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Makes one just burst with pride.  Buddy Boy had a self advocacy event of his own back in January, when his principal invited him to speak to a group of teachers regarding what it was like to be autistic.  He explained to them all the \u0026quot;neat\u0026quot; things about being autistic, as well as some of the challenges he faced.  Not to self-promote (too much), but I wrote about it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/club166.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/your-guest-speaker-has-arrived.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoe"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/1816328815874316004"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/1816328815874316004"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html?showComment=1305343933203#c1816328815874316004","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Club 166"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01816977079856902634"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-3071729511403039759","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/3071729511403039759","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-47287038"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"May 13, 2011 at 8:32 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4133804053238760462"},"published":{"$t":"2011-04-05T02:32:36.599-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-04-05T02:32:36.599-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"read you for the first time today! so i haven\u0026#39;..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"read you for the first time today! so i haven\u0026#39;t missed you, but glad nonetheless that u are back with that post.  neurodiversity starts at home!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/4133804053238760462"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/4133804053238760462"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html?showComment=1301995956599#c4133804053238760462","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-3071729511403039759","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/3071729511403039759","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-595634006"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"April 5, 2011 at 2:32 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-7634262136040193896"},"published":{"$t":"2011-02-07T16:01:35.753-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-02-07T16:01:35.753-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Steve! 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Squawk!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/7634262136040193896"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/7634262136040193896"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html?showComment=1297123295753#c7634262136040193896","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bev"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06766614739853100172"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_1vPB2M2IMiI\/Sw6QHcfQolI\/AAAAAAAACeY\/d9CvrvuLopg\/S220\/molesk+8.png"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-3071729511403039759","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/3071729511403039759","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1563692079"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"February 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-6878363033878000377"},"published":{"$t":"2011-02-03T06:31:59.478-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-02-03T06:31:59.478-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So good to \u0026quot;hear\u0026quot; your voice again! And ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So good to \u0026quot;hear\u0026quot; your voice again! And what a great story! Glad you stopped by to share it; it brought a big smile to my face."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/6878363033878000377"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/3071729511403039759\/comments\/default\/6878363033878000377"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html?showComment=1296743519478#c6878363033878000377","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Niksmom"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14715465327343655483"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/bit-rusty-very-roud.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-3071729511403039759","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/3071729511403039759","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1879863234"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"February 3, 2011 at 6:31 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-672563563130991718"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-30T17:20:28.862-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-30T17:20:28.862-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Freedom..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Freedom..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/672563563130991718"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/672563563130991718"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html?showComment=1251678028862#c672563563130991718","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Usethebrains Godgiveyou"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05026223483117357541"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4217888702567976008","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/4217888702567976008","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2111699350"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 30, 2009 at 5:20 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-1636519249721115565"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-28T19:51:29.790-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-28T19:51:29.790-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The pegboard is a great analogy for how many \u0026quot..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The pegboard is a great analogy for how many \u0026quot;professionals\u0026quot; see autistic people.  They see the label, and then \u0026quot;peg\u0026quot; this person as \u0026quot;just what my perception of an autistic person is\u0026quot;, rather than looking at the individual\u0026#39;s strengths and working with them on their own terms.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen my son was essentially home schooled for half of his Kindergarten year, there was a \u0026quot;teacher\u0026quot; from his school that came in 3 times a week for about an hour and a half.  She insisted on having Buddy Boy start each session by placing rings around the correct month\/day on a calendar board.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBuddy Boy knew how to do this, and was very frustrated that this person kept having him do the same darn thing every time (that he already knew how to do).  So he didn\u0026#39;t do it.  Which led to her wasting much of the session trying to get him to do it, which led to him acting out, etc.  It took Liz about 2 months before she convinced the \u0026quot;teacher\u0026quot; to just move on, already.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoe"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/1636519249721115565"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/1636519249721115565"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html?showComment=1251514289790#c1636519249721115565","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Club 166"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01816977079856902634"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4217888702567976008","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/4217888702567976008","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-47287038"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 28, 2009 at 7:51 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-8292610149975850121"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-27T16:10:55.169-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-27T16:10:55.169-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I love what Kassiane wrote.  