Comments on: After the Autism Diagnosis: A Grieving Process or an Adjustment Process? http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/08/after-the-autism-diagnosis-a-grieving-process-or-an-adjustment-process/ Parenting tips for children on the autism spectrum. Is it possible to live with autism without losing your mind, your life savings, or your spouse? Yes! It may be an uphill climb at times, but there are also some surprisingly easy spots. So for those parents who are determined to enjoy life with autism, welcome. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:05:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: admin http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/08/after-the-autism-diagnosis-a-grieving-process-or-an-adjustment-process/comment-page-1/#comment-219 admin Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:47:35 +0000 http://autismisnottheboss.com/?p=550#comment-219 Thanks for your candor, Kristin. I agree with you that there are sacrifices and difficult times, and that we grow as a result of them. To negate our feelings is neither productive nor wise. Glad you spoke up. - Mae Thanks for your candor, Kristin. I agree with you that there are sacrifices and difficult times, and that we grow as a result of them. To negate our feelings is neither productive nor wise. Glad you spoke up. – Mae

]]> By: Deborah http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/08/after-the-autism-diagnosis-a-grieving-process-or-an-adjustment-process/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Deborah Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:14:01 +0000 http://autismisnottheboss.com/?p=550#comment-217 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Deborah http://maternitymotherhood.net I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Deborah

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]]> By: Kristin http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/08/after-the-autism-diagnosis-a-grieving-process-or-an-adjustment-process/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Kristin Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:36:23 +0000 http://autismisnottheboss.com/?p=550#comment-216 gosh, I'll have to disagree on this one. Grief is a very real process for many special needs parents. To call this process by another term kinda negates the whole thing. By definition itself grief and adjustment are not the same thing. Here are some examples of things I can adjust to... I can "adjust" to having to get up at 5 A.M. instead of 7 A.M. I can "adjust" to buying turkey instead of red meats. I can "adjust" to having 1 diet coke instead of 2 each day. I can "adjust"... I can see that you want to put some kind of positive spin on grief, but who says it needs it. Grief is a very real process that never really goes away. Grief is something that the heart and soul need to feel and move through. I think grief is looked upon as a "bad" or "negative" process, when it seems more necessary than not. Maybe I just sound like a fool, but these are my thoughts on it. gosh, I’ll have to disagree on this one. Grief is a very real process for many special needs parents. To call this process by another term kinda negates the whole thing. By definition itself grief and adjustment are not the same thing.

Here are some examples of things I can adjust to…

I can “adjust” to having to get up at 5 A.M. instead of 7 A.M. I can “adjust” to buying turkey instead of red meats. I can “adjust” to having 1 diet coke instead of 2 each day. I can “adjust”…

I can see that you want to put some kind of positive spin on grief, but who says it needs it. Grief is a very real process that never really goes away. Grief is something that the heart and soul need to feel and move through. I think grief is looked upon as a “bad” or “negative” process, when it seems more necessary than not.

Maybe I just sound like a fool, but these are my thoughts on it.

]]> By: admin http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/08/after-the-autism-diagnosis-a-grieving-process-or-an-adjustment-process/comment-page-1/#comment-213 admin Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:40:26 +0000 http://autismisnottheboss.com/?p=550#comment-213 Thanks, Elise!- Mae Thanks, Elise!- Mae

]]> By: Elise http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/08/after-the-autism-diagnosis-a-grieving-process-or-an-adjustment-process/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Elise Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:43:35 +0000 http://autismisnottheboss.com/?p=550#comment-212 That was very well said. Adjustment period. I like that. That was very well said. Adjustment period. I like that.

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