tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295297961169603838.post5973403323763047897..comments2024-03-27T09:32:51.954-07:00Comments on Dialogue & Discourse: a blog by Donna Halper: A Special Person and a Special Anniversary Donna Halperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709120386388369898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295297961169603838.post-54479329630627409722015-08-26T00:37:05.865-07:002015-08-26T00:37:05.865-07:00Lovely, heartwarming story. Lovely, heartwarming story. hcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514731950424359842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295297961169603838.post-61030860754514544972015-08-25T15:27:29.792-07:002015-08-25T15:27:29.792-07:00Very moving and very loving. My friend in Canada h...Very moving and very loving. My friend in Canada has a son who is autistic too. Though his spectrum is different from Jeff's, the fact that her son is autistic opened her eyes to a whole new idea. My friend never used drugs to make him <i>acceptable</i> and what is fascinating is that "O", the son, has a knack to make friends...with animals.<br /><br />My friend took "O" to the petting zoo and animals: goats, sheep and other animals would come up to him and want to be petted. His energy seems to also attract cats too. What may be feral cat, ends up being a very loving part of the family...which eventually became a little too crowded, so the family would take the stray pet to a no-kill shelter for adoption.<br /><br />What's fascinating about people with autism is that they are amazing people. People like:<br /><br />Mozart<br />Andy Warhol<br />Lewis Carroll<br />Dan Aykroyd<br />Sir Isaac Newton<br /><br />And the list goes on. Though Jeff may not be "famous" his energy, what the Chinese call chi or Japanese call ki has managed to break barriers of people by tapping into their inner self...like your husband. Though I am not a scientist or a geneticist, I believe that autism <b>MAY</b> be a part of the evolutionary process that some may have, while others may not. <br /><br />Yet it is your love for Jeff that proves that maybe we need to look at the spectrum in a different manner. Doc, your story is beautiful and it is your revelation that shows that there is hope for humankind. It was your love that allowed Jeff to open up and now he is returning the love unconditionally. <br /><br />Great work doc and I hope to read more from you.Prog Talkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344074987768372916noreply@blogger.com