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LillaCat (Happy within Simplicity)
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Date Posted: 08:43:43 10/09/07 Tue
Hey Kels.
I listen to the show every morning on my way to school (I'm in college) and I've never felt the need to participate (because I know you have a million and six listeners who are more than willing...) but I was listening this morning when you spoke about your baby having autism.
I'm not a nurse. I'm not training to be a nurse, I'm not even in a medical field. I'm not even a mother. I have two younger siblings, however, that I've helped raise since they were born. One is 11 and the other is 6 (I'm 19 next tuesday).
I wasn't even aware that children who wring their hands are in danger of being autistic. My little sister used to wring her hands all the time. She wrings her feet (if you can imagine that.) She's not autistic.
The thing is, think back a few years to when they didn't know what autism was. A kid just had a few quirks. And because some people weren't okay with it, they had to put a name to it.
Kids will be kids, Kel. They will do funny, weird, or unexplainable things. There's no need to label them with something.
When your daughter starts walking, imagine if she gets hyper, doesn't listen, or starts raising her voice. Are you going to worry that she's ADD or ADHD? There's sooooo many things that you can possibly worry about as a mother, and doctors aren't making anything easier by labeling every child who is different. (You find a big enough group of different kids, and you've got yourself a disease.)
I decided to write because you asked ppl to write to you and tell you that "my kid did this and s/he is fine!" and so here I am (one among the million). My little sister wrung her hands, wrung other people's hands, wriggled around in her sleep, stared at things for long periods of time (still does, but now it's because she watches TV), is repetitive, loud, and cannot sit still. She's SIX. She's not supposed to NOT do any of those things. She's a baby, and that's what's expected of her. To read into those activities, it's like I'm SEARCHING for something to be wrong with her.
And don't listen to anyone who calls you a bad mother. What do they know? People who like to point out things that are "wrong" in other people's lives usually have some kind of deficiency in theirs.
You're beautiful, you have a beautiful kid, and you make millions of people's lives brighter in the morning. And you have a kid who is just as much as a "diva" as you are. Why walk when someone will carry you??? ^_^
Don't worry. Everything comes within it's own time. You're mommy now. You'll KNOW when something is wrong.
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