tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post5595981509713627322..comments2024-03-09T01:07:20.958-05:00Comments on Day Sixty-Seven: Learning from Donald TriplettChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09687586555108712164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-58107473000608887392010-10-19T11:52:37.539-04:002010-10-19T11:52:37.539-04:00I hope everything is well with you and your family...I hope everything is well with you and your family. I miss your posts.<br /><br />JasminAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-9625311647816542152010-09-20T21:45:30.503-04:002010-09-20T21:45:30.503-04:00Thank you for linking to that post. I do find this...Thank you for linking to that post. I do find this story heartening for so many reasons.EJ Willinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333507287598525182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-68403626439606449692010-09-18T13:04:10.923-04:002010-09-18T13:04:10.923-04:00I have been thinking about this SO MUCH these past...I have been thinking about this SO MUCH these past few days since I read the article. Was thinking about myself and my own slow development. How much I struggled all through school and things just sort of clicked for me in my 30's, well beyond the school years. I'm not saying I'm so smart now :) or that my challenges were that of an autistic person, but the whole idea that the brain NEVER stops developing and we can keep on learning into our 80's even. Also has me thinking about my fathers cousin, who is now in her 70's and though never officially diagnosed autistic, I have no doubt she is. She holds the key to much of my family history (and she is exceptional with dates), so I want to talk with her more and have her give me some insight. She spent much of her young life in an institution. My father doesn't know the answers to the questions I have, and I so wish my grandmother was still around to talk to, but she isn't. So, I have plans to meet with Patsy, my dad's cousin, and find out from her. But as far as her development, my memory of her from when I was a kid, was that of someone who was definitely developmentally challenged and now it really is not that easy to pick up on. She has come far in the past 30 years. So, I calculated that if I live to be at least 80, Andrew will be 47 years old and I can see him living an independent full life. I just need to start taking better care of myself. We all need to live till we are 100 :)Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618981668465981620noreply@blogger.com