Update: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

[proverbialwisdom]

GOOGLE: curious incident dog site:democraticunderground.com
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=curious+incident+dog+site:democraticunderground.com

UPDATES:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/06/arts/an-autistic-friendly-version-of-the-curious-incident.html
http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/arts-culture-news/preview-curious-incident-dog-night-time-8229786

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted already by someone familiar with/fond of the book.


RELATED INFO (discovered recently while exploring local movie theater website):
http://www.2d-hosting.com/autism-society/get-involved/events/sensory-friendly-films/
https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films

[proverbialwisdom]

1. "Today it’s 1 in 68 with 3 million individuals having autism in the U.S and 70 million worldwide."

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2014/12/03/children-autism-meet-santa-autism

12/03/14

Children with Autism to Meet a Santa with Autism
This guest blog is by Autism Speaks Staffer Kerry Magro. Kerry is an award winning national speaker who is on the autism spectrum.

I remember the first time I ever saw Santa. It was during the holiday season when my parents had taken me out to do some Christmas shopping at our local mall. I was a five-year-old, just newly diagnosed and I was completely terrified. I remember the loud music, the crowded lines and the overload I was feeling. I can still remember what upset me most. We left before I could meet Santa. I had no picture with Santa because I was completely overwhelmed and we had to leave.

Today I’m hoping to give children with autism the opportunity to do something I didn’t have the chance to do as a kid.

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While we hope to give back during this holiday season to make an impact for these kids we are also hoping this will start an even bigger conversation on getting autism-friendly Santa events for families who want them across the country. Autism Speaks is helping out with this now through their partnership with Simon Malls where 120 of their malls will be participating in autism-friendly events for our community.

I hope for those reading this that you will share this blog with your communities, local media outlets, newspapers, websites, social media etc. as we spread awareness for autism-friendly holiday events that can make a lasting impact in the lives of countless children.

When I was diagnosed, the numbers of autism were 1 in 1000. Today it’s 1 in 68 with 3 million individuals having autism in the U.S and 70 million worldwide.

Let’s spread some cheer for our community this season so we can make autism a part of that conversation for all our families and giving them a very very special holiday season.

Now it’s time to stock up on milk and cookies to prepare for the big day! Happy Holidays!

Kerry is hosting an Autism-Friendly Day @ Santa’s Elf Factory sponsored by JC Funraisers LLC being held at Tommy 2 Scoops 177 York St Jersey City, New Jersey on Saturday, December 13th from 10 AM to 5 PM for 70 autism families. Spots are going fast so reserve your spot TODAY here. A portion of the proceeds from this event will help provide scholarships for adults with autism to attend college.

Autism Speaks is partnering with Simon Property Group, Inc. and the Noerr Programs Corporation on their Caring Santa program! Learn more to see if your local Simon Mall is participating here.

[Odin2005]

2. Fuck "Autism Speaks"

[proverbialwisdom]

3. These mothers agree with you, largely, but you say the same to them. What else do you have to say?

http://www.ageofautism.com/2014/12/adding-insult-to-vaccine-injury.html

Posted on December 07, 2014 at 5:45 AM
Written by Cathy Jameson

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What is life like for Ronan now?

Ronan is almost 12 years old and is non-verbal. He is in diapers. He cannot take care of himself. He is prone to wander. He has seizures. And he has regressive autism. I know that I cannot erase what happened to Ronan. I know that I should keep my eyes focused on the future instead. But because of what happened to Ronan all those years ago, and how what happened to him continues to affect him and his future, ignoring the past is not possible...

http://thinkingmomsrevolution.com/open-letter-pre-regression-friends-children/

Posted on December 4, 2014
Written by ~ JuicyFruit

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After the regression, we became insular. We focused solely on getting through each hour, because it was too much to look further ahead than an hour.

My social life dwindled to nothing. You didn’t call, and I didn’t call. My marriage hit rocky times, and I still didn’t call . . . There was nothing we had left in common to talk about – you didn’t identify with a five-year-old smearing poop on the couch and screaming all night long, and I couldn’t shift my focus out of my world long enough to relate to yours.

Then I connected to other autism moms online. I realized that there were other people on my same path, and I made friends with them. They don’t mind the bitter – they have their share of it. They ‘get’ poop smearing and sleepless nights and marriages in rocky times as a result. They are my best friends – they are the ones that I call in the middle of the night when I can’t stop crying.

We don’t get milestones in the autism world, so we celebrate the inchstones. I know that in your world, a nine-year-old asking for presents to be put under the Christmas tree seems blasé, but in my world it’s call for a giant celebration, because until this year, he’d never noticed...