I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was 52 years old 4 years ago. The Bafiertam did very little to help me. The medical team did even less. My decline was rapid and devastating. It was muscle weakness at first, then my hands and tremors. Last year, a family friend told us about Natural Herbs Centre and their successful MS Ayurveda TREATMENT, we visited their website naturalherbscentre. com and ordered their Multiple Sclerosis Ayurveda protocol, i am happy to report the treatment effectively treated and reversed my Multiple Sclerosis, most of my symptoms stopped, I’m able to walk and my writing is becoming great, sleep well and exercise regularly. I’m active now, I can personally vouch for these remedy but you would probably need to decide what works best for you🧡.
Kate, I love the way you are bumping, amplifying and adding distribution to the more helpful/useful commentary to the NYT article.
I appreciate the Autism Level UP practice of taking folks where they are-in whatever stage of inclusivity, equity, acceptance, awareness, ignorance of, or state of misunderstanding- and helping to level it up a notch.
I think that anything we can do to prevent further divisiveness and othering in our already fractured society, will bring us closer to this dream we share.
Another thought: divisiveness is sometimes going to happen when we feel strongly about our values. Preventing divisiveness isn’t my goal, just like it wouldn’t be my goal if someone wrote something racist. My goal would be to stand up to them and voice my disagreement. A movement needs both radicals and negotiators.
Kate, your work is incredible. I encountered it years ago when I was seeking community and needed to know that the isolation I felt wasn’t a permanent condition. It was before I had language to describe what was happening around me: the behavioralist practices being applied to my kids’ stress responses in school, the repeated weaponizing of the relationships they had with “trusted” adults, the ghosting of what I thought were parent-friendships because of my own extreme parenting angst, etc etc.
I completely agree with you 100% about Standing Up and Speaking Out when we see injustice, and helping others to see thru a lens that reflects more lived experiences. It’s crucial to changing this planet that is now a flaming dumpster fire in large part due to the marginalization, dehumanizing and exploitation of many groups for the profit and power of a few.
I don’t want you to change anything about what you are already doing: you are an incredible force for the change we must have and you are Making It Happen!
I want you to keep standing up, speaking out, helping people to find ways to care for themselves AND care for their kids in ways that no one taught us to be care for when we were the kids (ie giving us the message that we were not acceptable until we looked/behaved/thought/felt like this unattainable, mythical ‘normal’).
I am sorry for communicating earlier in a way that wasn’t useful. As usual, when I’m in a rush, I didn’t give you my full picture. I LOVE that you took the time to respond (And I thought you were both kind and tactful!).
Keep doing what you’re doing! All. The. Things! Megaphone, Radical, Negotiating, Standing Up to Disagree etc etc etc.
I’ll be over here, working in my little corner of the world, trying to keep applying leverage, and continuing to enjoy what you write as well as disseminating and amplifying where I can!
Erika I’m not sure you’re aware how meaningful this comment is to me. I cherish it, and you. I feel seen, understood, and validated. 🥰
Also can’t help wondering where and how you came across my writing. If you remember.
While living for the vision of an inclusive world should be enough, we all need encouragement sometimes and you’ve given me that gift.
I hope that we can grow into a mutually supportive community of parents, so eventually none of us feel that we’re shouting into the void, or alone in our struggles in our corner of the world.
I heard from a parent yesterday who was struggling with 2 neurodivergent kids. I went on a long rant about how it’s the law that her kids get the support they need. Turns out she’s in Canada. So I have no idea. This is a global community and we need global solutions.
It’s going to take all of us, doing what we can in the stage of parenting we’re in, to overturn systemic oppression in all its forms. I’m so honored to walk beside you in that direction!!! 🤩
Kate, yes. All this. Today, I’m noticing my low energy and my low mood.
I have wanted to connect with you and, like with everything else, I seem to only be able to execute in one or two things here and there.
I’m in Bend, Oregon. I’ve got a lot to say and a info-dumping way of communicating. It’s been so long since I spent much time carefully communicating in writing (way back in grad school), mostly due to life raising small humans.
I’ve been given the gift of a little time to put angst into action this past year, and I’m slowly shaping my personal leverage strategy.
I would LOVE to connect with you and learn from you, and also try to align in any way that may seem to be helpful.
Let me know if you have a little bandwidth to move forward with some kind of connection time.
Thanks Erika, I appreciate your note. Yeah I’m not the best at meeting people where they’re at when it seems like they are intentionally stirring up conflict. I know, intellectually, that we all do well when we can, but this is the best I can do. Sometimes being an advocate means standing up to injustice. Right?
Thanks Cynthia. I wrote a response when it was first published, and sent it to NY Times Op-Ed and letters. No response, which doesn’t surprise me, but I was glad to see so many comments on the original opinion.
I’ll keep trying, and also uplifting the voices that really need to be given the megaphone. 📣 🤗
Thank you for bringing this disgraceful hunger games theatrical main stream media post to the awareness of our community. Without giving further attention to the moron who wrote, who is obviously working for the dinosaurs of the status quo, the rising wave of autistic people who are able to speak up, speak out, questions, support and create new dialogue around the reality of being autistic, the ones who are helping us find each other, the ones who are just figure out what’s been going on our whole lives well we were being gaslighted and Mr. should be raised. Thank you for being one of the compassionate loving places for autistics and other marginalized communities
Finding each other is one of the greatest gifts I've witnessed in my son's self-advocacy journey. His friends are pretty much all autistic and they accept each other no matter what.
That's quite a compliment about being a compassionate space and I'm soaking it in. :D
Thank you for being part of this community Alison.
