My Bytch Blog

I recently saw the documentary, Loving Lampposts. It was about Autism a subject dear and near to my heart since my own son is autistic. In this documentary it shows parents looking at autism in different ways. Some view it as a disease that can be cured, some view it as simply part of the person and should be dealt with as such and others are just searching to the answer why? As for myself, I don't think that vaccinations caused my son's autism. I don't think its a disease that needs to be cured. I see as part of what makes my son special. I love him. I love him with or without autism but I will say that with it...makes him much more interesting. He talks to himself all the time, I don't think he has an inter monologue. He has sensory perception issues with materials in his clothing and has an adverse response to loud noises and crowds. I can't get him to eat anything other than 5-6 types of foods and he likes to spin around on swing.  One thing that I did get ...

It was just a matter of time until the Internet dulls our senses. I have just lost a "friend" due to this unfortunate issue. It seems that without the ability to hear infections in our voice or see facial features, mere words can mean so many different things in a chat room. As a writer I strive to get my point across when telling stories and poems but when I am not in the zone, the chat room can be a real land mine.  I have heard many of my friends tell me that they had their feelings hurt by someone they were talking to and that it was all a mistake when they got to talk to them in "real life". So what does that tell me? It tells me that technology has both helped and hindered our way of communication. As humans we rely on our senses to tell us what we need to know. Our sense of smell, our sight, sound, taste, hearing...but with the Internet you only get a couple of these and the other senses are paused, set to the wayside to wait.  The Internet only uses...