Comments on: Stretching http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/ Beyond ABA, after OT . . . what now? Sat, 12 May 2012 16:16:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: rhemashope http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-19010 rhemashope Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:59:40 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-19010 You're one of the best stretchers I know. You’re one of the best stretchers I know.

]]> By: Tera http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18854 Tera Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:38:05 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18854 Tanya, you had me in tears. It's so hard parenting an autistic kid, and sometimes I feel it's even more difficult having a 'typical' kid by. I always worry about Jari too. I put so much into making life okay for Kaeden and Jari always gets thrown in the mix...but where is HIS time, energy, desire? Granted, we do what we can and our kids learn that this is how life jives. They have been subjected to it since birth (in both our cases) and it's normal to them. But I'm so glad you were able to see your son's dissappointment turned around. A very good balancing act indeed to take off the pressure and have dinner out. Stretching you do well, but try not to snap! Tanya, you had me in tears. It’s so hard parenting an autistic kid, and sometimes I feel it’s even more difficult having a ‘typical’ kid by. I always worry about Jari too. I put so much into making life okay for Kaeden and Jari always gets thrown in the mix…but where is HIS time, energy, desire? Granted, we do what we can and our kids learn that this is how life jives. They have been subjected to it since birth (in both our cases) and it’s normal to them. But I’m so glad you were able to see your son’s dissappointment turned around. A very good balancing act indeed to take off the pressure and have dinner out. Stretching you do well, but try not to snap!

]]> By: Nicki http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18841 Nicki Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:08:14 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18841 I think both of your boys are lucky to have a silly-putty mom! You handle it very well! There are many parents I've known who either ALWAYS made the child with the most special needs the priority because he needed more, or ALWAYS made the most typical children the priority because they deserved a "normal" childhood." You do great at being there for both of them! I think both of your boys are lucky to have a silly-putty mom! You handle it very well! There are many parents I’ve known who either ALWAYS made the child with the most special needs the priority because he needed more, or ALWAYS made the most typical children the priority because they deserved a “normal” childhood.” You do great at being there for both of them!

]]> By: Michelle http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18840 Michelle Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:13:28 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18840 You are a great mom. You are a great mom.

]]> By: corrie http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18807 corrie Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:34:03 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18807 I agree with others. I was thinking of the putting it on the comic page and pulling it up. And the popping. And the bouncing too. Maybe, how your boys leave an imprint on your life. Then other times how you keep bouncing back???? I agree with others. I was thinking of the putting it on the comic page and pulling it up. And the popping. And the bouncing too.

Maybe, how your boys leave an imprint on your life. Then other times how you keep bouncing back????

]]> By: pixiemama http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18803 pixiemama Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:22:30 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18803 You are amazing and I LOVE you. xo You are amazing and I LOVE you.

xo

]]> By: Kim http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18801 Kim Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:26:18 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18801 LOL! I always read comments before I post mine and that made me laugh! Love this analogy and the fact that you can reconnect to keep on stretching. And 2 thank yous?! Awesome! LOL! I always read comments before I post mine and that made me laugh!

Love this analogy and the fact that you can reconnect to keep on stretching.

And 2 thank yous?! Awesome!

]]> By: Brenda http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18799 Brenda Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:03:09 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18799 And I was going to go for the fun popping sounds analogy. But then I thought of noise putty (or what we call toot putty). And then I just lost it. See, I've already snapped! You do a great job at keeping us all happy. Good thing we're very bendy. And I was going to go for the fun popping sounds analogy. But then I thought of noise putty (or what we call toot putty). And then I just lost it. See, I’ve already snapped! You do a great job at keeping us all happy. Good thing we’re very bendy.

]]> By: Tanya Savko http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18781 Tanya Savko Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:39:15 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18781 LOL, Jess! You know, as I was writing this post, I kept wondering how I could work in the newspaper trick as part of the analogy, but I feared that would "stretch" the analogy too much. Oh, the fun I could have had with that! LOL, Jess! You know, as I was writing this post, I kept wondering how I could work in the newspaper trick as part of the analogy, but I feared that would “stretch” the analogy too much. Oh, the fun I could have had with that!

]]> By: Carrie N http://teenautism.com/2010/01/15/stretching/comment-page-1/#comment-18775 Carrie N Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:51:54 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=393#comment-18775 "If you lay down on newspaper, does it work?" HAHAHAHAHA!! “If you lay down on newspaper, does it work?”

HAHAHAHAHA!!

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