Comments for Autism Calgary http://www.autismcalgary.com Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) living meaningful and purposeful lives in a community that values them Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:51:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Friend 2 Friend On the Road by Valerie http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/11/friend-2-friend-on-the-road/#comment-562 Valerie Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:51:38 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=681#comment-562 Way to go F2F team! Nice to 'meet' your new members and can't wait for your show at Altadore :)! Way to go F2F team! Nice to ‘meet’ your new members and can’t wait for your show at Altadore :) !

]]> Comment on Perspectives on “Person-First” Language by Valerie http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/12/perspectives-on-person-first-language/#comment-561 Valerie Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:27:23 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=726#comment-561 Love this discussion. My son HAS cerebral palsy, diagnosed at 1, and autism, diagnosed at 5. He is neither a cerebral palsy child nor is he autistic. He is a boy, a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a friend...his cp and autism are conditions, they do not define him :). Love this discussion.
My son HAS cerebral palsy, diagnosed at 1, and autism, diagnosed at 5. He is neither a cerebral palsy child nor is he autistic. He is a boy, a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a friend…his cp and autism are conditions, they do not define him :) .

]]> Comment on Perspectives on “Person-First” Language by Michelle http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/12/perspectives-on-person-first-language/#comment-271 Michelle Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:25:54 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=726#comment-271 First person self identity is such a normal, albiet damaging, part of the way we communicate as a society. We rarely tell people that we WORK at our professions; instead, we verbalize that we actually ARE our job. (I'm an Optician, I'm a Teacher, etc) We also do this for some disorders and illnesses. (I'm Diabetic, I'm Autistic, I'm schizophrenic, etc ) I personally believe that it can be damaging to a person's psyche and self esteem to be continually told what they ARE, especially if what they "ARE" has a negative connotation within society. People are all so varied and diverse in the way that they want to be seen and in how they view themselves that there is no, "catch all" solution to this issue, but I think we need to examine the way we verbalise our interpretations of self, as a society, and be mindful when we label any other human being. (First person, second person, or otherwise...) “ In this day and age, we tend to categorize and label, and I think labels are for food. Canned food.” Michael Stipe :) First person self identity is such a normal, albiet damaging, part of the way we communicate as a society. We rarely tell people that we WORK at our professions; instead, we verbalize that we actually ARE our job. (I’m an Optician, I’m a Teacher, etc) We also do this for some disorders and illnesses. (I’m Diabetic, I’m Autistic, I’m schizophrenic, etc )

I personally believe that it can be damaging to a person’s psyche and self esteem to be continually told what they ARE, especially if what they “ARE” has a negative connotation within society.

People are all so varied and diverse in the way that they want to be seen and in how they view themselves that there is no, “catch all” solution to this issue, but I think we need to examine the way we verbalise our interpretations of self, as a society, and be mindful when we label any other human being. (First person, second person, or otherwise…)

“ In this day and age, we tend to categorize and label, and I think labels are for food. Canned food.”
Michael Stipe :)

]]> Comment on Perspectives on “Person-First” Language by Erin http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/12/perspectives-on-person-first-language/#comment-228 Erin Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:24:31 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=726#comment-228 I have been battling with myself regarding this one for a long time. Here is another spin on terminology...I am diabetic. People know who I am...Erin... and I have never felt affronted when people have said that I am diabetic. Yes it's a condition I have but not once in my 381/2 years of having diabetes have I ever been called, "that diabetic girl", or the like - I have always been identified as Erin. Isn't that how we all identify people; by their name first? When I talk about my sons I never say, "my autistic sons" or "my sons with autism" for that matter; I simply refer to them as, "my sons Thomas and Jordan". I have been battling with myself regarding this one for a long time. Here is another spin on terminology…I am diabetic. People know who I am…Erin… and I have never felt affronted when people have said that I am diabetic. Yes it’s a condition I have but not once in my 381/2 years of having diabetes have I ever been called, “that diabetic girl”, or the like – I have always been identified as Erin. Isn’t that how we all identify people; by their name first? When I talk about my sons I never say, “my autistic sons” or “my sons with autism” for that matter; I simply refer to them as, “my sons Thomas and Jordan”.

