Comments on: Racing Together: Mother and Son to Compete in NYC Marathon http://www.blisstree.com/articles/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:29:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jypsy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-564415 jypsy Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:06:44 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/#comment-564415 Tyler finished in 5:07:48. Congrats Tyler! Tyler finished in 5:07:48. Congrats Tyler!

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-558558 Kristina Chew, PhD Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:42:45 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/#comment-558558 @Robin, just have to say.......thank you for the too kind words------and the NY Time article reminds us all that the quest is more of a marathon than a spring, and we're all in it for the long haul. @Robin,
just have to say…….thank you for the too kind words——and the NY Time article reminds us all that the quest is more of a marathon than a spring, and we’re all in it for the long haul.

]]> By: Kelly Turner http://www.blisstree.com/articles/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-552414 Kelly Turner Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:14:55 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/#comment-552414 aw what a sweet story. my hearts warm :) Kelly Turner www.groundedfitness.com aw what a sweet story. my hearts warm :)

Kelly Turner
http://www.groundedfitness.com

]]> By: Jason R http://www.blisstree.com/articles/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-562276 Jason R Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:46:35 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/#comment-562276 This is wonderful!! This is wonderful!!

]]> By: autismville http://www.blisstree.com/articles/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-559698 autismville Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:25:36 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/#comment-559698 Love it... I'm heading out for a run in their honor tomorrow morning... Hoping when Jack gets a little bigger he might want to run with me too. Love it…

I’m heading out for a run in their honor tomorrow morning… Hoping when Jack gets a little bigger he might want to run with me too.

]]> By: Robin H. Morris http://www.blisstree.com/articles/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-558496 Robin H. Morris Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:53:42 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/racing-together-mother-and-son-to-compete-in-nyc-marathon/#comment-558496 Kristina, Although my first comment is in response to your interview on the Today Show, I find that your strength as a parent is not unlike Nadine McNeil who by example explains living with autism with a calm and steady fortitude. I wrote: "Fellow blogger Kristina Chew is interviewed, she believes that her son Charlie was born with autism, and that is her final word. Nevertheless, people challenge her belief. “You have a Phd, how can you be so stupid not to think that vaccines cause autism”. She remains firm, and articulates her position with soft intelligence and grace." I too marked what a triumph Nadine McNeil and her son Tyler will enjoy tomorrow. I also appreciated with a lot of thought what road they traveled to reach this venture. What I cannot rationalize is just how different our journeys map out. This is the piece of the autism puzzle that really gets to me. I did write a post about it today. http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/resilientmom/a-journey-of-an-autis-16614 The gist of my frustration lies in the developmental kaleidoscope that is beyond our understanding. "Reading their story reminds me how many of us began at the same starting line in our personal marathons with autism. Non-verbal tantrums, poor comprehension and stimulatory behaviors are commonplace as our toddlers navigate through their unsettled worlds. What happens next is truly a mystery, how some excel and others fail. Why does my son speak volumes, and Tyler does not, is often the nature of the disease. Sometime identical interventions have very different outcomes. I know children that started out with us, nonverbal etc. who are now entering college, and although I am so very grateful for my son's progress, he has not been able to follow that path. This is where we need a break. Call it a quest for answers. Regards, Robin Kristina,
Although my first comment is in response to your interview on the Today Show, I find that your strength as a parent is not unlike Nadine McNeil who by example explains living with autism with a calm and steady fortitude.
I wrote: “Fellow blogger Kristina Chew is interviewed, she believes that her son Charlie was born with autism, and that is her final word. Nevertheless, people challenge her belief. “You have a Phd, how can you be so stupid not to think that vaccines cause autism”. She remains firm, and articulates her position with soft intelligence and grace.”

I too marked what a triumph Nadine McNeil and her son Tyler will enjoy tomorrow. I also appreciated with a lot of thought what road they traveled to reach this venture. What I cannot rationalize is just how different our journeys map out. This is the piece of the autism puzzle that really gets to me. I did write a post about it today.
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/resilientmom/a-journey-of-an-autis-16614
The gist of my frustration lies in the developmental kaleidoscope that is beyond our understanding.
“Reading their story reminds me how many of us began at the same starting line in our personal marathons with autism. Non-verbal tantrums, poor comprehension and stimulatory behaviors are commonplace as our toddlers navigate through their unsettled worlds. What happens next is truly a mystery, how some excel and others fail. Why does my son speak volumes, and Tyler does not, is often the nature of the disease. Sometime identical interventions have very different outcomes.
I know children that started out with us, nonverbal etc. who are now entering college, and although I am so very grateful for my son’s progress, he has not been able to follow that path.
This is where we need a break. Call it a quest for answers.
Regards,
Robin

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