I need to get one thing straight: there is no such thing as a refrigerator mom and as much as I agree with you, I will not tolerate you saying this. yes, Freud...
... It was Kanner who coined the term "refrigerator mom." I was just being silly as well as being pissed off. Those women have been attacking me personally....
... Whoa! Hold on here. You just wrote a whole explanation as to why mothers of autistic children are cold. It was YOUR hypothesis, not mine, that cold ...
Seeing from my reaction and I am not even a mom... yes! I agree that these women are very angry. Because they are fighting against many fronts with no...
... You're right that the refrigerator moms are probably autistic. That was Kanner's assumption. Strangely, if Kanner was right, that doesn't necessarily...
A young man is rushed into a New York City ER suffering from internal injuries. The situation is desperate, and the ER physician soon decides he must call on...
This is just to announce that I added an important source on the links page. I'm starting to become a believer in Floortime as a sound and effective therapy...
Larry, thank you for allowing this discusion because both sides can gain from it. What I believe that is important and no one realizes is the fact that a child...
... Sure. I'll join you. But I have to spread the word that early trauma--and even neglect--can lead to autism; and I refuse to get shouted down. Other than...
Well Larry in that case I will have to spread the word that the reason a woman can turn into a 'cold' mother is the emotional neglect she suffered from her...
... Freud had no opinions about the aetiology of autism. That was for later psychoanalysts. Freud didn't blame mothers for anything. He blamed fathers. It...
Hi Larry and welcome Susan, Yes! Thirteen was a lucky number because it symbolized Jeus and the 12 apostoles, it became and unlucky number when one of them...
I love you guys, & I want to get to know more of us.I love ya Perla, Star, & esp. Larry! It feels like heaven having people that care about each other. Love &...
... I think you belong here no matter what. However, I have a theory that all children who have been abused grow up to have some degree of autism. In fact, I...
I did take the questionnaire, & as best I can tell, I scored a 25. I tried to forward this to you Larry, but I didn't know how. susan Thanks for caring! susan ...
... You know, I have strong mpd symptoms. I have the strangest tendency to say the wrong thing, offending people I like and want to be friends with. It's...
Sounds familiar to me, & I truly appreciate ALL the help & support I can get! I also have a problem getting close to people because it hurts so bad when it's...
... It's not going from bad to worse. Those DSM diagnoses don't mean too much. It's just interesting to see if people get the same set of symptoms from the...
I am going through my 'official' diagnosis process but all I can say is that to me it feels like a silly theater play that I have to be 'good' and play my...
For those who are interested in a strange version of conversion hysteria: http://hsc.usf.edu/COM/epilepsy/PNESbrochure.pdf Actually, it apparently is fairly...
The problem is that the answer and solution that solves the AUTISM puzzle is not 2-dimentional but 3-D, it is a sphere and not a flat circle. If you are able...
