tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839052051073416028.post8905429222518481324..comments2023-11-02T07:30:27.680-07:00Comments on A Little Bit Autistic: Are we pathologizing personality?Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764022300747217993noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839052051073416028.post-69040061846226763452008-10-17T10:06:00.000-07:002008-10-17T10:06:00.000-07:00polly - okay, I'll update post to clarify that you...polly - okay, I'll update post to clarify that you believe in a brain glitch. Your other point goes right over my head...sorry!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764022300747217993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839052051073416028.post-67310814723110274172008-10-17T09:22:00.001-07:002008-10-17T09:22:00.001-07:00When I listed those personality types as correspon...When I listed those personality types as corresponding to pathologies, I intended to tie the idea of an underlying brain glitch as manifesting in different ways depending on the underlying temperment, not to claim that there was no glitch.<BR/><BR/>I guess I also left out the part where certain personality types are sometimes associated with corresponding physical characteristics (not too different than endomorph, mesomorph, and ectomorph but more refined).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500428667076133877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839052051073416028.post-90267143839955809202008-10-17T09:22:00.000-07:002008-10-17T09:22:00.000-07:00I'll take option 3 as well!I'll take option 3 as well!Shelli Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025189211860981351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839052051073416028.post-62188373124362986372008-10-17T08:06:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:06:00.000-07:00aspiemom, hi! Sounds like a good plan, and glad t...aspiemom, hi! Sounds like a good plan, and glad to connect with some one with similar values.<BR/><BR/>patience - I agree. Especially with the criticism of schools. I mean, I remember the pressure to conform. I shudder at the thought of what Brad will face. As for the label, consider the following three options:<BR/><BR/>1) Our children are pathologically different from neurotypical children. We should therefore try to cure them and make them as neurotypical as possible.<BR/><BR/>2) Our children are pathologically the same or similar to neurotypical children. Therefore, we should not treat or cure them.<BR/><BR/>3) Our children are pathologically different from neurotypical children. However, we should accept the neurological differences that are not disabling, and value the neurological differences that are positive traits.<BR/><BR/>Me? I like (3). My sense is that, from a neurological perspective, our children are pathologically different. The question is what do we do with the pathological difference. I want to say: let's own the label, and dispel the myths associated with the label.<BR/><BR/>But I understand the personality argument, and it is compelling, especially with something like asperger's which is more or less defined as a social impairment.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764022300747217993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839052051073416028.post-36060181772544409742008-10-17T06:07:00.000-07:002008-10-17T06:07:00.000-07:00I think part of the rise in labeling is the change...I think part of the rise in labeling is the change in society. We just don't have room for kids who don't fit in and there is a panic to fix them fast rather than letting nature take it's course. (not that some kids don't need help) <BR/>Smaller families and less neighbourhood play mean fewer typical role models.<BR/>Schools are noisy student centred affairs rather than quiet teacher directed style. Group work dominates and rote learning is unheard of. (which is precisely what many kids need to excel)<BR/>In the past; there were always kids who didn't fit in but now the borderline ones who managed are getting outed as well.Patiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567149340809225297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839052051073416028.post-2056175243309473022008-10-17T04:28:00.000-07:002008-10-17T04:28:00.000-07:00Hi there! I just came across your blog (I was dir...Hi there! I just came across your blog (I was directed by Quirky Mom). Anyway, I love this idea.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to also comment on your decision not to do biomedical or ABA. We do not do these either. My son goes to OT once per week to work on his sensory stuff as well as speech therapy for pragmatics and social skills. Beyond that, we're just trying to give him the tools he needs to make a good life in this neurotypical world.Shelli Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025189211860981351noreply@blogger.com