http://lbnuke.com/2006/04/09/what-happened-to-me-patricks-story/ A place to ramble... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://lbnuke.com/2006/04/09/what-happened-to-me-patricks-story/#comment-13 Lori Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:10:22 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=12#comment-13 I like the way you think :) I hope it catches on! I like the way you think I hope it catches on!

]]> http://lbnuke.com/2006/04/09/what-happened-to-me-patricks-story/#comment-12 Guest Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:09:58 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=12#comment-12 a very moving account of fitting in, thank you. my son is autistic and does not appear to know that he is different. he makes no attempt to mimic others and fit in, and we would not want him to, we want him to be himself, accepted as different but 'normal' in his world, and loved all the more for that. autism is generally understood and accepted now in the uk, but clapping, spinning and flapping can still sometimes cause smiles or irritation - especially on an aircraft full of people. but hey, we are all different, it's just that some are more different than others. a very moving account of fitting in, thank you. my son is autistic and does not appear to know that he is different. he makes no attempt to mimic others and fit in, and we would not want him to, we want him to be himself, accepted as different but ‘normal’ in his world, and loved all the more for that. autism is generally understood and accepted now in the uk, but clapping, spinning and flapping can still sometimes cause smiles or irritation - especially on an aircraft full of people. but hey, we are all different, it’s just that some are more different than others.

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