As challenging as it ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I love what Kassiane wrote.  As challenging as it is with my own son, I do try to recognize and honor his refusals and contrariness.  I know it is as important as his sunny smiles and loving kisses. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI applaud Joaquin for standing up for himself and I hope he is successful in getting into his own home."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/8292610149975850121"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/8292610149975850121"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html?showComment=1251414655169#c8292610149975850121","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Niksmom"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14715465327343655483"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4217888702567976008","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/4217888702567976008","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1879863234"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 27, 2009 at 4:10 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-5296034104531413621"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-27T13:41:51.324-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-27T13:41:51.324-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The concept of \u0026quot;no\u0026quot;, and \u0026quot;I don\u0026#39..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The concept of \u0026quot;no\u0026quot;, and \u0026quot;I don\u0026#39;t want to and you won\u0026#39;t make me\u0026quot;.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFar more powerful than compliance. If only more of us were taught that  \u0026#39;no\u0026#39; is a reasonable concept sooner, rather than later."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/5296034104531413621"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/5296034104531413621"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html?showComment=1251405711324#c5296034104531413621","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Neurodivergent K"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02815685510033244185"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-p0zyze47wb4\/UPDVhn2ReII\/AAAAAAAAATc\/tOTec6ePRfk\/s220\/Dressup247_Anime_Avatar.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4217888702567976008","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/4217888702567976008","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1962583095"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 27, 2009 at 1:41 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-3296955032141687501"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-27T13:25:52.833-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-27T13:25:52.833-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Great, Joaquin is a wise soul.  Keep fighting the ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Great, Joaquin is a wise soul.  Keep fighting the good fight, Diana!  Steak is coming!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/3296955032141687501"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/3296955032141687501"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html?showComment=1251404752833#c3296955032141687501","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Steven"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08242519805701123467"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4217888702567976008","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/4217888702567976008","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1297180946"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 27, 2009 at 1:25 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4206449827317321048"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-27T13:23:15.047-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-27T13:23:15.047-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ahhhh..... ABA at it\u0026#39;s finest.... And people w..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ahhhh..... ABA at it\u0026#39;s finest.... And people wonder why I hated it so... \u0026quot;the child must do these tasks while you are making meals etc. The child cannot be left alone for a minute to play.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHopefully, he enjoys his new home and gets to socialize and ride his bike not do meaningless ABA tasks to keep him amused."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/4206449827317321048"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/4217888702567976008\/comments\/default\/4206449827317321048"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html?showComment=1251404595047#c4206449827317321048","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"farmwifetwo"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02680758336779501712"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/peg-board.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4217888702567976008","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/4217888702567976008","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1223494635"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 27, 2009 at 1:23 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-1811100753519024977"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-25T17:11:44.704-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-25T17:11:44.704-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thanks for your post. My son (9) is also high func..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks for your post. My son (9) is also high functioning autistic. He has trouble with eye contact. I try to encourage him.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, as he\u0026#39;s getting older, we\u0026#39;ve been reminded that soon he\u0026#39;ll be expected to shake hands. We\u0026#39;ve talked to him about this, but he\u0026#39;s not ready to go there.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA understand many of the comments about not needing to apologize. I\u0026#39;m often in a debate with myself about whether I need to explain\/apologize for non-typical behaviors to strangers or not."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/1811100753519024977"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/1811100753519024977"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html?showComment=1251245504704#c1811100753519024977","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"CorrieHowe"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.justbecausemypickletalks.blogspot.com"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-298033365566883739","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/298033365566883739","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-595634006"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 25, 2009 at 5:11 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-7330414449504293202"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-05T00:33:52.699-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-05T00:33:52.699-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This comment has been removed by a blog administrator."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/1425510047247697706\/comments\/default\/7330414449504293202"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/1425510047247697706\/comments\/default\/7330414449504293202"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/quintessential-summer-day.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-1425510047247697706","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/1425510047247697706","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.contentRemoved","value":"true"},{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-595634006"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 5, 2009 at 12:33 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-5160786016771661294"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-03T18:47:55.123-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-03T18:47:55.123-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"· San Francisco Chronicle: August 4, 1997; Agencie..