Saturday, October 15, 2005

Annoy Me Some More



No, this is not the guitarist from ZZ Top.

Had a great day with the cousins. Will likely see them tomorrow. Didn't get to see Nick though - that will be tomorrow. I forgot that today was Nick and Joshua's birthday. Not twins, not scheduled, they just happened to be born on the same day six years apart - Nick's 24 and Josh is 30. Wow, I remember them both as babies. Where has the time gone...

What annoys me right now are issues regard his "label" - his diagnosis has been alternately and informally PDD-NOS, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Autism. To me it's like skin cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, Hodgkins - cancer is cancer. Maybe there are degrees to it, but it is what it is. I am tired of the focus on words or fault (ears, genetics, etc...) - it's not about where we have been, it is about where Jimmy is going.

1 comment:

Jim Kirkland said...

Had fun meeting you cousins! Isn't it funny we need out of town visitors to see the historical sites near our house?