Comments on: Personhood http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:36:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14334 gina Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:32:53 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14334 Oh, I heard the public service announcement again, autism affects 1 in 166- not 1 in 8 like I thought! Oh, I heard the public service announcement again, autism affects 1 in 166- not 1 in 8 like I thought!

]]> By: Don Bradley http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14329 Don Bradley Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:09:59 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14329 Kate is cool. She reminds me that I bring nothing to God... but begging. I got used to her quickly. My kids drive me nuts with no pews. They won't be still, and wander all over the place. Pews kept them under my control. Kate is cool. She reminds me that I bring nothing to God… but begging. I got used to her quickly.

My kids drive me nuts with no pews. They won’t be still, and wander all over the place. Pews kept them under my control.

]]> By: martha jane http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14312 martha jane Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:52:35 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14312 I don't know what to say, but I have to acknowledge this. I hope seeing this video will remind me not to make any assumptions about anyone--not to make statements out of my ignorance. I could not for a moment think that Luke and Kate are not thinking. They both seem quite strong in their opinions, each in his/her particular way. The main thing I have begun to see through the time I have known Luke and Kate, not so much about autism in particular, but about people in general, is how greatly we must humble ourselves before the mystery of any other human being, respecting their unique place in God's plan, without criticizing or judging. I have often had the thought that "normal" people have equally impenetrable ways by which they (we) put others at a distance, make themselves "safe" or unknowable, often so subtle or intricately developed, that even the person himself seems clueless. There is a kind of repetitiveness in this that seems not so different from Kate's dance or Luke's tasks. What is my dance, or yours? How can we begin to start moving together, to learn each other's language? Martha Jane I don’t know what to say, but I have to acknowledge this. I hope seeing this video will remind me not to make any assumptions about anyone–not to make statements out of my ignorance. I could not for a moment think that Luke and Kate are not thinking. They both seem quite strong in their opinions, each in his/her particular way. The main thing I have begun to see through the time I have known Luke and Kate, not so much about autism in particular, but about people in general, is how greatly we must humble ourselves before the mystery of any other human being, respecting their unique place in God’s plan, without criticizing or judging.

I have often had the thought that “normal” people have equally impenetrable ways by which they (we) put others at a distance, make themselves “safe” or unknowable, often so subtle or intricately developed, that even the person himself seems clueless. There is a kind of repetitiveness in this that seems not so different from Kate’s dance or Luke’s tasks. What is my dance, or yours? How can we begin to start moving together, to learn each other’s language?

Martha Jane

]]> By: Demetrius http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14302 Demetrius Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:25:35 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14302 From my pre-2001 years as a Catholic, I can confirm that Kate DIDN'T do well with the pews all over layout. She mostly spent the whole (much shorter) liturgy trying to get me to leave until it was so distracting for me and Luke that I stopped bringing her at all. I'm not sure how much I would read into the Kate dance. Sometimes it is purposeful, but most of the time I just think it's because she can't NOT do it. That is, it would be an effort for her to stay still for any length of time. As you say, her brother Luke has no problem with this now, but until he was 12 or 13, that wasn't the case. In fact, he used to escape from the house and just go in any direction about once or twice a year. We'd try to guess what destination he had in mind (mainly to try making finding him easier). But I think autism is here to remind us that it is the journey that matters, not the destination. Good luck. It's a joy to have your family at St. Anne's. Jeff From my pre-2001 years as a Catholic, I can confirm that Kate DIDN’T do well with the pews all over layout. She mostly spent the whole (much shorter) liturgy trying to get me to leave until it was so distracting for me and Luke that I stopped bringing her at all.

I’m not sure how much I would read into the Kate dance. Sometimes it is purposeful, but most of the time I just think it’s because she can’t NOT do it. That is, it would be an effort for her to stay still for any length of time. As you say, her brother Luke has no problem with this now, but until he was 12 or 13, that wasn’t the case. In fact, he used to escape from the house and just go in any direction about once or twice a year.

We’d try to guess what destination he had in mind (mainly to try making finding him easier). But I think autism is here to remind us that it is the journey that matters, not the destination.

Good luck. It’s a joy to have your family at St. Anne’s. Jeff

]]> By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14300 gina Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:45:54 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14300 I wasn't able to get the video to work, but it's likely my super slow computer. Tyler's best friend has autism-it is so complex. He's actually with him right now- they moved to Sault St. Marie(about three hours away) so Tyler only gets to see him every couple months now. They are so super smart- Zach amazes me. There's a girl at our church too that has it I believe- very much like this girl you speak of- she dances and I just love to watch how much she gets out of worship. She feels it right in her bones, you can totally tell. I think I heard yesterday on the radio that 1 in 8 kids now had autism. That's alot! I wasn’t able to get the video to work, but it’s likely my super slow computer. Tyler’s best friend has autism-it is so complex. He’s actually with him right now- they moved to Sault St. Marie(about three hours away) so Tyler only gets to see him every couple months now. They are so super smart- Zach amazes me. There’s a girl at our church too that has it I believe- very much like this girl you speak of- she dances and I just love to watch how much she gets out of worship. She feels it right in her bones, you can totally tell. I think I heard yesterday on the radio that 1 in 8 kids now had autism. That’s alot!

]]> By: Susan http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14297 Susan Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/01/26/personhood/#comment-14297 Beautiful. Thank you! Susan Beautiful.

Thank you!

Susan

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