Comments on: Aspergers: You Can’t Cure “Awesome”! http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/ Wed, 09 May 2012 18:45:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-11476 admin Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:50:08 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-11476 Katy, your son sounds completely awesome. How BORING would it be to just use toys in the way they were intended? Katy, your son sounds completely awesome. How BORING would it be to just use toys in the way they were intended?

]]> By: Katy http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-11435 Katy Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:06:11 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-11435 "You can't cure awesome" is the banner I will live under from now till forever. My 6 year old boy was diagnosed last year, right after he started school. This led me to surmise that my dad, his dad, my aunt, several cousins and myself are all living on the spectrum. My son is so awesome, and the weirdest thing about the diagnostic process for us was that so many of the things we love THE MOST about him seem to be flags for the "disorder". Like, on the question sheet I had to fill in at the psychologist's office, I was asked something along the lines of "does he play with toys in ways for which they were not designed?" I can't remember exactly how the question was asked, but it must have been quite loaded, because I remember I qualified my yes answer with "he uses toys ALTERNATIVELY" and the psychologist gave me this pitying look like "aren't you being positive! aren't you brave!" And I just thought "I need to get my awesome kid the HELL out of here!" This is a kid, when you give him some $50 piece of plastic crap that you call a toy, squints his eyes and says "weeell, I guess I can use SOME parts of this for my inventions..." No way I'm letting anybody mess with that kind of awesome. And in the IQ part of the test he comes up as Low Average, which is hilarious to anybody who knows this insanely smart deep thinker, but of course the test was incredibly pencil-heavy, which is his worst thing, and the woman administering the test talked to him like a baby, meaning he couldn't find a single good reason for putting in the massive effort that so much pencil-work would require of him. And she's supposed to be one of my state's leading experts in Aspergers. Anyway. Awesome is right. Thanks for the lovely post. :) “You can’t cure awesome” is the banner I will live under from now till forever. My 6 year old boy was diagnosed last year, right after he started school. This led me to surmise that my dad, his dad, my aunt, several cousins and myself are all living on the spectrum. My son is so awesome, and the weirdest thing about the diagnostic process for us was that so many of the things we love THE MOST about him seem to be flags for the “disorder”. Like, on the question sheet I had to fill in at the psychologist’s office, I was asked something along the lines of “does he play with toys in ways for which they were not designed?” I can’t remember exactly how the question was asked, but it must have been quite loaded, because I remember I qualified my yes answer with “he uses toys ALTERNATIVELY” and the psychologist gave me this pitying look like “aren’t you being positive! aren’t you brave!” And I just thought “I need to get my awesome kid the HELL out of here!” This is a kid, when you give him some $50 piece of plastic crap that you call a toy, squints his eyes and says “weeell, I guess I can use SOME parts of this for my inventions…” No way I’m letting anybody mess with that kind of awesome. And in the IQ part of the test he comes up as Low Average, which is hilarious to anybody who knows this insanely smart deep thinker, but of course the test was incredibly pencil-heavy, which is his worst thing, and the woman administering the test talked to him like a baby, meaning he couldn’t find a single good reason for putting in the massive effort that so much pencil-work would require of him. And she’s supposed to be one of my state’s leading experts in Aspergers. Anyway. Awesome is right. Thanks for the lovely post. :)

]]> By: MarfMom http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-6822 MarfMom Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:33:10 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-6822 love this! my husband (who has aspergers but can not stand the term aspie) just came in the room and i read him the title of this post and he got so excited. there are so many things that i love about him that are the way they are because of aspergers. :-) our son is on the "higher functioning" end of the spectrum (not aspergers though) and my brother has aspergers too. love this! my husband (who has aspergers but can not stand the term aspie) just came in the room and i read him the title of this post and he got so excited. there are so many things that i love about him that are the way they are because of aspergers. :-) our son is on the “higher functioning” end of the spectrum (not aspergers though) and my brother has aspergers too.

