What happened to compassion?

[NekoParks]

Diva, good to see you again. You've been missed.

On the subject at hand, I'm afraid compassion took the long walk off into the sunset with common sense. Both are sadly lacking in today's society.

I agree, TX... although Voltaire said "common sense is not so common."

 

[3113]

http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video...tic-13-year-old/16aj5m4sv?from=en-ca-infopane

I was appalled to read about this and wonder how many others feel this way. How can someone ask a mother to do what they ask of her? I was left with disgust at for the person responsible and pray they never have to face what Fate can bring to their children.

First, it would be very much appreciated if you summarized what the link is about rather than just posting such links. Some of us don't want to click on strange links, and others of us, when we click on them, get nothing and so are left in the dark. Just FYI for next time. I got the gist from other posts, but wasn't able to see the video.

Second, the answer to your question is that compassion died with the internet. Or haven't you heard about the whole "ask.fm" fiasco? This is the latest website hangout for teens, a global phenomenon that has dwarfed social networking sites of the past, and it's become a hive of so much brutal cyber-bullying that five teen suicides are now attributed to it.

Where did the compassion go, indeed?

 

[3113]

Often it is difficult for high functioning autistics to get an autism diagnosis. For years my niece was labeled severely ADHD, obsessive-compulsive with oppositional disorder. She was not diagnosed with Asperger's until she was in middle school.

Situation has changed dramatically in the last five years. They're now able to diagnose autism spectrum as young as 1 year (or at least as young as 3 years) thanks to public awareness, pediatrician awareness and pre-school awareness. And, ironically enough given my answer to OP's question--the internet. Which allows parents to match symptoms they're seeing in their baby to autism and take him in for diagnosis.

Likewise, there are some excellent new tests--like following where the child's eyes go. Even high-functioning autistics (Aspergers like me) look at people's mouths rather than their eyes--and do so very young. This tell-tale symptom helps professionals diagnose children earlier and get them all kinds of help that also didn't exist some 5-10 years ago.

I recommend these lectures from Yale, by the by, if you want to learn more about the current state of Autism awareness, knowledge, and treatment. The lectures are pretty fascinating.

 

[sereneone4u]

My daughter does not have autism, however she does have physical birth defects -internally (VACTERLS Association) and she is still picked on from time to time.

School except for one year was absolute hell and they would do nothing to help her, they wanted us OUT.

And the only accommodations she needed was to be tube fed by the nurse after lunch and to be able to go to the bathroom as needed (she was born with an imperforate anus with fistula).

We homes school now and she has just blossomed. She goes to co-op once a week and is in brownies, drama, hip-hop, horseback riding, swimming and when I can afford it she wants to do voice and guitar.

This bitch in the neighborhood used to pick on her...grown ass woman...she made fun of the fact that my daughter wears pull-ups...I got right in her face and snarled and told her next time she said a word to or about my child, she would never shit right in her lifetime when I got done with her.

 

[RoyceConnors]

First, it would be very much appreciated if you summarized what the link is about rather than just posting such links. Some of us don't want to click on strange links, and others of us, when we click on them, get nothing and so are left in the dark. Just FYI for next time. I got the gist from other posts, but wasn't able to see the video.

Second, the answer to your question is that compassion died with the internet. Or haven't you heard about the whole "ask.fm" fiasco? This is the latest website hangout for teens, a global phenomenon that has dwarfed social networking sites of the past, and it's become a hive of so much brutal cyber-bullying that five teen suicides are now attributed to it.

Where did the compassion go, indeed?

I'll reserve my comment to you in regards to your post, as I'm not in the mood to quibble over your needs for better info. This is about compassion, or lack of it and the treatment of an innocent child.

Your response has nothing to do with the article and it's on every site out there. In future, avoid my threads and save yourself and me the grief, I don't need it.

 

[NekoParks]

First, it would be very much appreciated if you summarized what the link is about rather than just posting such links. Some of us don't want to click on strange links, and others of us, when we click on them, get nothing and so are left in the dark. Just FYI for next time. I got the gist from other posts, but wasn't able to see the video.

Second, the answer to your question is that compassion died with the internet. Or haven't you heard about the whole "ask.fm" fiasco? This is the latest website hangout for teens, a global phenomenon that has dwarfed social networking sites of the past, and it's become a hive of so much brutal cyber-bullying that five teen suicides are now attributed to it.

Where did the compassion go, indeed?

Not only compassion but civility. There is quite a bit of bullying and rudeness on these forums. Of course, many that engage in the bullying on this forum smirk and tell posters to grow a thicker skin. Unfortunately, it keeps thoughtful and interesting people from posting here--thus limiting the scope of conversation.

 

[TxRad]

I'll reserve my comment to you in regards to your post, as I'm not in the mood to quibble over your needs for better info. This is about compassion, or lack of it and the treatment of an innocent child.

Your response has nothing to do with the article and it's on every site out there. In future, avoid my threads and save yourself and me the grief, I don't need it.

Uh, where is your compassion? Get a grip. She's not the only one who shies away from blind links and for very good reasons.

 

[Recidiva]

Irony, thy name is interwebs.

 

[NekoParks]

Irony, thy name is interwebs.

 

[RoyceConnors]

Uh, where is your compassion? Get a grip. She's not the only one who shies away from blind links and for very good reasons.

So don't respond Tx, that's all the response needed. I'm not a 'professional' thread starter, but felt it was newsworthy. As for compassion, I save it for those that deserve it.
The link showed the source of the article, so where's the problem with it being 'blind'?
A better response would have been to explain how to start a thread like this, instead of bitching to me I didn't do it to her satisfaction.

 

[TxRad]

Irony, thy name is interwebs.

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video...tic-13-year-old/16aj5m4sv?from=en-ca-infopane

I was appalled to read about this and wonder how many others feel this way. How can someone ask a mother to do what they ask of her? I was left with disgust at for the person responsible and pray they never have to face what Fate can bring to their children.

Class warfare has degraded to this. The abled vs disabled.

 

[NekoParks]

Situation has changed dramatically in the last five years. They're now able to diagnose autism spectrum as young as 1 year (or at least as young as 3 years) thanks to public awareness, pediatrician awareness and pre-school awareness. And, ironically enough given my answer to OP's question--the internet. Which allows parents to match symptoms they're seeing in their baby to autism and take him in for diagnosis.

Likewise, there are some excellent new tests--like following where the child's eyes go. Even high-functioning autistics (Aspergers like me) look at people's mouths rather than their eyes--and do so very young. This tell-tale symptom helps professionals diagnose children earlier and get them all kinds of help that also didn't exist some 5-10 years ago.

I recommend these lectures from Yale, by the by, if you want to learn more about the current state of Autism awareness, knowledge, and treatment. The lectures are pretty fascinating.

Thank you for the link. Below are articles relating to the difficulty in diagnosing autism:

Autism causes profound problems for children and their families. So why are doctors still reluctant to diagnose it? Guardian article

Autism Diagnosis More Difficult in Hispanic Children CBS News article

American Journal of Pediatrics article 19Aug2013