High school for Autistic/Aspergers kids to open. - Page 3

jinx · 02-27-2010, 12:56 PM

They squeeze D out of pig and cow skin to put in milk. Lacto-vegetarians crack me up...

Clodfobble · 02-28-2010, 08:20 AM

It just occurred to me last night, one major reason why I see so many more Indian familes than wolf and sky might have: while I have met many families pursuing only traditional behavioral therapies (the kind who tell me, "we don't believe in that stuff" or "that's just too hard, I could never do it,") I cannot recall meeting a single Indian family on that side of things, one who wasn't pursuing biomedical treatments.

I would imagine this is because 1.) they are already predisposed to a certain number of non-Western medical treatments, and 2.) it is relatively easy for them to switch to a fully GFCF diet, because traditional Indian cuisine is already made with bean flours and no dairy. So while the studies may show a certain statistical increase in darker-skinned families affected overall, they're far more over-represented in my community.

Another interesting thing: by a very large majority, the mothers who tell me they aren't interested in biomedical treatments are significantly overweight. In my local biomedical group of about 30 moms, there is only one woman who is at all overweight. I'm sure some of it's from being on the diet themselves, but many of them also eat their own non-GFCF foods after the kids go to bed (I, for one, am busting out the ice cream container every single night.) Now that I think about it, I participated in a study awhile back about both the demographic and personality traits of biomedical versus traditional-therapy parents. It would be fascinating to track that one down after it's published...

wolf · 02-28-2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

Me too. * I'm thinking*

Maybe one African American and American Indian but that is out of dozens of special ed classes, one residential training center and a state school.

When you see so many kids and adults with disabilities it's hard to pull the needle out of my haystack of memory.

I've been racking my brain over this ... I also recall a higher proportion of Ashkenazi Jews.

skysidhe · 02-28-2010, 10:02 AM

I forgot to mention that they may or may not have been on the autism spectrum.

I actually only remember them because I was punched in the eye by the first guy. ( accidentally) He was also mentally ill.

The second guy had OCD and I only remember him because he was an energizer bunny.

I have good luck with people and kids with disabilities. I am very non threatening and have genuine compassion for them so out of 20 years only the very extreme stand out and not because of any ethnicity. They just happened to be in an ethnic group.

kerosene · 03-02-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

They just happened to be in an ethnic group.

I think all of us are in an ethnic group, aren't we?

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02-28-2010, 10:02 AM	#34
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I forgot to mention that they may or may not have been on the autism spectrum. I actually only remember them because I was punched in the eye by the first guy. ( accidentally) He was also mentally ill. The second guy had OCD and I only remember him because he was an energizer bunny. I have good luck with people and kids with disabilities. I am very non threatening and have genuine compassion for them so out of 20 years only the very extreme stand out and not because of any ethnicity. They just happened to be in an ethnic group.

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