If she gives him candy it makes him wild. I wonder how the son reacts with his grandfather or the boyfriend? He is wild and does not listen to her. She has a long hard future ahead of her. She is constantly trying to out think him. Also correction is not always the same as discipline. This applies to Abbie as well.
Interesting....yep...it does it appear that way. Never thought of it, but I think you are right.It almost a case of munchausen... AnP get attention and money from their daughters condition. So they don't want her to grow. They want to keep her the way she is, or worse, so they can keep getting attention, recognition, etc.
Not much different than doing the opposite with Isaiah. His success is their success. They deserve that attention. Its not Isaiahs accomplishments but theirs for being awesome parents.
Good point, and about them not wanting her to grow, it is quite literal as well. Wasn't it just recently that they were actually excited to announce that Abbie barely grew in height? Which is a ridiculous thing to celebrate seeing that her diet, lifestyle and genes are not going to help her maintain a manageable weight!! Prisilly is not tall and yet..... If that is what the future holds for Abbie, how is being short something to get excited about??It almost a case of munchausen... AnP get attention and money from their daughters condition. So they don't want her to grow. They want to keep her the way she is, or worse, so they can keep getting attention, recognition, etc.
Not much different than doing the opposite with Isaiah. His success is their success. They deserve that attention. Its not Isaiahs accomplishments but theirs for being awesome parents.
Cute is a factor for sure, but they also know the bigger she gets the harder it will be to physically control her. Imagine Abbie taller and heavier at 30, and them at 50 trying to stop a meltdown.
I'm in a fairly small town and we are all still taking the stay at home thing very seriously. I am proud of my people here. There have been 4 cases in our county so far and people are staying home, they just are. Main street is like a ghost town. Beach access has been closed now for almost 2 weeks.So I did some figuring last night related to C19 and how it’s transmitted, etc because I curious like that lol......and why some places seem to literally be a hotbed of it. I compared our city, Jacksonville, FL to the major one in the US right now, New York City. Our city is approx. 875 miles size wise with a population of approx 900,000 whereas New York City is a little of 300 miles size with a population of approx 8.6M. Meaning New York City is less than half the size of Jax with approximately 10 times the number of people. What did all this show me?That the more people crammed into a space the quicker and faster it spreads, which is why so many metropolitan areas are having such a large problem. So Basically I didn’t learn anything completely new but it allowed me to understand why we aren’t seeing a lot of the same issues other large cities are seeing.....yes it’s here but it’s not spreading as quickly/easily because we are so spread out. That was totally off topic, but A&P acting so nonchalant about this whole thing had me curious if it had something to do with where we are and how it’s affecting our city versus what other areas are dealing with.