Comments on: Disability Dolls http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:31:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Loretta http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-560737 Loretta Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-560737 Thank you for your positive comments on the My Sibling Dolls which I created. I write the stories that come with the dolls, based on real life situations that have happened with my own children and others that I know who have siblings with disabilities. I started out with dolls who were realistic looking - not skinny, and ethnically diverse with different skin tones, hair and eye colors to choose from. I would love to produce more dolls with more variety, but I have to sell more first before I can afford to do that. Please visit my website and read more about my project. I provide work opportunities to teens and adults with disabilities. Thank you. Thank you for your positive comments on the My Sibling Dolls which I created. I write the stories that come with the dolls, based on real life situations that have happened with my own children and others that I know who have siblings with disabilities. I started out with dolls who were realistic looking – not skinny, and ethnically diverse with different skin tones, hair and eye colors to choose from. I would love to produce more dolls with more variety, but I have to sell more first before I can afford to do that. Please visit my website and read more about my project. I provide work opportunities to teens and adults with disabilities. Thank you.

]]> By: Patience http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-558969 Patience Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:07:18 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-558969 I was very much a doll kid. I saved up allowance and birthday money and bought a high-end doll (Goetz) when I was nine. She had red hair (which I always wanted--and, thanks to the magic of science, have as an adult) and was called Hannah. I was obsessed with little things scaled to fit her, which were (naturally) dubbed "Hannah sized." This is still a short-hand phrased for miniature in my mom's house. I was very much a doll kid. I saved up allowance and birthday money and bought a high-end doll (Goetz) when I was nine. She had red hair (which I always wanted–and, thanks to the magic of science, have as an adult) and was called Hannah. I was obsessed with little things scaled to fit her, which were (naturally) dubbed “Hannah sized.” This is still a short-hand phrased for miniature in my mom’s house.

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-550513 Kristina Chew, PhD Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:37:11 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-550513 That says too much! "Eric Bana"..... That says too much! “Eric Bana”…..

]]> By: hammie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-557073 hammie Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:00:01 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-557073 My ten year old Boo Boy with ASD has a girl "Baby Annabelle" doll that someone bought for his sister. He adopted it and asked for crib and bottles etc. She lives in a pink carrycot with pink pashmina tucked around her, and her name is "Eric Bana". xx My ten year old Boo Boy with ASD has a girl “Baby Annabelle” doll that someone bought for his sister. He adopted it and asked for crib and bottles etc. She lives in a pink carrycot with pink pashmina tucked around her, and her name is “Eric Bana”.
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]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-557394 Kristina Chew, PhD Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:24:23 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-557394 The doll-like toy that Charlie was most attached to was a fleecy Barney who said 100 things. Unfortunately Barney had to go when playing with him was directly linked to Charlie head-banging----he'd watch a minute of a Barney or take our the Barney animal to re-enact some scenario, and (it seemed out of the blue) "loud unhappiness" would follow. He is especially fond now of various fleece items, especially his blanket and coat. The doll-like toy that Charlie was most attached to was a fleecy Barney who said 100 things. Unfortunately Barney had to go when playing with him was directly linked to Charlie head-banging—-he’d watch a minute of a Barney or take our the Barney animal to re-enact some scenario, and (it seemed out of the blue) “loud unhappiness” would follow.

He is especially fond now of various fleece items, especially his blanket and coat.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-557388 Rebecca Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:18:18 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-557388 "All girls should be know that there's more than one way to be beautiful." And boys, too!!! “All girls should be know that there’s more than one way to be beautiful.”

And boys, too!!!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-550483 Sarah Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:43:40 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-550483 The "autism dolls" were pretty bad and I'm not sure about the sibling dolls, but I support other kinds of "disabled dolls." The toy industry is slowly expanding their merchandise beyond the blonde, white, thin, and able-bodied doll and that's a good thing. All girls should be know that there's more than one way to be beautiful. The “autism dolls” were pretty bad and I’m not sure about the sibling dolls, but I support other kinds of “disabled dolls.” The toy industry is slowly expanding their merchandise beyond the blonde, white, thin, and able-bodied doll and that’s a good thing. All girls should be know that there’s more than one way to be beautiful.

]]> By: Norah http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-553250 Norah Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:57:28 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-553250 When I was young I hated (semi)lifelike dolls. I would still ask for them for birthdays and such, because I tried being what I thought girls 'ought to be.' But they always ended up face-down (sometimes with heads ripped off) at the bottom of some box shoved as far back in my closet as possible. They scared me. I didn't much like lifelike stuffed animals either. I was ok with things that looked more iconic or cartoon-like. My favourite cuddle-thing was a bib. When I was young I hated (semi)lifelike dolls. I would still ask for them for birthdays and such, because I tried being what I thought girls ‘ought to be.’ But they always ended up face-down (sometimes with heads ripped off) at the bottom of some box shoved as far back in my closet as possible. They scared me.
I didn’t much like lifelike stuffed animals either.
I was ok with things that looked more iconic or cartoon-like. My favourite cuddle-thing was a bib.

]]> By: Leanne http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-546892 Leanne Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:11:20 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-546892 Somehow I just can't see myself walking up to my 6 year old autistic son and saying "here, have an autism doll". I have a problem with the sibling doll too, although I can't put my finger on it. It would feel like saying to older brother "by the way, you have to deal with some difficult stuff in your life, but here's a doll to remind you that your brother has autism" I dunno, and some half formed thought in my brain about not seeing the individuality that is my NT son aside from being his brother's brother. Somehow I just can’t see myself walking up to my 6 year old autistic son and saying “here, have an autism doll”. I have a problem with the sibling doll too, although I can’t put my finger on it. It would feel like saying to older brother “by the way, you have to deal with some difficult stuff in your life, but here’s a doll to remind you that your brother has autism” I dunno, and some half formed thought in my brain about not seeing the individuality that is my NT son aside from being his brother’s brother.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.blisstree.com/articles/disability-dolls/comment-page-1/#comment-557301 Rebecca Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:36:54 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/disability-dolls/#comment-557301 we had to look long and hard for boy dolls when we wanted to get one for L and K. They are getting a little sister soon and wanted to start role playing a little, like don't sit in the car seat, that's for the baby, etc. Finally ended up at the cabbage patch kid web site, where you can pick out a doll with certain features, skin, hair eyes, freckles; we actually needed white blonde hair with blue or grey eyes, which is hard to come by in boydolls. When I looked at christmas, I only saw two boy dolls total and they were both dark hair and eyes, one was hispanic, supposedly. My son L calls it baby, and he swings it around like he asks his dad to do to him. we had to look long and hard for boy dolls when we wanted to get one for L and K. They are getting a little sister soon and wanted to start role playing a little, like don’t sit in the car seat, that’s for the baby, etc. Finally ended up at the cabbage patch kid web site, where you can pick out a doll with certain features, skin, hair eyes, freckles; we actually needed white blonde hair with blue or grey eyes, which is hard to come by in boydolls. When I looked at christmas, I only saw two boy dolls total and they were both dark hair and eyes, one was hispanic, supposedly. My son L calls it baby, and he swings it around like he asks his dad to do to him.

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