]]> Comment on Friend 2 Friend On the Road by M-C http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/11/friend-2-friend-on-the-road/#comment-211 M-C Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:48:27 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=681#comment-211 It was a fun day with great road conditions (for which I am grateful when I look out the window today!) . It was a pleasure watching Erin 'take the wheel', as lead of a puppet presentation, a great start ! Candace, as usual....YOU ROCK ! It was a fun day with great road conditions (for which I am grateful when I look out the window today!)
. It was a pleasure watching Erin ‘take the wheel’, as lead of a puppet presentation, a great start ! Candace, as usual….YOU ROCK !

]]> Comment on Introducing the Friend 2 Friend Calgary Blog! by Mrs. Moxness http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/11/introducing-the-friend-2-friend-calgary-blog/#comment-204 Mrs. Moxness Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:58:08 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=587#comment-204 Just wanted to thank the F2F team for the amazing presentations they gave today at our school, Eckville Elementary! All our students and staff enjoyed it and learned so much! Thanks so much ladies! Just wanted to thank the F2F team for the amazing presentations they gave today at our school, Eckville Elementary! All our students and staff enjoyed it and learned so much! Thanks so much ladies!

]]> Comment on Introducing the Friend 2 Friend Calgary Blog! by Maggie2 http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/11/introducing-the-friend-2-friend-calgary-blog/#comment-132 Maggie2 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:21:39 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=587#comment-132 Hey f2f team, so happy to have you blogging! I love this presentation and I hope that more and more Calgarians get to see it in the near future. Anyone that sees f2f in action is transformed by it! Happy blogging. Maria. Hey f2f team, so happy to have you blogging!
I love this presentation and I hope that more and more Calgarians get to see it in the near future. Anyone that sees f2f in action is transformed by it!
Happy blogging. Maria.

]]> Comment on Introducing the Friend 2 Friend Calgary Blog! by M-C http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/11/introducing-the-friend-2-friend-calgary-blog/#comment-127 M-C Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:20:05 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=587#comment-127 Oh....and the one that made MY day was an adorable grade 3 student who gave us all hugs after the show and said : "Thank you, you MADE MY day with that show !" Oh….and the one that made MY day was an adorable grade 3 student who gave us all hugs after the show and said : “Thank you, you MADE MY day with that show !”

]]> Comment on Introducing the Friend 2 Friend Calgary Blog! by M-C http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/11/introducing-the-friend-2-friend-calgary-blog/#comment-126 M-C Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:17:30 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=587#comment-126 Today we had a G-R-E-A-T day presenting at MacKenzie Towne School ! The kids really loved the show and had wonderful things to tell us after wards ! For example: " You know, I really liked that Roger made a new friend and he did not give up even if it was not easy at the beginning !" " He got some good tips from his teachers.....is that Dog (Mr Fregus) REALLY a teacher at the school ? Wow !" And M-C got a chance to play Mz Pillar who was rolling her"Rs" in that "oh-so french" way.......she made Erin (Aka Roger) laugh when she invented a new word too ! (Sure+Swell= SCHWELL !) Today we had a G-R-E-A-T day presenting at MacKenzie Towne School ! The kids really loved the show and had wonderful things to tell us after wards ! For example: ” You know, I really liked that Roger made a new friend and he did not give up even if it was not easy at the beginning !” ” He got some good tips from his teachers…..is that Dog (Mr Fregus) REALLY a teacher at the school ? Wow !” And M-C got a chance to play Mz Pillar who was rolling her”Rs” in that “oh-so french” way…….she made Erin (Aka Roger) laugh when she invented a new word too ! (Sure+Swell= SCHWELL !)

]]> Comment on Introducing the Friend 2 Friend Calgary Blog! by M-C http://www.autismcalgary.com/2011/11/introducing-the-friend-2-friend-calgary-blog/#comment-125 M-C Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:10:32 +0000 http://www.autismcalgary.com/?p=587#comment-125 Hey hey hey....Thanks for starting this up ! Can't wait to start blogging about the great experience we are sharing with the kids and the community ! This is going to be Fu-un ! Hey hey hey….Thanks for starting this up ! Can’t wait to start blogging about the great experience we are sharing with the kids and the community ! This is going to be Fu-un !

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