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"· San Francisco Chronicle: August 4, 1997; Agencies for disabled in disarray. “The sprawling bureaucracy that controls more than $1 billion a year for developmentally disabled Californians is plagued by mismanagement and financial abuses so severe that the health and safety of the disabled have been jeopardized. State officials have known for two decades of serious problems in the network of 21 private, state-funded regional centers…More than 100 interviews and thousands of pages of audits, state reports and court documents revealed that some centers have been linked to embezzlement, fraud and unethical financial deals. Hundreds of children and adults with varying degrees of mental retardation, autism and cerebral palsy have received inadequate services—or no services at all—though the state and federal governments have increased regional center budgets by millions of dollars a year.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E· December 5, 1997, Chronicle writer Edward W. Lempinen, wrote: In a scathing report hand-delivered to top state officials yesterday, the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration criticized the state for risking the health and safety of the disabled, lax state oversight of their care and mismanagement of federal funds… Disabled people and their families who complain about services sometimes suffer retaliation from those who oversee their care.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E· Legislative Analyst\u0026#39;s Office \u003Cbr \/\u003EFebruary 2006  Analysts wrote there are, “…serious concerns about …quality of care or access to care for Regional Center clients.” Source: http:\/\/www.lao.ca.gov\/analysis_2006\/health_ss\/hss_11_4300_anl06.html\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E· Since the 1997 San Francisco investigative news coverage the only thing proposed to help track and monitor disabled person’s within the Regional Center has been in 2006: Under the client-tracking legislation, SB 571, each regional center would have to submit a Client Development Evaluation Report on each client at least every 15 months. The Department of Developmental Services, the primary agency monitoring Regional Centers opposed the bill. The bill was later gutted. Why would an agency appointed to protect disabled oppose a bill protecting disabled? Because these agencies don’t want the public to see the pervasive neglect of disabled and the total failure of the system serving disabled. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E· June 23, 2001, Los Angeles Times: “State officials have moved to revoke the licenses of 14 homes and day care centers for developmentally disabled adults operated by an Anaheim company accused of allowing clients to be sexually and physically abused….California Department of Social Services accused Westview Services of a variety of health and safety violations at the facilities, which are licensed to serve about 530 people in Orange and Los Angeles counties.” Again, Regional Centers were responsible for monitoring the disabled inside the group homes. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E· March 18, 2001 San Francisco Chronicle explains Regional Centers shockingly LONG history of ineptitude: “In 1965, the legislature created two pilot organizations for providing community services in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Called regional centers, they served as nonprofit brokers between state coffers and local suppliers of housing, training and other services to the disabled… State legislators, though, soon learned of serious problems in the new community care system. Reports and audits submitted to them in 1976 and 1988 described abuses of power, high turnover among social workers, poor accounting practices and chronic budget deficits at the regional centers.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E· February 25, 2001, The Sacramento Bee reported: “…a class-action lawsuit filed last year in an Oakland federal court on behalf of several disabled Californians and a handful of advocacy groups…. Allegations are that the state has failed to provide adequate services for disabled people….”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E·"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/5352467350667248510\/comments\/default\/5160786016771661294"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/5352467350667248510\/comments\/default\/5160786016771661294"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/one-runs-home.html?showComment=1249350475123#c5160786016771661294","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/one-runs-home.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-5352467350667248510","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/5352467350667248510","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-595634006"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 3, 2009 at 6:47 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-4272702331318133428"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-03T18:45:00.393-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-03T18:45:00.393-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"San Diego Regional Center, most specifically, Mary..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"San Diego Regional Center, most specifically, Mary Heed, a phony, fake behavioral specialist(who doesn\u0026#39;t have a degree in psychology or any experience with directly caring for long term patients with self injury, can not and should never be trusted. These so called experts are nothing more than people who write reports and refer parents to other places who don\u0026#39;t know what to do. It\u0026#39;s a total con. SDRC is perhaps the biggest con job the government has ever pulled off in San Diego. The people working there are largely ignorant and work tirelessly against parents."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/5352467350667248510\/comments\/default\/4272702331318133428"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/5352467350667248510\/comments\/default\/4272702331318133428"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/one-runs-home.html?showComment=1249350300393#c4272702331318133428","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/one-runs-home.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-5352467350667248510","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/5352467350667248510","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-595634006"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"August 3, 2009 at 6:45 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-7769205164204062419"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-02T09:57:02.543-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-02T09:57:02.543-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sorry, think the link didn\u0026#39;t work. This should..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sorry, think the link didn\u0026#39;t work. 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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pict..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"What an awesome post!  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pictures of you and the boys. :-)  Um, ok, I could\u0026#39;ve done without the tarantula picture, though...I may be traumatized for life by the mere *idea* of one in the pool! *shudder*\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis one sentence will stay with me for a really long time, though:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut remember - autism consists of developmental delay, not developmental stasis...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuch an important distinction which gets lost on so many 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to."