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autism... your opinions please.

He sounds amazing!

autism... your opinions please.

You have your hands full, but the heart of an angel. You are an amazing lady!

autism... your opinions please.

Hello Dilly, how are you doing?

RE: roses are red vilolets are blue.....

Roses are red
violets are blue
I like cs forums
do you?

RE: Who would you like to see return here?????????

Curly...... she seemed to be the heart and soul of the forums when I started to come here.

Tell what talents or hobby (s) you have....

That is so cool.

RE: Whatever happened to Gentlepaws?

Never noticed you spelled it in a unique manner... did not have my glasses on...... Unique spelling is very cool.... JMO, I like it.

Museum....

I do not know if this is expensive..... but a first date .... go to West Edmonton Mall, and play glow in the dark mini putt.

Went there for a xmas party from work. So I think it would be fun, make for laughing, hopefully a more relaxed atmosphere. Hopefully casual, and help relieve pressure to impress.

What do you think?

Museum....

No, not all stay home........ I'm still trying to figure out making friends and getting out with other people. Most people I know are married or have a partner.

I'm not a club or bar person, and getting someplace, it has to be accessable by bus or not expensive to get back via taxi. Not as many are interested in the art galleries or museum.

I consider going to the park... a date. Walking around town, or site seeing on foot can be a date. Don't cost much.

As for watching a movie...... sometimes feels more comfortable at home. :-)

RE: sorry guy's

and got home safe.

Museum....

You are not the only one. Grew up here, never once went to the Museum. Always wanted to though. Never went to the Garneau Theater to see a movie, just passed it going to work.

Museum....

I'd like to go.... but not alone and thought if some of the people from the singles group would like to go.... it would be different than going to a bar or something like it.

This weekend is my Father's Birthday... so can't do it this weekend.

Kitty and I also been planning on going out for pizza (or something like that) .... at a great place right next to the Garneau Theater.

What are you Reading.... or Listening to

Oprah had 2 little girls Abby and Britney.... conjoined twins...saw them on a special... and they were 16 yrs old.... and going to get their driver's license... It was so cool. They were never separated. If they were separated, one would have to be sacraficed. They were unique in their personalities, and their parents have done an amazing job of raising them.

What are you Reading.... or Listening to

I think I remember them.... saw them on W5 .... and Phil Donahue? ... not sure what other show I saw them on.

One had darker hair.... one lighter.... one was shorter and this caused some back problems for the other one..... One even went to college or university.... if this is the same twins you mentioned.

They were amazing.

Museum....

mine made me think of a slug slimy ...... would say pig, but that would be an insult to the pigs.

.... skunk and a rat. ..... he did have more than one personality..... cranky, miserable, sly, yada yada yada.




The dragon display is at the Edmonton Museum....

Thunder storm.... and it's raining...

My kids loved going out after it rained.... they would help Mom splash in as many puddles as we could find.... made for great memories. My kids still remember that too.

What are you Reading.... or Listening to

Get some sheets, and kitchen chairs..... even use the kitchen table if possible...... build a fort/or tent..... used to be the best way to occupy....

cheerio necklaces.... or fruitloops.... or apple something LOL not sure what they are all called :-)

and Dress up.... LOL

Thunder storm.... and it's raining...

Try to look at the positives.... (still need to improve doing that on my part...) helps the mood to think positive. .... and if you are Brew.... to have one or two.

What are you Reading.... or Listening to

Isn't it wonderful, the world through the eyes of young children?

Did not have Berenstein Bears on the TV when my kids were young, but we read all the books........ and ROBERT MUNCH is my fav children's author......

Thunder storm.... and it's raining...

+ 18 and rain there and there. No complaints..... if it rains, I do not have to go out and water the garden.

Museum....

The displays are supposed to be all about dragons..... any one interested in going?

What are you Reading.... or Listening to

Anything good on the TV tonight?

RE: roses are red vilolets are blue.....

Roses are red
violets are blue
sugar is sweet
and so are you.....


BUT

The roses have wilted
The violets are dead
The sugar is lumpy
And so is your head....




Roses are Red
The leaves they are green
You have a figure like a washing machine.

RE: am i cute to you

Brat is heading to bed.... 4:30 comes early. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Natta! Bonne Nuit, Bonne Reve.

RE: Has love been good to u?

RE: Has love been good to u?

RE: What's the weather like where you are

.... and why not!!!!!!!!!

RE: am i cute to you

Some one is in bad need of his extra long sleeved jacket.... he uses to hug himself........ and make that a prozac cocktail.... make it a triple prozac....

RE: am i cute to you

Ben gay???? who is that? Denture cream... must be yours babe.... I have all my teeth.... (did not have to pay for these ones.... came by them naturally, and grew them my lil ole self.)

Was home late from work today because those said glasses were taken in for a major adjustment.... now I can wear them.... and see.....

You look even hairier then you do when I am not wearing my glasses....

autism... your opinions please.

Living with autism
Public awareness and tolerance needs to increase



Five-year-old Keegan Winsor has been lulled to sleep by movies almost his entire life.

His routine is not the result of lazy parenting or incessant whining, but rather severe autism. He will scream for up to four hours if doesn’t have a movie playing at bedtime, explained his father, Craig Winsor.

On the Canada Day long weekend the Winsor family packed up their camping gear, including a generator and a DVD player, and headed from Edmonton to Pocahontas Campground in Jasper National Park.

On the third night, a park attendant approached them to relay complaints about a barking dog. While they sorted it out (the Winsors don’t have a dog) the attendant noticed their generator was running. She explained park rules dictated they must have all generators turned off by 8 p.m. because of the noise they make.

Craig said that they couldn’t turn it off until Keegan had fallen asleep and they could switch off the DVD player.

“Her response was, ‘That’s not my problem sir. You should’ve thought about that before you brought him out here,’” he recalled her saying. “I became frustrated. This is my son.”




The situation degenerated from there. The Winsors allegedly broke other park rules, including having food outside and a fire during a fire ban, and, eventually, the park warden and RCMP were called in.

But Craig is still upset the attendant wouldn’t attempt to understand their situation with Keegan’s autism. He would also like to see the park rules made more easily accessible.

“What really caught me off guard with this was that we were at a government-operated facility,” he said. “Their behaviour towards us was uncalled for.” He is currently waiting for feedback from the Human Rights Commission.

Steve Otway, resource conservation manager at the park, said rules are posted at the gate of the park, but attendants could have accommodated the family if they had known about their requirements in adavance.

“(Had it) been brought to our attention initially, we would have gone out of our way to accommodate this family,” he said.

Karen Phillips, program director at the Autism Society of Edmonton, said Keegan’s routine is typical of autistic children. “Children tend to have routines they rely on to get to sleep,” she explained.

“Whether it be music or TV or whatever works for a family ... Some children with autism can be up for days at a time.”

She said the society supports authority figures getting trained to learn about autism.

“If people can approach situations with curiosity and interest rather than judgment, they would often see parents working really, really hard to help their children be successful and be part of their community,” she said.

On Saturday, a family was asked to leave a Smitty’s Restaurant in west Edmonton after their five-year-old autistic daughter began pulling her hair and crying loudly because her choice of pizza wasn’t available. Rob Sroka, whose family owns 11 Smitty’s Restaurants in Northern Alberta, has since apologized.

Phillips said the society hears about these incidents on occasion. While public awareness has improved since the 1970s when people with autism were institutionalized, progress still needs to be made. “People often assume the behaviour is naughty behaviour or the child is spoiled,” she said.

“It’s really the child has a different experience of the world and they’re doing their best to survive.”