I just upgraded the software running the back-end to WordPress 2.3.2 and inadvertently deleted my side bar with my personalizations.
Sigh. Measure twice, cut once.
Yes, I have a back up, but still there is that whole, “pay attention!” thing dancing around in the back of my head…
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Well …, duh!
Your Child’s Disorder May Be Yours, Too [NY Times]
[A]fter Phil and Susan Schwarz received a diagnosis for their son, Jeremy, of high functioning autism, they began to think carefully about their own behaviors and histories.Mr. Schwarz, a software developer in Framingham, Mass., found in his son’s diagnosis a new language to understand his own life. His sensitivities when growing up to loud noises and bright light, his own diffidence through school, his parents’ and grandparents’ special intellectual skills — all echoed through his and Jeremy’s behavior, like some ancient rhythm.
His son’s diagnosis, Mr. Schwarz said, “provided a frame in which a whole bunch of seemingly unrelated aspects of my own life growing up fit together for the first time.” (more)
Not to sound snotty about geek parents with a fresh diagnosis of high-functioning saying, “he’s not weird, he’s just like me”, mind you. OK, maybe a little.
This is just more grist for the notion that all this identified autism is not an fresh and growing epidemic. We are just developing the perceptions that places this particular suite of neurological conditions both in sharper focus and in a larger perspective of our behaviors. Especially when more and more people realize that these behaviors might actually be rather familiar after all. Sometimes it just has a label now.
Here is a link to the ABC Nightline story that aired tonight about Surfers Healing. Aspie Boy is one of the kids featured in this story.
Well, maybe!
This past August, Aspie Boy took part in a Surf Camp for Autistic Kids in San Diego, CA run by Surfers Healing. A crew from ABC TV’s Nightline was there to cover the event. Aspie Boy is one of the children that will be featured in the episode airing on Monday, October 29. Unless there is ‘breaking news’ or something.
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The next version of WordPress (2.3) is scheduled to be released on the 24th. Aaron Brazell has helpfully posted 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.3, which covers some of the new features like integral tagging, update notifications, redirection, post workflow improvements, multiple category widgets and the new pluggable RSS library. I have no opinion on the changes to $wpdb->prepare(). I tend to ignore things I so completely do not comprehend. 
Folks using other things like Blogger or folks using WordPress on wordpress.com need not be concerned.
Being Aspie Dad is a great gig. I have been told that some of my insights about High Functioning Autism/Asperger's from the inside have been helpful. Contact me at 'dad' at this domain. Thanks for stopping by.
