I had a wonderful comment from a favorite patient who sent an article called "Indigo Children".
I had heard the term used to describe Autistic kids before. My mom the same week brought me an article from the Edmonton Journal entitled " Autistics different, not inferior, researchers say".
Well those of us with these special children can echo that. The article talks a lot about brain differences, but states very clearly, that although they activate different areas of the brain, there is no less brain activity. When we got our diagnosis, my mom and I did a bunch of reading about how the prevalence of diagnosis has increased so dramatically over the last few decades. Was it better diagnosis? More actual cases? Was old uncle Arnold just eccentric like we all thought, or is it possible he had Asperger's before it had a name?
Has the food we eat and create that bears no resemblance to what nature intended finally gummed up our systems to the point where our bodies are starting to revolt? Genetically are our children getting less and less tolerant of chemicals and artificial ingredients? Is this the start of our awakening? A realization that we cannot continue doing to the earth what we have been doing and survive as a species. That we need to return to whole foods, pay attention to what we put into our bodies and in turn what we return to the earth.
My mom and I were laughing actually thinking maybe this is actually an evolutionary process. Maybe something is coming where it will be an advantage to see the world in a completely different way. Maybe they are the new models and it is actually us that are now the outdated models!!!!!!!!!!! Thank god I have two of them to show me the way into the new world!!
No matter what, I do believe that they will lead the way where the rest of us may be unable to see the path.
Different but not inferior,
In love and light,
Kathryn
I had heard the term used to describe Autistic kids before. My mom the same week brought me an article from the Edmonton Journal entitled " Autistics different, not inferior, researchers say".
Well those of us with these special children can echo that. The article talks a lot about brain differences, but states very clearly, that although they activate different areas of the brain, there is no less brain activity. When we got our diagnosis, my mom and I did a bunch of reading about how the prevalence of diagnosis has increased so dramatically over the last few decades. Was it better diagnosis? More actual cases? Was old uncle Arnold just eccentric like we all thought, or is it possible he had Asperger's before it had a name?
Has the food we eat and create that bears no resemblance to what nature intended finally gummed up our systems to the point where our bodies are starting to revolt? Genetically are our children getting less and less tolerant of chemicals and artificial ingredients? Is this the start of our awakening? A realization that we cannot continue doing to the earth what we have been doing and survive as a species. That we need to return to whole foods, pay attention to what we put into our bodies and in turn what we return to the earth.
My mom and I were laughing actually thinking maybe this is actually an evolutionary process. Maybe something is coming where it will be an advantage to see the world in a completely different way. Maybe they are the new models and it is actually us that are now the outdated models!!!!!!!!!!! Thank god I have two of them to show me the way into the new world!!
No matter what, I do believe that they will lead the way where the rest of us may be unable to see the path.
Different but not inferior,
In love and light,
Kathryn
The word inferior never popped into my mind in this context, and I find it sad it was even in the title of the article. We are all unique, and I think people with Autism or Asperger's often possess a genius that may not be acknowledged or appreciated. Sad our society is so obsessed with conformity but maybe you are right, maybe we are being opened up into a new consciousness.
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