http://journeytocrunchville.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/autism-the-musical/ The journey of a suburbanite mother from the mainstream to the crunchy. From ignorant to questioning. From selfishness to greater understanding. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:40:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://journeytocrunchville.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/autism-the-musical/#comment-686 journeytocrunchville Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:23:47 +0000 http://journeytocrunchville.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-686 I'm sorry that the comment was offensive Barb. I truly was not trying to be offensive but from the parents I have spoken with who live with a child that has autism and even from watching the movie these are the types of descriptions they give. Of course they have moments of beauty and peace and great joys in their parenting journeys as well but they are typically interspersed between a vastness and depth of loneliness, loss , grief and fear that some attribute to a type of "hell". My comment was not said to diminish the joys and quality of life that these children and families can and do have but rather the constant and ongoing challenges, searches, hardships, advocacy and upheaval that they must carry, and usually alone with little reprieve from family and friends. I was simply trying to portray the gravity of what these parents go through. I’m sorry that the comment was offensive Barb. I truly was not trying to be offensive but from the parents I have spoken with who live with a child that has autism and even from watching the movie these are the types of descriptions they give. Of course they have moments of beauty and peace and great joys in their parenting journeys as well but they are typically interspersed between a vastness and depth of loneliness, loss , grief and fear that some attribute to a type of “hell”. My comment was not said to diminish the joys and quality of life that these children and families can and do have but rather the constant and ongoing challenges, searches, hardships, advocacy and upheaval that they must carry, and usually alone with little reprieve from family and friends. I was simply trying to portray the gravity of what these parents go through.

]]> http://journeytocrunchville.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/autism-the-musical/#comment-685 barb Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:39:06 +0000 http://journeytocrunchville.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-685 "...living hell these parents have to call life..." is a bit much, (am I'm usually not that easily offended). “…living hell these parents have to call life…” is a bit much, (am I’m usually not that easily offended).

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