My daughter is not what my mind first went to when they said "autism." She is happy, hugging, sweet, and funny. She does not rock back and forth. She does not hit her head on things. She does have definite characteristics, don't get me wrong. Her speech is incredibly limited. Communication is very hard for her. She would rather be alone than with kids her age. She is SUPER into organization (lines up things by color quite often). She would rather figure out how something works than play with it as it is intended.
I've spent MANY hours researching autism and have found that some very famous people have autistic traits...here are a few. These people may be on the autism spectrum, just have characteristics, or are just unique and cool to the rest of us :)
Isaac Newton
John Denver
Franz Kafka
George Bernard Shaw
Mark Twain
Vincent VanGogh
Vincent VanGogh
Jim Henson
Andy Kaufman
Charles Shultz
Andy Warhol
Woody Allen
Bob Dylan
Bill Gates
Al Gore
John Nash
Keanu Reeves
I think my daughter is in good company :)
4 comments:
I'd say your daughter is in VERY good company! Very interesting...I had no idea! Keep writing those posts! :)
Paula
Great company! She is such a cutie! I am so proud of her progress. It is so neat. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Our children sound very similar. My 7 yo son is also very social and very loving. He has quite a vocabulary, but most of it is spoken too fast and too loud to be understand. I translate for him quite often.
I just found your blog, but definitely plan to visit often. I can't wait to learn more about your love.
pjmom, i'm glad you checked out the blog. i look forward to hearing your thoughts!
cn, ty for the comments. i hope you'll come back.
monte, i hope we can swap information on things to help our kids. glad you found me!
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