“It’s not time to relax” say intelligence officials today. A new video that is presumed to originate from Osama Bin Laden hints of imminent danger and the world is on red alert.
How does this added stress affect you? Are you glued to the TV and are you receiving constant updates so that you are in the know? Are you able to share past experiences of 9-11 with such detail that your avid audience sits in wonderment? Are you, like most Americans, able to recall the exact moment when you first heard about 9-11? Are we destined to see a repeat performance?
If we are filled with fear, you can bet that our spectrum children know it. Not only do they know it – they can feel it… Our emotions are not only worn on our proverbial sleeves – our emotions are usually projected (like verbal projectile vomit) onto our unsuspecting children with such force that they are unable to contain their reactions. “My stomach hurts”, “I’m too sick to go to school today”, fighting with their siblings, nightmares and even true illnesses all originate from stress.
How often do we recount tragic moment by moment events that happen in our everyday life? Our spectrum children only need to hear them once. Like an audio recorder, they are able to store this data into their think tank for future reference at any given moment. Unfortunately, they are usually not able to control what goes into their think tank or what will trigger the given moment when the information resurfaces… that is our job. Is it fair to feed our children negativity and ugliness and expect positive beauty to shine back?
As a parent I have to be aware of what I say around my children. Their little minds are being formed by my words and actions every single day. If I am feeling fearful or scared the chances are that they are, too. As an adult, I am generally able to deal with these situations in a mature manner. I know that the only way my children will learn to do the same is by watching good examples.
We can not change the past – we can only learn from it. We can not predict the future – we can only prepare for it by being aware and by being the best that we can be. We certainly can not help our children to be confidant if we live a fearful and angry life.
Regarding Osama Bin Laden’s New Terror Tape: I am thankful that our government officials take this kind of message seriously. I’m even more thankful that I am not a government official. I am praying the Serenity Prayer for us all and I hope that you will do the same, too.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
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Great post! I can SO understand where you are coming from on this one! My son can feel the tension from across the house so we have to make a diligent effort to stay calm. Thanks for pointing this out.
Hi Rhonda!
I just linked to you from my health blog.
Good article!
I must say, I’m not one bit worried about terror threats.
The biggest threat is still what your doctor or the teachers can do to your child… and that’s a reality which can’t be denied. This happens to everybody!
The terror tape is rather interesting. Great timing for one thing! Somebody obviously wants to keep the game going and doesn’t like what Obama does… But if it’s really Bin Laden… as far as I know, the guy is so ill that he really should be dead by now and that’s probably why they can’t catch him!
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Hi Rhonda. This my first comment on your web. I would firstly like to thank for the great quality information, which I were able to find in this and all previous posts , it really helped me very much. I would like to ask – don’t you mind if I quote some information from your blog? Of course, I will mention your blog title and URL. Thank you, Jin.
Hi Jin, Sure you can repost anything I’ve written as long as the title and URL are included. Please share reposts with me when you can. Than you. ~Rhonda
You have a great site with a lot of useful information here. I’ll be sharing your site with some friends who have autism in their families!
Hi Rhonda,
You have an outstanding blog site! I really enjoy your writing style as you surely do have a flair for writing. I will be visiting you on a regular basis.
Also, what do you think of corn? I read recently that corn allergies are / can be the root of most allergies.
– From Rhonda,
Hi Debbie. Thanks for writing. I agree that corn is / can be a problem – primarily because of the depleted soil and the pesticides and herbicides. Although corn tastes good (especially corn on the cob) most of the corn grown today has very little food value. You might enjoy this video: http://www.ehow.com/corn-value/
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hey, nice blog…really like it and added to bookmarks. keep up with good work
I wish more people would write blogs like this that are actually fun to read. With all the fluff floating around on the internet, it is a great change of pace to read an informative article like yours instead! Keep up the great work!
Well said Rhonda. I never thought I would agree with this opinion, but I’m beginning to view things differently. I have to research more on this as it seems very interesting. One thing that is unclear to me though is how autism and auto immune disorders are related.