Comments on: Acceptance http://asdmommy.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/acceptance/ A family with high functioning autism Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:50:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: hfamom http://asdmommy.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/acceptance/#comment-96 hfamom Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:05:40 +0000 http://asdmommy.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-96 Good for you! Keep up the good fight! Good for you! Keep up the good fight!

]]> By: awalkabout http://asdmommy.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/acceptance/#comment-88 awalkabout Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:37:44 +0000 http://asdmommy.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-88 I understand. You don't want to change the essence of them, but at the same time, you want to do what you can to make life easier--develop language to communicate, learn to overcome the social awkwardness, etc--just so they can fit in enough to be happy. A tough balance, hmm? <em> I so love C's personality, and I remember when we first started the DAN! protocol, and I asked the doc if we "recovered" him, would he still have his same personality? I was so worried that he would change his "essence," as you so perfectly put it. But it breaks my heart when I see him shunned or he's upset because no one invites him over to play. I'm happy to report that even though he has become a great deal healthier, he's still the same little man he's always been. :-) I understand. You don’t want to change the essence of them, but at the same time, you want to do what you can to make life easier–develop language to communicate, learn to overcome the social awkwardness, etc–just so they can fit in enough to be happy. A tough balance, hmm?

I so love C’s personality, and I remember when we first started the DAN! protocol, and I asked the doc if we “recovered” him, would he still have his same personality? I was so worried that he would change his “essence,” as you so perfectly put it. But it breaks my heart when I see him shunned or he’s upset because no one invites him over to play. I’m happy to report that even though he has become a great deal healthier, he’s still the same little man he’s always been. :-)

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