tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420419511488075050.post6921565709047206028..comments2023-12-30T00:39:35.575-08:00Comments on Anybody Want a Peanut?: Mourning Autism, or Why Being Autistic is Not the Same as Being GayWantapeanuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993949583915924482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420419511488075050.post-9877997917690417612014-02-20T07:53:57.201-08:002014-02-20T07:53:57.201-08:00Listen no child is perfect, and by that account no...Listen no child is perfect, and by that account no parent is perfect, I will try to enlighten you as to why certain parents such as myself grieve… I grieve because my sweet little boy, will be hurt by sound, light, and will feel like his skin is being put through the grater for the rest of his life, how do I know this, because of his reaction to said things. I worry that he will innocently get himself killed, because at some point I have to go to sleep, or leave him be, and in such times, he has on put himself in danger. Hopefully he will one day he will be able to look at me in the eyes with those huge brown eyes and say, I f'n hate this cereal, or anything that expresses his concerns or needs. I think of the day my husband and I passing away and him being forced into a home, and I mourn that this world has to be so s**t, I despise his illness, I don't despise him, its nothing to do with the emotions of a parent upset that their kid is gay, that's far from the truth, if anything it's like suffering with your gay son having to deal with all the bs from the world, it's about loving someone. It's about wishing you can take their pain from them, and knowing you can't. All I can do is mourn, then pull my s**t together and fight for him, and give him the best life. Which is exactly what I would of done for my gay child, exactly what I did with my "normal" child, and exactly what I intend to do with my lil boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420419511488075050.post-70340115124423500822013-09-20T19:50:22.378-07:002013-09-20T19:50:22.378-07:00As a guy who is both on the spectrum and part of t...As a guy who is both on the spectrum and part of the LGBT community, I think you did a fine job of writing from an outsider's perspective while not giving offense. While I agree with you that the analogy doesn't work if you put the two populations up to eye level. However, there is a fascinating link between the autism and gender/sexuality minority spectrums. Researchers are discovering that our two populations overlap by quite a lot... and no one knows why, just yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420419511488075050.post-46220323829904104882013-04-23T05:30:11.452-07:002013-04-23T05:30:11.452-07:00Hi Jennifer, I found this website and book by Alan...Hi Jennifer, I found this website and book by Alan Griswold that poses a unique perspective on being autistic. http://www.autisticsongs.com/index.html <br /><br />I could not add it to www.spdconnection.com because it does not address the primary purpose of the website (providing sensory integration solutions for parents, teachers, and healthcare professionals), but still it poses some interesting ideas. <br /><br />VincentVincent Clarkhttp://www.spdconnection.comnoreply@blogger.com