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/8165291410741766730"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/8165291410741766730"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html?showComment=1248884086610#c8165291410741766730","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"J"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10831843534657098189"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-298033365566883739","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/298033365566883739","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-214452170"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"July 29, 2009 at 9:14 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-9115027465236988230"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-29T08:22:46.376-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-29T08:22:46.376-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Oh, yeah, I have had plenty of these awkward momen..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Oh, yeah, I have had plenty of these awkward moments in my lifetime! For most of my life, I wondered what was wrong with me, and thought that I truly must be the most self-centered person in the world for not recognizing people who recognized me. Sometimes the person would even tell me who he\/she was, and I still couldn\u0026#39;t get it. Of course, over the years I have learned how to \u0026quot;fake it\u0026quot; somewhat, so as not to make the other person quite so uncomfortable. Sometimes. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis (prosopagnosia) is something I wish the general public was a bit more aware of. It happened again just last week, when I didn\u0026#39;t recognize the mother of a teenager in an ASD group I work with. Of course, in this case, it was just fine, she knew what was going on, reminded me who she was, and there was no damage to the relationship. That\u0026#39;s the tricky part of it; people do get offended, and many find it hard to believe that this is a function of my neurology as opposed to rudeness or indifference. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI wish I had some advice for J. on dealing with it, but I don\u0026#39;t really. The cues we often end up using, like clothing and hairstyles, are of course subject to change. Hopefully, letting him know that it isn\u0026#39;t his fault will help him be more comfortable when this happens. That can sometimes make the difference between moving on with the relationship vs. slinking away and hoping never to see the person again."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/9115027465236988230"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/9115027465236988230"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html?showComment=1248880966376#c9115027465236988230","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bev"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06766614739853100172"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_1vPB2M2IMiI\/Sw6QHcfQolI\/AAAAAAAACeY\/d9CvrvuLopg\/S220\/molesk+8.png"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-298033365566883739","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/298033365566883739","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1563692079"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"July 29, 2009 at 8:22 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-7633843796329912410"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-29T07:28:15.960-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-29T07:28:15.960-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"That\u0026#39;s a good point, ABFH.\nI think it is possi..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"That\u0026#39;s a good point, ABFH.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI think it is possible that J does have face blindness to a degree, and his memory issues don\u0026#39;t seem limited to just that.\u003Cbr \/\u003EI\u0026#39;ll consider that."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/7633843796329912410"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/7633843796329912410"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html?showComment=1248877695960#c7633843796329912410","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"J"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10831843534657098189"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-298033365566883739","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/298033365566883739","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-214452170"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"July 29, 2009 at 7:28 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-738791387627071435"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-29T05:57:14.774-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-29T05:57:14.774-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Although children should indeed be taught that it ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Although children should indeed be taught that it is polite to say \u0026quot;hi\u0026quot; in response to another person doing so, there is a difference between teaching basic politeness and requiring a child to apologize for having a disability (faceblindness).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot everyone can easily remember faces, and to the extent that there is a social expectation that those of us who have difficulty with faces should be constantly apologizing, I think that needs to change."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/738791387627071435"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/738791387627071435"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html?showComment=1248872234774#c738791387627071435","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"abfh"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01228622726560993968"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"22","src":"http:\/\/i42.photobucket.com\/albums\/e310\/autisticbfh\/whoseplanet.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-298033365566883739","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/298033365566883739","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1610002599"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"July 29, 2009 at 5:57 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-277481764710252052"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-29T03:03:48.417-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-29T03:03:48.417-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"That is a great story.  One of my daughters is ver..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"That is a great story.  One of my daughters is very visible, so it\u0026#39;s not at all uncommon that people recognize her when we\u0026#39;re out in public.  Everyone says hi and waves to her, and she waves back like she\u0026#39;s the queen.  We\u0026#39;ve been working for years to try to explain that it is polite (and a good thing) to respond appropriately, and I think that this is a model that she might be able to use.  Thanks!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/277481764710252052"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6202467949945153658\/298033365566883739\/comments\/default\/277481764710252052"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html?showComment=1248861828417#c277481764710252052","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jen"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02809636995447795326"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_WZYQrIZi_L4\/R-Tw4tQ863I\/AAAAAAAAAFg\/T5vAB-YdD_I\/S220\/n574180420_637182_2840.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/onedadsopinion.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/awkward-moments-are-okay.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202467949945153658.post-298033365566883739","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6202467949945153658/posts/default/298033365566883739","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1736911723"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"July 29, 2009 at 3:03 AM"}]}]}});