Comments on: Why Chaos? http://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/2009/08/why-chaos/ The Autism Blog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:36:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Making the Connection : Embracing Chaos http://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/2009/08/why-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Making the Connection : Embracing Chaos Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:15:34 +0000 http://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/?p=8#comment-9 [...] every fiber and sinew, and expresses it the best way he knows how.  Yet, many people outside the chaos of autism would not see or interpret his love [...] [...] every fiber and sinew, and expresses it the best way he knows how.  Yet, many people outside the chaos of autism would not see or interpret his love [...]

]]> By: Stephanie http://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/2009/08/why-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Stephanie Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:43:33 +0000 http://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/?p=8#comment-7 The point being that it is not autistics who are chaos or who make chaos, but us trying "normal" ways to love/teach/interact with them and expecting to make a "normal" child. The idea actually came from my brother, who loves his nephews dearly, but is not able to see them often. It's like coming out of darkness into light. First you see the chaos, but then, as your eyes adjust, you see the meaning and order underneath the chaos. For us, it is "the new normal." However, new parents, new friends, and other people who newly enter our children's lives still face that adjustment period. "I shall have to check out your writers bit as I could do with a jot of help in that department." Ooh, don't do that. There's nothing there. I've been working on setting up the web pages and haven't gotten the whole "content" thing down yet! The point being that it is not autistics who are chaos or who make chaos, but us trying “normal” ways to love/teach/interact with them and expecting to make a “normal” child. The idea actually came from my brother, who loves his nephews dearly, but is not able to see them often. It’s like coming out of darkness into light. First you see the chaos, but then, as your eyes adjust, you see the meaning and order underneath the chaos.

For us, it is “the new normal.” However, new parents, new friends, and other people who newly enter our children’s lives still face that adjustment period.

“I shall have to check out your writers bit as I could do with a jot of help in that department.”

Ooh, don’t do that. There’s nothing there. I’ve been working on setting up the web pages and haven’t gotten the whole “content” thing down yet!

]]> By: Maddy http://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/2009/08/why-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Maddy Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:33:35 +0000 http://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/?p=8#comment-6 Aha! I was a bit worried for a moment there but I take your point. We call it 'the new normal.' I shall have to check out your writers bit as I could do with a jot of help in that department. Cheers Aha! I was a bit worried for a moment there but I take your point. We call it ‘the new normal.’ I shall have to check out your writers bit as I could do with a jot of help in that department.
Cheers

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