History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~ Following the horrific shooting in an Aurora Colorado movie theater in July, Joe Scarborough made the outrageous … Continue reading »
Tagged with empathy …
responding to fear with facts
~ – Right in the middle of the comments on that post tonight was this one. “It’s not a myth and you know it. It may not be the case with your child but a huge majority lack that feeling for others and themselves while being oddly disconnected and at the same time brilliant. We … Continue reading »
expression is not existence and other big truths
What do you see? ~ Yesterday morning, I read a blog post that set off an avalanche. It started slowly at first, an “Uh huh,” followed by a “Yes!” and then building to a crescendo of “Oh my God, that’s IT!” Before I knew it, thoughts and emotions that have been building and building came … Continue reading »
Dear Ms Bazelon
– THE BACK STORY – * Ms Bazelon, As the mother of an autistic daughter, I watched your TEDx talk with great interest. After seeing it, I have some serious concerns about your remarks. Although I have no doubt that you have the best of intentions and sincerely want to help shine a light on … Continue reading »
empathy explored – and ignored
Last Tuesday, journalist and author Emily Bazelon gave a talk on girls and autism at TEDxWomen 2012. The link to the video of her talk found its way into my inbox three different times last week. Each time, the sender asked some version of the same question – “What do you think of this?” Each … Continue reading »
when the stars burst
A completely gratuitous shot of my girls from a really long time ago just because * ~ Tuesday, July 10th ~ Dinner’s wrapping up. Well, mostly. Brooke has apparently decided that she’s done. We know this because she’s done the fake burp which she now uses to convey the fact. Unexpected, perhaps, but pretty damned … Continue reading »
billiard balls revisited
Ed note: I can’t start this post without telling you how grateful I am for all of your incredibly supportive comments yesterday. I never cease to be amazed by just how blessed I feel to be part of this loving community. You really do rock. So thank you. ~ Last night, Brooke and I were … Continue reading »
great
* Last week at a meeting with Brooke’s school support team, I mentioned the stress that homework can cause at the end of a long day. We talked about how hard Brooke works ALL DAY LONG just to keep her sh-t together and that long after most of the other kids are getting home for … Continue reading »
it’s ok, part 2
Editor’s note: WordPress has gone funky on me this week and the color doesn’t seem to want to stick to the hot links. So, when you see a word in bold print followed by (<– LINK!), click on it to link through. Or don’t. But now you know you have the choice . ** “She’ll … Continue reading »
