Comments on: Thankful for stuff people shouldn’t have to be.

By: lilalbrother

lilalbrother — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:03:32 +0000

Hi,
even though you don’t know me and I am new to your blog, I know quite a lot about you from cnn news. You really are a unique person and I truly hope you will do well… I will visit your blog often, if you agree to tolerate my presence)

sincerely yours,
lilalbrother.

By: J

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:39:50 +0000

I’m thankful that you provide such an intelligent and articulate blog. Not just because I like reading it (although that’s definitely a factor), but because it weakens people’s ability to argue, “Oh, no, I’m not talking about people like YOU, I’m talking about people like THAT!

Although there are an insistent few who claim that people who can’t communicate in a way they understand are completely separate in every way from someone with the same disability who can, a lot of people can learn from this that the divide between “high-functioning” and “low-functioning” (and most disabilities have similar divides), and that someone who’s not (or rarely) capable of communicative speech may have something valuable to say.

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:44:19 +0000

I’m thankful for you being here.

By: lordalfredhenry

lordalfredhenry — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:35:22 +0000

Thankful for my daughter right now. The granted wish to be a parent. I know it’s not for everyone but I am not going to go out of my way to comply with stereotypes either. This despite society’s idea of an ideal parent being someone other than who I am. Thankful for what friends I have. Lately, I feel rather baraged by various disagreements of sorts… many of which challenge how “good” I am as a person. Personally, I don’t find that much fault with myself and I know I’m biased there. I know what I want to “fix” or what to “accept”.

I read the anti-euthanasia website in the link you provided. I totally agree with their view.

By: observer

observer — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:04:03 +0000

I’d like to thank you for your blog. I’m not sure how to explain this without sounding corny, but I have learned a great deal from both your writing and your videos. My views have been challenged, enlightened, and transformed.

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Autism Vox » More on Ulysses Stable — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:50:13 +0000

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By: laurentius-rex

laurentius-rex — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:16:37 +0000

I am thankful that thanksgiving is something that happens in the USA and not over here :)

By: David N. Andrews MEd (12-2006)

David N. Andrews MEd (12-2006) — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:36:10 +0000

Hear, hear.