Last Thursday, I was having a discussion with Arda, mainly on studying and leisure (holiday arrangements and such). All my thought-out holiday possibilities appear not to be able to go on, so it frustrates me quite a bit. In one sense, I want to do something more than do my housekeeping and hang around online [...]
Archive for July, 2006
Thoughts on Social Involvement
Posted in Behavioral Difficulties, Personal on July 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of Thoughts on Blindness and My Situation afterr Listening to an Interview with a Blind High School Graduate
Posted in Blindness, Personal on July 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I was just reading an audio magazine for visually impaired young people and found an interview in it with a visually impaired guy who just graduated from the same type of high school I went to and is planning on studying biotechnology at Wageningen University. I knew the guy from that college preparation course I [...]
Yet Another Autistic Murdered
Posted in Autism, Disability Advocacy, End-of-Life on July 16, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I found out that another autistic was murdered by his father last Friday. It is by far not the first case – Joel Smith has a whole list of cases -, but it still shocks me and it shocks me all the more cause there will probably be people who would’ve sympathized with the father [...]
Thoughts and Feelings about a Case of “Wrongful Life”
Posted in Disability Advocacy, End-of-Life on July 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I just found out about another “wrongful life” case. “Wrongful life” is where a parent sues doctors because their child with disabilities should not have lived. We had one of these cases a few years back, where a girl named Kelly was born with multiple, severe disabilities while the parents would’ve had her aborted if [...]
Confused and a Few Difficult Weeks at Training HOme
Posted in Behavioral Difficulties, Personal, Training Home on July 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been having a really difficult time at training home lately. It’s mostly cause over the past several weeks I’ve been feeling confused about my situation. Yes, again. I’m still dealing with the issues relating to the parent conflict – even though I’m not angry anymore, our relationship has changed – and the wanting to [...]
