This one is dedicated to all my friends in the SBH group.
Today I have been writing back and forth with other parents in an online group we belong to. We all share a common thread. Our children are all very special, they all have brain abnormalities.
One of the common things we all share with this abnormality is autistic behaviors. Over time I have mentioned the difficulty of the behaviors but, I have not mentioned the humor that can come along with it.
Ok, so I am sure you all have seen Rain man. I know those of you who are not in our position may think this a cruel analogy but it rings so true. In fact I love that movie and its very existence so much because it helps me step back and find the humor in it all.
Me “Michael do you want a sandwich?”
Mike “light”
Me “Michael do you need a diaper?”
Mike “light”
Me “Michael do you" …. Me interrupted..Mike “light”
Everything in Michael’s world revolves around a light right now.
When ever he hears an ambulance he yells “light” because they put a light on his finger to monitor his heart in the hospital. When we are watching Grey’s Anatomy everyone on the show needs a light.
Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light
Sometimes I find myself breaking out in song “There’s a light…over at the Frankenstein place” from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Just because I have to interact with the word so it doesn’t drive me crazy.
I suppose I could sing “this little light of mine” but I find the other more amusing.
Moral of this is, embrace the difference, play with the words, and laugh at it, Its ok go ahead and laugh, it is funny at times and this life is far to short for us to get irritated by all the little tics that come along with our differences.
Today I have been writing back and forth with other parents in an online group we belong to. We all share a common thread. Our children are all very special, they all have brain abnormalities.
One of the common things we all share with this abnormality is autistic behaviors. Over time I have mentioned the difficulty of the behaviors but, I have not mentioned the humor that can come along with it.
Ok, so I am sure you all have seen Rain man. I know those of you who are not in our position may think this a cruel analogy but it rings so true. In fact I love that movie and its very existence so much because it helps me step back and find the humor in it all.
Me “Michael do you want a sandwich?”
Mike “light”
Me “Michael do you need a diaper?”
Mike “light”
Me “Michael do you" …. Me interrupted..Mike “light”
Everything in Michael’s world revolves around a light right now.
When ever he hears an ambulance he yells “light” because they put a light on his finger to monitor his heart in the hospital. When we are watching Grey’s Anatomy everyone on the show needs a light.
Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light, Light
Sometimes I find myself breaking out in song “There’s a light…over at the Frankenstein place” from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Just because I have to interact with the word so it doesn’t drive me crazy.
I suppose I could sing “this little light of mine” but I find the other more amusing.
Moral of this is, embrace the difference, play with the words, and laugh at it, Its ok go ahead and laugh, it is funny at times and this life is far to short for us to get irritated by all the little tics that come along with our differences.
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