Comments on: Hills and cliffs.

By: L

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:27:23 +0000

Good analogy. Having recently fallen off the cliff, I’m not sure how to deal with it. Or how to get back up.Very insightful.
(I have already said this but it was not accepted as I didn’t type my email address)

By: L

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:26:47 +0000

Good analogy. Having recently fallen off the cliff, I’m not sure how to deal with it. Or how to get back up.Very insightful.

By: Skillsets « Barefoot Amongst Birch Trees

Skillsets « Barefoot Amongst Birch Trees — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:42:56 +0000

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By: amir jabri

amir jabri — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:45:41 +0000

I agree alot with what you are saying, I am still a student and I found that depending on my mood or what medication (or lack of) and even diet can affect my mental performance and the “type” of skill that I’m good at at that particular moment. I like that I can be good at alot of different things, but not always when I need to be. I’m trying to find the ideal balance, but this flexibility makes it hard because I’m always tempted to go after fruit I can get if I change my lifestyle. I guess like a cliff climber I have’nt reached a plateau

By: jd

jd — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:58:17 +0000

Good analogy. My mother and I were discussing something similar to this, this week. About the trade-off of skills that occur, that it feels like shifts (of how we feel or focus?) that occur through our lives that result in better ability in some area and lesser in another way (that most people probably never notice in us). It’s like reaching the plateau is a different way of functioning(mode) and something is exchanged/traded, compared to being in the valley or climbing. Like how you have discussed gaining skills at the same time that others are lost. Thanks as always.

By: n.

n. — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:46:36 +0000

please excuse i only skimmed the previous comments so this might be a repetition.

perhaps the cliffs are moving (as might happen in a dream of mountain-climbing) at the same time that the climber is climbing them; that will improve the analogy?

and perhaps your “ground level” is a river valley, that is why it’s full of interesting stuff that can’t be experienced the same from above.

plus it has more oxygen – haha

By: Cassandra Jones

Cassandra Jones — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:22:20 +0000

I just watched your video in my class at college. I teach students with Autism in elementary. When I saw your video I started to cry when I heard that you were communicating with the things around you. I have a young girl that is non-verbal in my class but she always sings or hums a song. It sounds just like yours. I so desperately want to commmunicate with her but don’t know how to. Is there a way to learn your language so that I may be able to help her better? I don’t want to change her I just want to find a way to talk with her and help her. Please help me.

Thank you very much for showing me that I was right that she is trying to communicate with me.

By: Marcie

Marcie — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:45:06 +0000

I think I just have a savant ability in dealing with BS ;-)

By: ballastexistenz

ballastexistenz — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:43:25 +0000

Yeah, Sisyphus just about describes it sometimes. :-P

By: Some Lady

Some Lady — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:15:48 +0000

This deserves some mention somewhere on autism hub. Perhaps you might mention it? It is good food for thought for the skeptics out there. It has good video of a severely autistic young woman who is typing. I'll post this to Estee Klar, too. Article 1:Article about Carly Fleishman Article 2:Carly Fleishman Answers Questions Article 3:Carly Fleishman's Parents Answer Questions Theres video there, too.