tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post7322764821469293201..comments2023-09-11T01:59:23.810-07:00Comments on Sierra Highlands: Stairs that Go NowhereWillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-43320838468196226042007-05-09T18:32:00.000-07:002007-05-09T18:32:00.000-07:00I think there is probably another harder point tho...I think there is probably another harder point though in this. Which is if you accept that there will always be limitations for some people (though don't all of us have limitations?) what do you choose to focus on? For example, is it more worthwhile to spend all this time, energy and brain power controlling your muscles so that you can walk "normally" or would it be better to use a mobility aid (a wheelchair, a cane, or whatever is appropriate) and spend that time, energy and brain power (all of which are limited) to do something else like make music or art, or learn physics or whatever.<BR/><BR/>And maybe that is what he is getting at. The things that indicate "normal" are things like walking. And so many people with disabilities have had an inferior education because the focus has been on these tasks. If we had a society in which we accepted that some people need mobility aids (as we accept that some people need visual aids, aka glasses), maybe things would be different.<BR/><BR/>Something to ponder. (And not in any way a criticism of your approach, which I don't know enough about to begin to comment on.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-8278174827215116372007-05-07T20:23:00.000-07:002007-05-07T20:23:00.000-07:00"It is a bit of a codundrum- to tell our kids they..."It is a bit of a codundrum- to tell our kids they are perfect and great the way they are and still insist they improve."<BR/><BR/>Yes, but I suppose that is our job. The late Pope used to say: "Become who you are." I think of that often. We want them to meet their potential. <BR/><BR/>I suppose what Mr Kunz is talking about is a perception that in order to be OK, you have to grow into someone you're not. There is a difference between trying to be your best, and trying to be something you can't really be. <BR/><BR/>Probably all of us have had experiences where we are made to feel "not OK" in who we are. That is different from being encouraged to improve to be our best selves. Probably there is even more of a barrage of this when you have been put into the world of therapy, especially when you are a child. <BR/><BR/>I agree, there's a balance and it can be tricky! I do notice that at home, I try to make it so that Aidan's therapy is personally meaningful for him. I've noticed that his therapists often try to look for ways that goals can be accomplished as by-products of activities that have purpose for him. For example, right now his baseball coach has all the kids doing stretching exercises. It is just normal-kid stuff, and Aidan loves being part of it. At home, we can continue the stretching exercises, which also help him with therapy goals, but as a by-product.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-46159015911462414962007-05-07T14:37:00.000-07:002007-05-07T14:37:00.000-07:00What Norman said is very intruguing, but at the sm...What Norman said is very intruguing, but at the sme tiime, as a mom, I want to help my children improve- not so they 'fit in'. but because, well, If they can bebetter at something I want them to try to read that better and not just wallow in not trying and not being their best.<BR/><BR/>It is a bit of a codundrum- to tell our kids they are perfect and great the way they are and still insist they improve.<BR/><BR/>I hope your son's doing well after the seizure<BR/><BR/>I finally got a new blog posted. mostly pictures and bit about ManuelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771682280188836517noreply@blogger.com