tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post4243091099679085362..comments2024-02-02T03:32:36.204-07:00Comments on SQUIDALICIOUS: Identifying & Accepting Happy Autistic Kids at the PlaygroundUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-37715904217640419642012-04-24T21:18:29.989-07:002012-04-24T21:18:29.989-07:00If Leo was touching or in any way possibly endange...If Leo was touching or in any way possibly endangering smaller kids, I would have gently redirected him. As a playground ambassador for all our kids, it's incredibly important that his right to quirkiness stays firmly within the realm of peaceful coexistence.Shannon Des Roches Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057806553670980068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-13758293244716949012012-04-24T05:38:26.523-07:002012-04-24T05:38:26.523-07:00So, seeing Leo's circuit, I think of it as EXA...So, seeing Leo's circuit, I think of it as EXACTLY how you described it-- a kid's idea of The Very Best Fun. <br />I am the mom of one very young child who's not on the spectrum. We were at a local playground a weekend or two ago, and there was a boy who was doing a repetitive circuit that was much larger than Leo's. However, he was moving smaller kids out of the way to complete it, and was a bit rough with some other kids. This made me a little bit nervous, because I was worried he might move one of the smaller kids to a part of the structure that was less safe for them, if that makes sense...Brenda LoneStarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465701293086539556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-76016446497193297982012-04-18T04:13:47.725-07:002012-04-18T04:13:47.725-07:00This is why I think that the whole high/low functi...This is why I think that the whole high/low functioning label doesn't always stick... my "high functioning" Aspie looks exactly like this on the playground. Like Zoe said, to me it looks like a fun game and a happy one at that.<br /><br />- HanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-8181430367126991672012-04-17T16:15:55.233-07:002012-04-17T16:15:55.233-07:00I think it's great, and it would not bother me...I think it's great, and it would not bother me at all.neansaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620095275878864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-43328592358400794362012-04-17T11:29:26.276-07:002012-04-17T11:29:26.276-07:00Dang! Lost my comment! Here I go again!
Loved th...Dang! Lost my comment! Here I go again!<br /><br />Loved the video. I would have thought nothing of what Leo was doing. <br /><br />My nephew, 22, is autistic. He paced my living room constantly while he dictated his soon-to-be-released short novel for kids, The Magic Quest.<br /><br />Zoe, I will have to try your pacing idea one of these days myself, after the flu is gone. <br /><br />Shannon, I just received my copy of TPGA, and I love hearing from so many different people. I wish I had had a book like this back in 1981, when I had my first student with autism. The best thing I learned from him and his family was to LISTEN. But I needed to know so much more!dneansaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620095275878864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-57883893394506471912012-04-16T20:24:24.853-07:002012-04-16T20:24:24.853-07:00What would I have thought?
He looks like an ordina...What would I have thought?<br />He looks like an ordinary kid doing ordinary kid stuff.<br /><br />And the "intentionally over-loud voice"?<br />Sounds like an arrogant, ignorant, insensitive boor.<br />The nicest thing I can say.LaDeeDahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316447623906230003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-45300691934070677642012-04-14T22:56:32.931-07:002012-04-14T22:56:32.931-07:00Thanks folks -- hope reserves renewed, thanks to a...Thanks folks -- hope reserves renewed, thanks to all y'all. And Zoe, I'll be trying to find that circle!Shannon Des Roches Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057806553670980068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-90583513444288905912012-04-14T12:15:41.714-07:002012-04-14T12:15:41.714-07:00Before I had my child, before I saw his beautiful ...Before I had my child, before I saw his beautiful movements, before I knew ... I would have to say (and I'm guessing) that I thought he was playing out a game of some sort even though I couldn't tell what it was. Somehow that it made sense for him. I'm not saying that to make me look good or some nonsense, but I hope that gives you (as it gives me) comfort in the many views of our children.<br /><br />Also, your site rocks. As does TPGA's.Brenda Rothman (Mama Be Good)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399227210081662280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-33788807653747247902012-04-13T04:25:05.428-07:002012-04-13T04:25:05.428-07:00There isn't much more harmless then someone wa...There isn't much more harmless then someone walking circuits! It's not like he or she is bullying anyone. I know of a kid who used to made repetitious hand movements - why? To see and contemplate how the muscles and bones work! Such activities are often done for a reason even if we don't know why :)Ursula Cillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275645532802787375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-90859328644239295982012-04-12T21:38:17.854-07:002012-04-12T21:38:17.854-07:00My daughter doesn't stim--usually. Recently, s...My daughter doesn't stim--usually. Recently, she's started talking with a friend on the phone, and if she's not talking while on the computer (while her friend and her check out a site), I've noticed that she walks around the dining room table while she chit-chats away. It actually looks very similar to what Leo is doing on the video.Cheryl D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09325231488203008376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-39202073163241652832012-04-12T19:12:00.951-07:002012-04-12T19:12:00.951-07:00Oh wow, what a great video. That pacing looks deli...Oh wow, what a great video. That pacing looks delicious (delicious is a food word, but acceptable here because I refer to a pleasurable and nutritious component of one's sensory diet). There's a certain size of circle you can pace - the one Leo's doing here looks about perfect for his height - that gives you a sensation of pressure in your body, when you find yourself leaning inward to stay on course. It's difficult to describe - maybe you know the science concept that causes this? Is it centrifugal force or something?<br /><br />(If you're curious, you can probably experience something like what Leo experiences by walking in circles of various size until you find the one that feels best, though I'm not sure how it will feel in your body and brain)Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262366138710367196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-13203120927465519602012-04-12T11:13:38.799-07:002012-04-12T11:13:38.799-07:00When my kids were little, I purposefully took them...When my kids were little, I purposefully took them to a park and school playground where the special needs elementary school was. I wanted then to see others who were not the same as they were. I wanted them to find acceptance, empathy and understanding beyond the walls of our home. I did not sit back and watch, I joined them to show them that the other children, of ALL capabilities, were not anything to be scared of. And I can say, with all honesty, that those few years of playground fun made a huge impact on their lives. They have autistic and Down's friends at school. They do not make fun of or shy away from those who are different in any way, unless they are violent (which gee, my kids can be sometimes, too). The only time I stepped in was when a young man was banging his already bruised forehead on the metal playground equipment and asked the teacher if they waited for blood before they tried to redirect him (yes, sarcasm was my choice because the supervisors were not paying any attention to him and it ticked me off). Leo is welcome to come walk circles around anything that will make him happy in our world!!!Tammomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722999157331700357noreply@blogger.com