Date: 04/26/99 23:29:33 -0400 (EDT)
E-mail: penguinclown@webtv.net

Comments:
I Am not offended at what most people are.
Dont assume anything.
I am not affended by help.  One time at work a coworker told me the task
would be easier if I looked at it.  I had forgotten to use my eyes and
this hlpe a great deal.  Dont say this is what he means, your 99% of the
time wrong. Dont translate, ask.  ont talk bout me like I  am not there,
DONT TOUCH ME FROM BEHIND.
        Thank you Jim for this sounding board.   dont care if you use it
or not, becouse this has been vey thriputic for me.
 
 

Date: 04/19/99 14:58:41 EDT
Name: Michelle
E-mail: Michle18@aol.com

Comments:
        Subject:
        Don't Mourn For Us

I am a nanny and I recently talked to a man about taking care of his autistic
child.  I know a little bit about autism but I wanted to learn more and I
want to be sure I know as much as possible about autism before I become a
caregiver to this child.  As I read this article, it made me see autism in a
different light.  I realized it wasn't something a child had, like a child
who might have a cancer, that there is no normal child underneath the autism.
 I realized that the autism is the child.  And I realized that if I looked a
child with autism the way you suggested, as an alien who cannot understand us
and our world but still needs our love and nurturing to survive, that it
would make taking care of this child easier, enjoyable, and an exciting
prospect.  Thank you for changing the way I look at autistic children and
helping me better understand them.
Michelle
Ithaca, NY
 

Date: 04/06/99 19:08:16 +0200
Name: The McNally's
E-mail: u1027178@warwick.net

Comments:
I have never read anything that helps me understand my autisitic son
better than your articles. ALL parents of autistic children should read
these pages, it should be mandatory!
Thank you,
Sheila McNally
Matt's Mom
 
 

Date: 03/22/99 02:02:49 -0500
Name: Phil Schwarz
E-mail: pschwarz@ix.netcom.com

Comments:
I am glad you've put this together!
Fibonacci is a _wonderful_ name for a snail :-) .
One useful thing to add (in your abundant spare time :-) ) would be a brief
tutorial on gender-neutral pronouns.
-- Phil
 

Date: 03/17/99 00:43:28 -0800
Name: Danielle Brosch
E-mail: djbrosch@traverse.com

Commments:
Hello Jim,
I wrote a while ago in regards to a web page...it had touched me because I
want so badly to be able to  understand my son and his needs.  Anyway, you
invited me to see your web page, and I finally took a peek at it!
Wonderful information!   Even made me cry (I didn't know you were affected
with autism too!)  Thank god for angles like you!
You have been a huge eye opener for me,
Danielle Brosch
 
 

Date: 02/12/99 07:44:45 -0600
Name: Suzi
E-mail: seer@duo-county.com

Comments:
it's good..  :-)   continue...
suzi
 

Date: 02/11/99 03:38:35 GMT
Name:  Dave Spicer
E-mail: dspicer@mindspring.com

Comments:
The intersexuality initial ("notice") page is a model of clarity of purpose and intent... who says we autistic folk can't communicate?  :-)
 
 

Date: 02/04/99 15:27:29
Name: Kiesa Kay
E-mail: kiesakay@msn.com

Comments:
This website quickly became my all-time Favorite PURPLE website! It's elegant, intelligent, unique, and imbued with a fine sense of humor. Plus, it's PURPLE!
 
 

Date: 02/03/99 20:39:51
Name: cal
E-mail: ckmont@aol.com

Comments:
Hey! :-) I like it. It's not bright or sparkly or anything!I don't remember reading some of those articles; I guess that means I've got homework comin' up, huh?TTYL.
 

Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003
Name: Jane Meyerding
E-mail: mjane@u.washington.edu
 
Comments:
Is it possible for you to post a simple way (if there is a simple way) to make your essays more readable for those people who have trouble picking out the letters from the dark background?  Thanks for any suggestions you can give.

[Reply: I'm not a web page expert, and when I asked some web experts this question,   I couldn't understand their answer.  I gather that one way I could do it would be to have two different versions of each page, but that would take up too much space on the server. Another possible solution is that your browser might allow you to set a preference for showing pages in a color scheme of your choice.  If anyone reading this can give a simple explanation of how to do this, please reply!]

Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003
Name: Patricia Bell
E-mail: patricia@ces.ch

Comments:
Dear Friend,

"Don't mourn for us" has been an inspiration to me and my son, aged 39, who now says he has "come out of autism".  I have also given it to other friends with a mentally handicapped child in the family.

Regards,

Patricia Bell

Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003
Name: n shepherdson
E-mail: crying@theriver.com

Comments:
Thank you thank you thank you!!!  Your website has been an insightful study into the backstage of my nephew, whom I may or may not ever meet.  But if I do, I can appreciate him for who he is.  Not mourn who he might have been.

n shepherdson

Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003
Name: Edie Harp
E-mail: edie@txucom.net

Comments:
Dear Jim:
This is beyond a great web site.  Like the earlier poster suggested: This site should be mandatory reading for anyone that knows an autistic person.  I have a two-year-old that is autistic, and I sensed long ago that he is happy being autistic and that he doesn't see himself as weird.  On the contrary, I think he sees us as weird, which is as it should be.  Ever since I realized that he is autistic (as a mother and lay person, I diagnosed him long before the doctors did, but eventually they did also), I have been trying to gain as much knowledge and understanding through his eyes as I possible can.  I can say that reading your articles has been more helpful than anything else I have found.  It is so wonderful that you are willing to educate us, and I really appreciate it.  I will be looking forward to seeing more from you.
Love,
Edie

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003
Name: Beth Piacquaddio
E-mail: Dezrielle1902@aol.com

Comments:     
I have recently become seriously involved with a man who has two children.  His oldes son is 8 and is Autistic.  He is very unlike other autistic children I have run into over the years, can't speak, very sensative hearinig, doesn't communicate normally.  I was ignorant to Autism and it's actual meaning in a person's life untill reading your article.  I was about to leave my boyfriend and his two wonderful children because I thought he was using an illness as an excuse for not disciplining his child, but I now know that I was unsing it as an excuse because I had no idea what I was talking about.  Thank you, you may have saved me from making the biggest mistake of my life!!!  Best Wishes and All My Respect, Beth Piacquaddio

Date: Sat, 3 May 2003
Name: Susan O'Mullane
E-mail: cecelia1954@eircom.net

Comments:
I am writing from Ireland.  I am the mother of a loving, beautiful little boy who is curly-headed with big brown eyes and a mischievous personality.  He also happens to be autistic.  I have lost a lot of "friends" and even relations because they find it difficult dealing with this fact.
 
I am anxious to reach out to others anywhere who would like to correspond about this unique world of autism that we entered when we became parents of these unique and very special children.  My boy Joseph is my one and only.  I was 46 years old when I had him.  I waited a lifetime for a baby I thought I'd never have.  He is my world.  Won't someone share their experiences with me?  Perhaps we can become friends along the way.
 
Susan O'Mullane

[Reply: If you want to connect with other parents in a forum that's autism-friendly, check out ANI-L and its Parents' Auxiliary. It's a great place to share experiences.]

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