I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was 52 years old 4 years ago. The Bafiertam did very little to help me. The medical team did even less. My decline was rapid and devastating. It was muscle weakness at first, then my hands and tremors. Last year, a family friend told us about Natural Herbs Centre and their successful MS Ayurveda TREATMENT, we visited their website naturalherbscentre. com and ordered their Multiple Sclerosis Ayurveda protocol, i am happy to report the treatment effectively treated and reversed my Multiple Sclerosis, most of my symptoms stopped, I’m able to walk and my writing is becoming great, sleep well and exercise regularly. I’m active now, I can personally vouch for these remedy but you would probably need to decide what works best for you🧡.
Kate, I love the way you are bumping, amplifying and adding distribution to the more helpful/useful commentary to the NYT article.
I appreciate the Autism Level UP practice of taking folks where they are-in whatever stage of inclusivity, equity, acceptance, awareness, ignorance of, or state of misunderstanding- and helping to level it up a notch.
I think that anything we can do to prevent further divisiveness and othering in our already fractured society, will bring us closer to this dream we share.
Thanks for all your work in this world❤️
Another thought: divisiveness is sometimes going to happen when we feel strongly about our values. Preventing divisiveness isn’t my goal, just like it wouldn’t be my goal if someone wrote something racist. My goal would be to stand up to them and voice my disagreement. A movement needs both radicals and negotiators.
Kate, your work is incredible. I encountered it years ago when I was seeking community and needed to know that the isolation I felt wasn’t a permanent condition. It was before I had language to describe what was happening around me: the behavioralist practices being applied to my kids’ stress responses in school, the repeated weaponizing of the relationships they had with “trusted” adults, the ghosting of what I thought were parent-friendships because of my own extreme parenting angst, etc etc.
I completely agree with you 100% about Standing Up and Speaking Out when we see injustice, and helping others to see thru a lens that reflects more lived experiences. It’s crucial to changing this planet that is now a flaming dumpster fire in large part due to the marginalization, dehumanizing and exploitation of many groups for the profit and power of a few.
I don’t want you to change anything about what you are already doing: you are an incredible force for the change we must have and you are Making It Happen!
I want you to keep standing up, speaking out, helping people to find ways to care for themselves AND care for their kids in ways that no one taught us to be care for when we were the kids (ie giving us the message that we were not acceptable until we looked/behaved/thought/felt like this unattainable, mythical ‘normal’).
I am sorry for communicating earlier in a way that wasn’t useful. As usual, when I’m in a rush, I didn’t give you my full picture. I LOVE that you took the time to respond (And I thought you were both kind and tactful!).
Keep doing what you’re doing! All. The. Things! Megaphone, Radical, Negotiating, Standing Up to Disagree etc etc etc.
I’ll be over here, working in my little corner of the world, trying to keep applying leverage, and continuing to enjoy what you write as well as disseminating and amplifying where I can!
Erika I’m not sure you’re aware how meaningful this comment is to me. I cherish it, and you. I feel seen, understood, and validated. 🥰
Also can’t help wondering where and how you came across my writing. If you remember.
While living for the vision of an inclusive world should be enough, we all need encouragement sometimes and you’ve given me that gift.
I hope that we can grow into a mutually supportive community of parents, so eventually none of us feel that we’re shouting into the void, or alone in our struggles in our corner of the world.
I heard from a parent yesterday who was struggling with 2 neurodivergent kids. I went on a long rant about how it’s the law that her kids get the support they need. Turns out she’s in Canada. So I have no idea. This is a global community and we need global solutions.
It’s going to take all of us, doing what we can in the stage of parenting we’re in, to overturn systemic oppression in all its forms. I’m so honored to walk beside you in that direction!!! 🤩
Kate, yes. All this. Today, I’m noticing my low energy and my low mood.
I have wanted to connect with you and, like with everything else, I seem to only be able to execute in one or two things here and there.
I’m in Bend, Oregon. I’ve got a lot to say and a info-dumping way of communicating. It’s been so long since I spent much time carefully communicating in writing (way back in grad school), mostly due to life raising small humans.
I’ve been given the gift of a little time to put angst into action this past year, and I’m slowly shaping my personal leverage strategy.
I would LOVE to connect with you and learn from you, and also try to align in any way that may seem to be helpful.
Let me know if you have a little bandwidth to move forward with some kind of connection time.
Of course! Let’s talk! https://calendly.com/healthyhappyyoga/60min
It says 60 but probably 30 min! 😘
Thanks Erika, I appreciate your note. Yeah I’m not the best at meeting people where they’re at when it seems like they are intentionally stirring up conflict. I know, intellectually, that we all do well when we can, but this is the best I can do. Sometimes being an advocate means standing up to injustice. Right?
Thanks for your wise response to the article. Please write one for the NYT to publish!
Thanks Cynthia. I wrote a response when it was first published, and sent it to NY Times Op-Ed and letters. No response, which doesn’t surprise me, but I was glad to see so many comments on the original opinion.
I’ll keep trying, and also uplifting the voices that really need to be given the megaphone. 📣 🤗
Thank you for bringing this disgraceful hunger games theatrical main stream media post to the awareness of our community. Without giving further attention to the moron who wrote, who is obviously working for the dinosaurs of the status quo, the rising wave of autistic people who are able to speak up, speak out, questions, support and create new dialogue around the reality of being autistic, the ones who are helping us find each other, the ones who are just figure out what’s been going on our whole lives well we were being gaslighted and Mr. should be raised. Thank you for being one of the compassionate loving places for autistics and other marginalized communities
I love this phrase "dinosaurs of the status quo."
Finding each other is one of the greatest gifts I've witnessed in my son's self-advocacy journey. His friends are pretty much all autistic and they accept each other no matter what.
That's quite a compliment about being a compassionate space and I'm soaking it in. :D
Thank you for being part of this community Alison.