Comments on: Mari Klages is a Brownie Again http://www.blisstree.com/articles/mari-klges-is-a-brownie-again/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:31:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/mari-klges-is-a-brownie-again/comment-page-1/#comment-564683 Kristina Chew, PhD Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:17:05 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/mari-klges-is-a-brownie-again/#comment-564683 I think it all shows the difficulties parents of special needs and their children have to find groups and activities that they can be comfortable in, and how our kids do have different needs----how to provide for everyone, that's the challenge for us. I think it all shows the difficulties parents of special needs and their children have to find groups and activities that they can be comfortable in, and how our kids do have different needs—-how to provide for everyone, that’s the challenge for us.

]]> By: Navi http://www.blisstree.com/articles/mari-klges-is-a-brownie-again/comment-page-1/#comment-562774 Navi Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:40:10 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/mari-klges-is-a-brownie-again/#comment-562774 It's kind of sad, though. That the group had to be disbanded. Autistic kids aren't the only ones who need a safe community. It’s kind of sad, though. That the group had to be disbanded. Autistic kids aren’t the only ones who need a safe community.

]]> By: siliconmom http://www.blisstree.com/articles/mari-klges-is-a-brownie-again/comment-page-1/#comment-564649 siliconmom Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:36:07 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/mari-klges-is-a-brownie-again/#comment-564649 I think we can become very protective of our special needs kids and it sounds like that was the case in this situation. To be fair, if I had a child with brittle bone disease I might have thought twice in this situation as well before having what I might have seen as a rambunctious child around my own kid. I'm sure the leaders were afraid that all it would take would be one bump or bite and not only would the other child be hurt but the scouts could potentially be liable. As they said, communicating those concerns between the parents and leaders of the kids in the troop was obviously handled badly. The Klages should have been made aware of what types of temperments and needs were in the troop. I think we can become very protective of our special needs kids and it sounds like that was the case in this situation. To be fair, if I had a child with brittle bone disease I might have thought twice in this situation as well before having what I might have seen as a rambunctious child around my own kid. I’m sure the leaders were afraid that all it would take would be one bump or bite and not only would the other child be hurt but the scouts could potentially be liable.

As they said, communicating those concerns between the parents and leaders of the kids in the troop was obviously handled badly. The Klages should have been made aware of what types of temperments and needs were in the troop.

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