tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post8804184605492196573..comments2024-02-02T03:32:36.204-07:00Comments on SQUIDALICIOUS: "Is Your Son Really That Difficult?" Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-57561660483907543132013-05-03T06:22:36.255-07:002013-05-03T06:22:36.255-07:00I must admit, I think pull up vertical blinds, whi...I must admit, I think pull up vertical blinds, which seems to emphasize common obsessions autism, even if they are not my favorite special treatment or special interests. I can understand wanting to play with them, too.<br /><br />http://www.hitechito.com/technology/mobile-technologies/android-development/android-application-development.phpAndroid App Developernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-36492778389597674982013-04-12T22:57:13.323-07:002013-04-12T22:57:13.323-07:00I must confess, I do feel that hint of pull toward...I must confess, I do feel that hint of pull towards vertical blinds that seems to mark common autistic obsessions, even when they're not my particular favorite stims or special interests. I can understand wanting to play with them, too.Ashmirehttp://www.etsy.com/shop/accentuateyourlooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-49393269842957031892013-04-12T19:07:09.438-07:002013-04-12T19:07:09.438-07:00We had to replace the regular blinds (horizontal, ...We had to replace the regular blinds (horizontal, not vertical) in my son's bedroom with a roller shade when he was a couple years old. He absolutely could not resist standing on the table by his window and rattling those blinds to bits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-32075579935463847962013-04-12T17:02:34.871-07:002013-04-12T17:02:34.871-07:00It's not that Leo is difficult -- it's tha...It's not that Leo is difficult -- it's that I know what can be difficult for him." Perfect.<br /><br />We are currently curtain-free in our living room :)Wantapeanuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993949583915924482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-65790119390754551492013-04-12T15:34:56.227-07:002013-04-12T15:34:56.227-07:00I'm so glad that you had such a positive advoc...I'm so glad that you had such a positive advocacy experience, and that the salesperson got it and was so thoughtful...<br /><br />but oh lordy, looking at those vertical blinds is giving me a flashback. We had them in two rooms in the house we lived in when my sons were toddlers and preschoolers, and the vertical blind were like magnets to them. I never thought about it until now, but of course there was a sensory component to it. <br /><br />Although, truth be told, every single toddler or preschooler, neurotypical or otherwise, that came to my house ended up pulling down some of those blinds. Never. Again.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469260021263343203noreply@blogger.com