Thanks. Well, we're in our first year since the diagnosis. There's still a lot I don't understand.
TheFonz
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By spectrum I mean what you just described. I'm confused now. Didn't you say one comment above that you don't read anything from ground news?
As a parent of a child with Level 1 autism I would never dare speak as an authority on the subject. There's just so much nuance to it. I could give people a surface level introduction but that's it. Being a parent does not make people by default into expert psychotherapists.
This is a silly take. You can't ignore all news because all news has some form of bias. You should try to map out your sources to an even spread across the spectrum. Media literacy shouldn't entail just reading from what you find agreeable. That will inevitably lead to an epistemic bubble.
The story I am calling out referenced rogue black holes. But this is very interesting!
Yes, I just reread it. You're correct. Can detect them now?
There was this short sci fi story I think about a lot. I forgot what it's called but it's essentially about some kind of particle (it's physics related) that floats around the universe and has the ability to engulf everything in it's path or something? The story is about the last few hours on earth when one such particle happens to stumble into our solar system. Ill have to dig it up.
Edit: Found it! It's called "the blue afternoon that lasts forever"
- Where things fell apart
- Conan O'Brien needs a friend
What a banal thing to lie about.
I've lived there for several years. I'm being facetious obviously. You guys are the perfect example of virtuous indignation.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It sounds like you have your hands full and as a parent I can only empathize. I totally hear you about media representation missing the mark. We have some roadway to make. I'm surprised how many parent friends we have that are relatively clueless (even though I must admit, until this January when we got the diagnosis I was too).
My little one started group therapy about two months ago and I'm super grateful even though the journey ahead is still quite long.
On the Asperger's topic: I was under the impression Asperger's is no longer in use as a diagnosis and was folded into the ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). At least that's what we learned this year throughout the diagnosis process.
Stay strong brother (or sister)!