Happy New Years Everyone!!
My kids have apparently made a resolution of making sure this Momma isn’t going to sleep any, in 2020... So, since it is super early and I still have 1 up, running around, here is my takes on what I have seen...
Y’all know what makes me sick?
All the people on their saying “thank you for showing me what Autism is!” “Thank you for helping me recognize that Autism does __..”
Yes, there are very things she does, that can be 100% accountable to Autism.
Then there are a lot of other things that she does, that has absolutely nothing to do with Autism or you don’t frequently see with Autism...
As Autism kids age, they grow. It is shown that they grow cognitively and functionally... Abbie may be growing but not nearly as much as almost all other Autism kids.
My fear, they are giving out bad information with showing people what Autism is and it could end up offending others. I know several people that have IDD and not Autism. They do not relate to Autism at all and the parents do get offended when people miscatergorize them. It takes a lot more work and support for IDD kids/adults to live over Autism kids/adults..
Also, yes, if you tell someone for many years, over and over, that they can’t have candy (which they learned a sign for). This person signs it multiple times a minute, constantly throughout the day. The parents start spelling it and then giving it very infrequently. She is going to pick up when they spell it. Even a dog knows how to spell bone and treat, and knows if it is spelled out,that they should see bone or treats, if it is done enough.. At least every dog we had would do so... (Not comparing her intelligence to a dog, just using a reference point)..
Plus, they don’t give her enough credit or just like to forget she knows things and then brings it back up, like it is so new... I am wondering if they are running out of content...
Lastly, before I turn in, thank you whoever mentioned about the camera being in her face as soon as she got up! That really irks me. She absolutely has no say in that camera being there and for anyone defending that, it is hog-wash. She absolutely can’t voice her disapproval that early in the morning..