Comments on: The worm turns http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-worm-turns/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:35:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: janet cole jones http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-worm-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-614782 janet cole jones Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:15:28 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=4452#comment-614782 august 22, 1967 a son was born to me upon recommendations from the hospital and an older sister who two years prior also bath her daughter in this stuff every day. this phoshex would be squezzed onto a wash cloth and the childs hair and entire body washed down and i am not sure how much rinsing. but the point i want to reach is this young child 32 years later died from cancer leaving behind to little babies for her mother to raise. the use of this so called soap was used on the infant son i gave birth to but very sparingly and it may have been the fortuntate fact that he was brestfeedand this might have helped build his system to be stronger. and my point is i have always thought this was the main contributor to the her death and it always has me wondering how many others have had related deaths born duning that period of such highly recommended usuage on infants. it is just like the unnecessary child abuse of legalized circumcision but a "big money maker" being done every day in our "fantistic" hospitals and "medical" system. and i couls go on but tuberose.com may help answer more questions. august 22, 1967 a son was born to me upon recommendations from the hospital and an older sister who two years prior also bath her daughter in this stuff every day. this phoshex would be squezzed onto a wash cloth and the childs hair and entire body washed down and i am not sure how much rinsing. but the point i want to reach is this young child 32 years later died from cancer leaving behind to little babies for her mother to raise. the use of this so called soap was used on the infant son i gave birth to but very sparingly and it may have been the fortuntate fact that he was brestfeedand this might have helped build his system to be stronger. and my point is i have always thought this was the main contributor to the her death and it always has me wondering how many others have had related deaths born duning that period of such highly recommended usuage on infants. it is just like the unnecessary child abuse of legalized circumcision but a “big money maker” being done every day in our “fantistic” hospitals and “medical” system. and i couls go on but tuberose.com may help answer more questions.

]]> By: Jill Cornfield http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-worm-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-565211 Jill Cornfield Sat, 02 May 2009 14:02:20 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=4452#comment-565211 I most certainly am! And my reason is kind of selfish. It's just SO HARD day to have a kid who is almost impossible to communicate with. He doesn't tell me what he's thinking; I can't really tell him what I'm thinking. I don't care if he works at Burger King when he grows up - I'd be proud if he could go someplace every day and, more or less unsupervised, carry out some tasks. I'm sad to think that my clearest long-term goal for my son is for him to reach age 25 and have all his teeth. For what it's worth, Alex doesn't seem unhappy or angry. He is a bit oblivious of his peers - not entirely, but he doesn't seem like a candidate for any kind of peer pressure. However, he's only 11 (almost). We'll see how he changes over the next few years. I most certainly am! And my reason is kind of selfish. It’s just SO HARD day to have a kid who is almost impossible to communicate with. He doesn’t tell me what he’s thinking; I can’t really tell him what I’m thinking. I don’t care if he works at Burger King when he grows up – I’d be proud if he could go someplace every day and, more or less unsupervised, carry out some tasks. I’m sad to think that my clearest long-term goal for my son is for him to reach age 25 and have all his teeth. For what it’s worth, Alex doesn’t seem unhappy or angry. He is a bit oblivious of his peers – not entirely, but he doesn’t seem like a candidate for any kind of peer pressure. However, he’s only 11 (almost). We’ll see how he changes over the next few years.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-worm-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-565218 Leslie Fri, 01 May 2009 23:04:07 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=4452#comment-565218 I take it you're in favor of finding a "cure" for autism. Good for you! I used to teach autistic kids, long ago when it was thought to be a very rare condition. I was very young but it was obvious to me that my students weren't having a jolly old time being autistic. On the contrary, they seemed distraught and miserable most of the time, even when we weren't beating them with barbed wire. (That's a joke. We were very nice to our students.) I don't understand the folks who insist that they like their autistic kids just the way they are, thank you, and they wouldn't want to "fix" them for the world. If I had an autistic child I would be once of those parents who mortgaged my house to buy the damn worms from Thailand. I would do anything to make my child non-autistic. Why? It's not because of any shame on my part or wanting to have the smartest kid on the block. It's because I hated to see how sad and angry my students were a lot of the time. They knew they weren't like other people and it pissed them off. I hope you find your magic ticket. I take it you’re in favor of finding a “cure” for autism. Good for you! I used to teach autistic kids, long ago when it was thought to be a very rare condition. I was very young but it was obvious to me that my students weren’t having a jolly old time being autistic. On the contrary, they seemed distraught and miserable most of the time, even when we weren’t beating them with barbed wire. (That’s a joke. We were very nice to our students.)
I don’t understand the folks who insist that they like their autistic kids just the way they are, thank you, and they wouldn’t want to “fix” them for the world. If I had an autistic child I would be once of those parents who mortgaged my house to buy the damn worms from Thailand. I would do anything to make my child non-autistic.
Why?
It’s not because of any shame on my part or wanting to have the smartest kid on the block. It’s because I hated to see how sad and angry my students were a lot of the time. They knew they weren’t like other people and it pissed them off.
I hope you find your magic ticket.

]]> By: Jill Cornfield http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-worm-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-565240 Jill Cornfield Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=4452#comment-565240 It's hard to let go of the idea of the magic ticket, so when new theories and medications and therapies come along, we scrutinize and pay attention. Our children are not dying of some terminal disease but our lives are as daily compromised ... our prayers are as heartfelt ... their near-absence as palpable as if they are. If we had the money, I'd try those worms, as insane as that sounds. It’s hard to let go of the idea of the magic ticket, so when new theories and medications and therapies come along, we scrutinize and pay attention. Our children are not dying of some terminal disease but our lives are as daily compromised … our prayers are as heartfelt … their near-absence as palpable as if they are. If we had the money, I’d try those worms, as insane as that sounds.

]]> By: babs m http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-worm-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-565209 babs m Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:13:40 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=4452#comment-565209 Sometimes you just get so damned desperate for that magic ticket that will make your child like the others, even just a little. Even just be able to follow along in the mainstream class. Even be able to think before acting out on other children. Even just be able to consider-- just once-- the benefit of one's action to someone else. You listen to everything, all the wild things people have tried, and pray deep down inside that maybe one isn't crazy. Sometimes you just get so damned desperate for that magic ticket that will make your child like the others, even just a little. Even just be able to follow along in the mainstream class. Even be able to think before acting out on other children. Even just be able to consider– just once– the benefit of one’s action to someone else. You listen to everything, all the wild things people have tried, and pray deep down inside that maybe one isn’t crazy.

]]> By: Aunt Julie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-worm-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-565312 Aunt Julie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:41:20 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=4452#comment-565312 you want to WHAAAAAT???? just wash him with a little phisohex--he'll be just like new! you want to WHAAAAAT????

just wash him with a little phisohex–he’ll be just like new!

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