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>>such a glowing reference by an esteemed >>professional...Michelle Dawson is an inspiration! >> >>And you are too, LG ! I imagine you are underpaid >>even at $500 an hour ! >> >>thanks for posting this ! >> >>Cheryl > >wana read something funny.... >when was so desperate to get the support services, >that contacted every darn autism related org. that >could find in canada and noone wante dto bother... >well, the local chapter of our Autism Society >president.. her words "she's been told where to go" >when someone from the internet had asked if the autism >society can help in advocating for lg's support >services... >and ofcourse, couldnt GO there... since was living >50KM away from town.. in the middle of the bush.. with >no car.. no relatives and not a single soul for a >friend except for the internet friends... >so, what the help that wanted from the autism society >was IF someone could have come out and gotten lg from >the bush, and brought lg to the office of the place >where had been "told where to go"... >anyways.. picking up lg and bringing her to an office, >(even if paid the gas) was too much for the autism >society... they said noone can do that.... (give lg a >ride to get her support services applied for properly) > >so.. anyways... >THE FUNNY part IS this: > >two weeks ago... was speaking for those very same >people... >that very same president was patting on mine back and >saying how happy she was that had "made it" there.. >and came to speak to them... lol ((no telling lg >"where to go" that night.. lol) > >aahh... visions of what scap wrote that one time... >about how adults with autism are of one good use for >autism societies... that they can pick our brains, to >try to figure out their own kids... and once they pick >our brains, they can send us off on our way... lol > >so, let them pick mine brain... for free... >as a little "thank you" for the time they had "told >where to go" to lg. > >it was like a vindication.. to be able to think inside >of mine brain.. that lg didnt stoop so low as to say... >well, what did you DO FOR ME!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!! when >needed help... lol > >was able to rise above that... and nourish mine soul.. >by being able to do that... >what a blessing that was. > >and, at the end of that meeting.. this lady came in >private and said to lg that next month is the >elections for new positions in their chapter.. she >said she would really like lg to come to taht >meeting... (am NOT a member of any autism soceity)... >she said that she thinks people who "know what it is >like" should be in the executive positins... lol >might GO to that meeting... BUT WILL NOT pay for a >membership... IF those people want to suggest lg >become a executive committee member there... they can >either forgive the membership fee... OR not have lg >there.. because AM NOT going to pay for them to pick >mine brain... >will let them do it for free... but will not pay them >to do it. that is going too far. > >and even at that meeting.. people had brought >strangers there (non members of the autism society), >there were even daycare providers who arrived because >they had a child recently dx'd with aspergers.... >so, this guy from one of the school board waas there.. >some kind of a spec. ed. director title he had. >anyways... early this week.. received email saying >that he wanted to invite lg to come and do some >teaching to their teachers in their school board... >that will be in May. > > >oohh... what a wierd world we live in.... > >lg
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