tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post7774815401032454044..comments2024-03-22T20:22:40.240-04:00Comments on Fickle Feline: what i want you to know about max.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-34834971775457399252011-04-09T06:10:13.840-04:002011-04-09T06:10:13.840-04:00I loved learning more about your Max! Our kids als...I loved learning more about your Max! Our kids also have this in common: my Max also loves to bug his sister.P90Xhttp://www.articlesmoz.com/p90x-workout-programnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-88247530987092867962011-03-30T13:06:13.877-04:002011-03-30T13:06:13.877-04:00@Anon - I have always seen Max as a person first a...@Anon - I have always seen Max as a person first and have rarely referred to him as Autistic. I usually do it when I need to get someone's attention, like at the ER. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out :-)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509305523940634182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-62417733187078743852011-03-30T12:11:45.797-04:002011-03-30T12:11:45.797-04:00Love that Katrina you know the exact words to sum ...Love that Katrina you know the exact words to sum it all up! I was over the moon when Eve took my hand to get her a drink of milk! its the first time in her almost 3 yrs she has really really communicated her needs and have them met! To have a child on the spectrum high or low; really makes you think about everything; how clever my Charlotte is her twin sister also ASD -pull a chair up to the highest wipe/write board (hubby thought she couldnt reach) and after the chair being taken away -grabs a broom to get the markers on the top section of the board so she can write on it! -its incredible how they think of something so complex not even 3 yrs old--cherie kolleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-68216725136988395422011-03-30T11:35:57.219-04:002011-03-30T11:35:57.219-04:00Use of the word "autistic" is something ...Use of the word "autistic" is something I am sensitive about too (although my view of the issue changes at times). This issue is also the one thing I noticed about your old blog posts- you sometimes used the word autistic to describe Max. I am glad that you are trying to see him more as a person first. The words we use to describe our kids are very powerful. I also bristle when people say there's something "wrong" with children with autism. Or if people ask "What's wrong with him?"<br /><br />Lately I've started to understand the view of others that don't feel offended by the adjective "autistic". This is an interesting look at the issue:<br /><br />http://www2.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/autism-unexpected/2010/aug/2/autistic-or-person-autism/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-69715660077705134512011-03-30T10:51:23.447-04:002011-03-30T10:51:23.447-04:00This is so well said. I loved learning more about ...This is so well said. I loved learning more about your Max! Our kids also have this in common: my Max also loves to bug his sister. Big-time.Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-76038380826073689682011-03-30T10:40:06.600-04:002011-03-30T10:40:06.600-04:00Beautiful, beautiful post. And this sure captures ...Beautiful, beautiful post. And this sure captures the little boy I know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-5479115831674861102011-03-30T10:30:52.521-04:002011-03-30T10:30:52.521-04:00I feel like i give this lesson on a daily basis. P...I feel like i give this lesson on a daily basis. Person first language, folks!Julie Colehttp://www.mabel.canoreply@blogger.com