Comments on: Just Golden: On Consistency and Change http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:53:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Autism Vox » A Sprinkle of Necklace Music http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534246 Autism Vox » A Sprinkle of Necklace Music Fri, 18 May 2007 21:16:02 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534246 [...] birthday was Tuesday, with a small party at school and sushi at a restaurant, a change for him as he is used to sushi purchased from the grocery store and arrayed inside a plastic [...] [...] birthday was Tuesday, with a small party at school and sushi at a restaurant, a change for him as he is used to sushi purchased from the grocery store and arrayed inside a plastic [...]

]]> By: Autism Vox » Infants and Autism and Education http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534311 Autism Vox » Infants and Autism and Education Fri, 18 May 2007 06:39:08 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534311 [...] If I could go back in time, I would say to my frantic self eight years ago, focus a little more—maybe a lot more—on the here and now. I would ask myself to really look at Charlie and see where he was and what he needed. Did he really need to make eye contact? Play with his barn toy and blocks only in an “appropriate” manner? Did he need to learn other ways of communicating than arching his back and howling seemingly as long as Alan Ginsberg’s poem? Did he need us to understand how his pacing, or jumping, or staring at one spot of red paint were the only ways he had to calm himself in a world of change and confusion? [...] [...] If I could go back in time, I would say to my frantic self eight years ago, focus a little more—maybe a lot more—on the here and now. I would ask myself to really look at Charlie and see where he was and what he needed. Did he really need to make eye contact? Play with his barn toy and blocks only in an “appropriate” manner? Did he need to learn other ways of communicating than arching his back and howling seemingly as long as Alan Ginsberg’s poem? Did he need us to understand how his pacing, or jumping, or staring at one spot of red paint were the only ways he had to calm himself in a world of change and confusion? [...]

]]> By: Autism Vox » Absolute Quiet? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534324 Autism Vox » Absolute Quiet? Thu, 17 May 2007 21:32:00 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534324 [...] and speed and location of his footprints, and the happy noise of his voice. Silence is less than golden in our house. ASD, Aspergers, autism, children, comedian, family, health, interior decorating, [...] [...] and speed and location of his footprints, and the happy noise of his voice. Silence is less than golden in our house. ASD, Aspergers, autism, children, comedian, family, health, interior decorating, [...]

]]> By: KC'sMommy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534334 KC'sMommy Thu, 17 May 2007 16:47:19 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534334 Happy Belated Birthday Charlie! You are now officially a Tween kiddo! Hope you had a terrific birthday! Big Brother keeps asking me when he will be a "Tween" it's become a popular thing to say at his school :) He's got a little ways to go yet! Happy Belated Birthday Charlie! You are now officially a Tween kiddo! Hope you had a terrific birthday!

Big Brother keeps asking me when he will be a “Tween” it’s become a popular thing to say at his school :) He’s got a little ways to go yet!

]]> By: Niksmom http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534345 Niksmom Thu, 17 May 2007 11:20:05 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534345 I am anxious to know about those ranch beans...sounds like something Nik would love! LOL Happy belated birthay to JP, too! I am anxious to know about those ranch beans…sounds like something Nik would love! LOL
Happy belated birthay to JP, too!

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534363 Kristina Chew, PhD Thu, 17 May 2007 04:00:21 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534363 Happy birthday 2 days late for your little man! Exact same cake combo---well, "brownie" cake (I made things easy on myself and used a gluten-free brownie mix) with white frosting and lots of sprinkles ("jimmies," as Jim likes to remind me---ranch beans? ?? Happy birthday 2 days late for your little man! Exact same cake combo—well, “brownie” cake (I made things easy on myself and used a gluten-free brownie mix) with white frosting and lots of sprinkles (”jimmies,” as Jim likes to remind me—ranch beans? ??

]]> By: AJ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534364 AJ Thu, 17 May 2007 03:45:08 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534364 I meant to wish Charlie a happy 10th (and happy Charlie 10th to you, too!), but it got past me. There were days when the day's dinner was designated by the day of the week with John Paul. Fortunately, as he's gotten older, those days are over. JP turned 12 on Monday (one day before Charlie's big day!), and I was able to ask JP what he wanted for his birthday dinner. His response: pizza (half cheese, half pepperoni), Ranch beans (wha...?), strawberries, and birthday cake. Oh, and the cake? Milk chocolate, vanilla frosting, and sprinkles. Done. Done. Done. And done. Oh, but the cake was homemade...that produced a bit of a frown, but he braved it, tasted it, and smiled. Things DO change. All is good with our men and their birthdays, right? I meant to wish Charlie a happy 10th (and happy Charlie 10th to you, too!), but it got past me.

There were days when the day’s dinner was designated by the day of the week with John Paul. Fortunately, as he’s gotten older, those days are over. JP turned 12 on Monday (one day before Charlie’s big day!), and I was able to ask JP what he wanted for his birthday dinner. His response: pizza (half cheese, half pepperoni), Ranch beans (wha…?), strawberries, and birthday cake. Oh, and the cake? Milk chocolate, vanilla frosting, and sprinkles. Done. Done. Done. And done. Oh, but the cake was homemade…that produced a bit of a frown, but he braved it, tasted it, and smiled.

Things DO change.

All is good with our men and their birthdays, right?

]]> By: kyra http://www.blisstree.com/articles/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/comment-page-1/#comment-534374 kyra Wed, 16 May 2007 22:49:44 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/just-golden-on-consistency-and-change/#comment-534374 oh, my, yes! charlie IS golden! and MANY MANY happy birthday wishes to him from all of us here in this mom's household. 10. what a milestone! oh, my, yes! charlie IS golden! and MANY MANY happy birthday wishes to him from all of us here in this mom’s household. 10. what a milestone!

]]>