]]> By: Well… here we are. « The Porterhouse Life http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4346 Well… here we are. « The Porterhouse Life Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:35:21 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-4346 [...] procrastinate along the way), feel free to read these two posts on Marie’s other blog: Aspergers – You Can’t Cure ‘Awesome’, and Bullying: When Did it Become Socially Acceptable to be a Bigot? Filed under: Uncategorized [...] [...] procrastinate along the way), feel free to read these two posts on Marie’s other blog: Aspergers – You Can’t Cure ‘Awesome’, and Bullying: When Did it Become Socially Acceptable to be a Bigot? Filed under: Uncategorized [...]

]]> By: aspieside http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4341 aspieside Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:26:51 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-4341 We are definitely X-Men movie fans in our house :) I am constantly thinking about NTs and Aspies/Autistics interacting. My son is so bright and funny and I just want everyone to give him a chance and be understanding. To your other comment- yes that makes sense. I think my son gave up for a while. We are really working to build his trust. I don't want him to be too trusting but there are some good people. Thank you for everything you do. I truly appreciate your insight here, on Twitter & comments on my blog :) We are definitely X-Men movie fans in our house :) I am constantly thinking about NTs and Aspies/Autistics interacting. My son is so bright and funny and I just want everyone to give him a chance and be understanding.

To your other comment- yes that makes sense. I think my son gave up for a while. We are really working to build his trust. I don’t want him to be too trusting but there are some good people.

Thank you for everything you do. I truly appreciate your insight here, on Twitter & comments on my blog :)

]]> By: Tara http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4308 Tara Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:20:28 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-4308 There is an evolution of thinking in the NT parents of older kids on the spectrum, of which I am one. When your child has an initial diagnosis of autism as a toddler you rely very heavily on 'professionals' and what the internet espouses with regards to 'early intervention.' Much of that could be tempered with declarations of adults on the spectrum such as yours. My son is now 11 years old and my attitude about what is in his best interest has changed and evolved remarkably to this point. I don't doubt that it will continue to do so, but not without serious reflection and reading messages like this. Please keep putting your message out there because there will always be another generation of NT parents struggling to know what is in their children's best interest. Thank you :-) There is an evolution of thinking in the NT parents of older kids on the spectrum, of which I am one. When your child has an initial diagnosis of autism as a toddler you rely very heavily on ‘professionals’ and what the internet espouses with regards to ‘early intervention.’ Much of that could be tempered with declarations of adults on the spectrum such as yours. My son is now 11 years old and my attitude about what is in his best interest has changed and evolved remarkably to this point. I don’t doubt that it will continue to do so, but not without serious reflection and reading messages like this. Please keep putting your message out there because there will always be another generation of NT parents struggling to know what is in their children’s best interest.

Thank you :-)

]]> By: Doug Sparling http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4307 Doug Sparling Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:02:54 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-4307 "Aspies are to neurotypicals, as UNIX is to Windows" - That is simply brilliant. Signed, an Aspie Unix Geek... “Aspies are to neurotypicals, as UNIX is to Windows” – That is simply brilliant. Signed, an Aspie Unix Geek…

]]> By: Leah Kelley http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4306 Leah Kelley Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:38:39 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-4306 I love this... thank you! I love this… thank you!

]]> By: Kat http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4256 Kat Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:17:36 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-4256 Thanks for the perspective! I have never "known" an adult with autism. My nephew is undergoing tests for autism. I'm going to pass your post on to my sister and her husband. Thanks for the perspective! I have never “known” an adult with autism. My nephew is undergoing tests for autism. I’m going to pass your post on to my sister and her husband.

]]> By: Ruby Leigh http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/2011/11/04/aspergers-you-can%e2%80%99t-cure-%e2%80%9cawesome%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-4255 Ruby Leigh Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:09:19 +0000 http://www.celebrationgeneration.com/blog/?p=2030#comment-4255 GOOD GOOD GOOD! GOOD GOOD GOOD!

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