tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586234076318438189.post8526651100196709674..comments2023-05-29T06:14:43.964-07:00Comments on 21 + 21 + 21 = ?: On being a Down syndrome superstarExtranjerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13972708570414496825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586234076318438189.post-43067580513214435762012-07-12T08:27:05.580-07:002012-07-12T08:27:05.580-07:00YES! To all of it. The same rings true for an Auti...YES! To all of it. The same rings true for an Autism diagnosis. Getting Ab's diagnosis certainly came with some "woe is me" feelings, but mostly we were just relieved by the freedom to abandon all the "other" parenting books and start focusing on what she needed. And what she needed more than anything was for her family and community to stop trying to cram her into a "one-size-fits-all" cookie cutter idea of what is "normal".Erin Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586234076318438189.post-12892851538018055072012-07-10T12:29:16.329-07:002012-07-10T12:29:16.329-07:00That was pure inspiration. If every parent, not j...That was pure inspiration. If every parent, not just the ones with d's could read this.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648829024939637485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586234076318438189.post-52032951332245864612012-07-06T20:13:28.592-07:002012-07-06T20:13:28.592-07:00Also, I realise you have a shitload going on, but ...Also, I realise you have a shitload going on, but can you find some kind of kinky marvellous software that will take dictation so I can read more blog posts? Just sayin'. Your brain doing motherhood is better than most people's brains doing nothing terribly important. Thanks. ;)Cwybrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496964785825887590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6586234076318438189.post-26615735610381367862012-07-06T20:11:23.810-07:002012-07-06T20:11:23.810-07:00I think doctors and nurses (and other parents) LOV...I think doctors and nurses (and other parents) LOVE to tell expectant parents or TTC parents and ESPECIALLY new parents "Oh, just wait until..." <br />Every child will have and days. And bad nights. Bad weeks? Sure. And every child can get sick, the kind that requires hospitalisation and makes the bottom fall out of your tummy. I realise the odds of all of these things are different for every child. But that's the point. These odds and pros and cons exist FOR EVERY CHILD. ALL of them. (And don't I feel horribly guilty every time a medical professional says "Well, because she's SMALL we'll just...")Cwybrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496964785825887590noreply@blogger.com