12 Jan 2008, 8:58 pm
12 Jan 2008, 9:23 pm
2ukenkerl wrote:
Age1600 wrote:
2ukenkerl wrote:
I toyed with this idea a while ago, but didn't know how they would react to a middle aged single man. Also, I am not into sports, etc...
Do you really think they might accept me? Especially if I said that, though I am not diagnosed, I would take an HFA/AS kid? I think, in most cases, my preferences and dislikes, would be HEAVEN for an autistic. I don't know about an LFA kid, and pdd-nos is maybe a tossup.
age1600,
How did things work out with YOUR little?
Do you really think they might accept me? Especially if I said that, though I am not diagnosed, I would take an HFA/AS kid? I think, in most cases, my preferences and dislikes, would be HEAVEN for an autistic. I don't know about an LFA kid, and pdd-nos is maybe a tossup.
age1600,
How did things work out with YOUR little?
My little is cool, shes just a lot to handle, she knows i'm not the highest functioning, and shes a big kid like me, so it kinda works out haha. I also had a chance to work with a LFA girl, but she ended up getting taken right before i could chose, which stunk. Anyways, its a good program, just be willing to know that most of these kids neeed the mentoring and help, my little lives in the ghetto, has no friends, single mom, just sad. So it is hard at times.
I live closer(about 30-40 miles away) to what I would consider a true ghetto than I ever have in my life. I wouldn't want to have a kid from there for a LOT of reasons though. For one, they tend to think anyone with certain things is RICH, etc.... and it hurts relationships.
What kind of mentoring do YOU have to do? I could only be there like a few days every couple weeks, or in a given place for a short period.
WHO KNOWS though, it could work out! I had sort of a big brother when I was growing up, and I LOVED it! I HATE sports, and AS kids apparently tend to not like sports. Some even tend to like what I do! That would be GREAT! NOW, if the logistics fit, and we are a close enough match, GREAT!
BTW Where I live is considered a nice part of town. Crime is LOW, there are a lot of resources, and it is predominantly middle to upperclass English speaking Americans. You can often use obscure english words, and talk about obscure things, and get a proper answer!! !! ! Heck, even an "I don't know, MAYBE THEY do." is preferable to the garbage run around, assuming, and second guessing I got in california.
I take her out a lot, just hang out with her, try to give her as much positive feedback as possible, also try to encourage her to be herself, and not be afraid of that. Mentoring wise, nothing major yet, i've only been a big since october, but each day is a new challenge.
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04 Feb 2008, 6:20 pm
04 Feb 2008, 6:55 pm
04 Feb 2008, 8:08 pm
riverotter wrote:
This is sort of an update and sort of to see what people thought (especially age1600!! !). An acquaintance of mine has a 16 year old daughter with Down Syndrome, and I sort of clicked with her (we both like to sing songs from musicals and like some of the same ones) and having seen how this girl kind of gets a little less attention than she maybe should (remarried parents with a two-year-old) I thought, maybe I could suggest she could hang out with me sometime. They only live a mile or so away. Then they could focus on the child they have together. The step-mom just seems annoyed with her (yeah, I've been briefly at their house twice and read her blog). Is that kind of weird to offer? What if they say no?
I think that sounds great also! Go for it! My cousin has down syndrome, hes sooooo sweet, i love hanging with him!
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04 Feb 2008, 10:49 pm
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