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This video is really moving. Please shre it with anyone you know who cares about the future of children
with autism
The band, Five for Fighting, is
generously donating $0.40 to Autism Speaks
for *each time* the video is viewed the funding goes toward research
studies
to help find a cure. When you have a moment, please visit the link
below to watch the video and pass it along to
your friends and family.
They are aiming for 10,000 hits, but hopefully we can help them to surpass
this goal.
http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214
In this site you will:
Discover and celebrate the wonder & uniqueness of Asperger's Syndrome
Learn about my Aspie, Brett, and me as an Aspie's Mom and author.
Find a place where someone else knows exactly what you are going through.
Brett and Karen At Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco in August
Brett turns 15!
I remember when Brett was about 3 or 4 years old. We were all sitting down for dinner. Brett
always sat right across from me. Ken and I had been discussing our most recent trials with Brett. I sat there for
a few moments and looked at Brett . Such a beautiful child, angelic really.. Big blue eyes, long dark lashes, almost
white blond hair that was curly if we let it get to long... I sat there and wondered, " What will he be like when
he's nine years old. That was as far down the line I could look I guess. He's fifteen now. And let
me tell you, where we've been, where he is and where we see him going.
(To be continued)
See this and other art work by Brett Emigh
Asperger's Syndrome
and the
silver lining.
An Aspies key to success is his/her special interest. Encourage what they are interested in. If the interest of
the day is dinosaurs, find videos, books, wesites, museums, etc... If it's art, make sure there are always pencils, markers,
and paper available. This is their "silver lining". My son has always loved trains. So, we go railroad
exhibits and rides. We have videos, and what seems like miles of train track including wooden trains , plastic trains, diecast
metal trains; electric, push, and battery operated! He's only 13 so he has other interests but Tony Attwood has assured
me that he will find that one extra special interest and there in may lie the perfect job for him. Good luck
in pursuing those interests! Check out my famous person list to see what the Asperper's potential can be. With
support, encouragement, and practice our Aspie's can lead full, productive, rewarding and successful lives. Social skills
training is as essential for success as speech thereapy, occupational therapy, and behavioral intervention. Request
it at you next IEP!
ALONE IN THE CROWD
for Brett
Alone in the crowd.
A cliché, they say.
For me, it’s my life.
How I live day to day.
In my head are my friends like Thomas and Pooh.
I go to see them when there’s nothing to do.
I know no other way to be
And only I know just what I see.
I’m told I need to be like you.
It’s what everyone does. It’s what I should do.
It’s just to hard. I can’t see it your way.
I’ll tell you my story if I may.
So many things are too loud or too bright.
If I say so myself, I have excellent sight.
My own little world is a comfortable place.
I do everything there at my own pace.
I repeat things I’ve heard from videos and books.
Over and over again until I get looks.
Mom and Dad say, “Use your own words.”
And I think, “These are my own words. Haven‘t you heard?”
Sometimes my Mommy cries for me.
She wants some answers. She wants the key.
If only she knew there is no key.
She has to love me just for me.
She knows where to find me, though it may be loud.
She’ll find me there “ALONE IN THE CROWD“.
- Karen Emigh, Brett’s Mom
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