[guidedogchat] Re: Heyas
- From: "J Kimbell" <whitetiger62@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 09:06:13 +0100
I do know that, I'm not stupid, as my son is Autistic, OK? And I know someone
on another list who has an autistic daughter, who has to go to a special school
and has an autistic support dog but she is not blind.
Please dont treat me as though I 'm ignorant as I'm not. I only state my
opinion, and the woman who brought this up has not told us to the extent of
this kid's autism, or even how old, or if she did, then the message did not
show up on my com,puter.
Julia
----- Original Message -----
From: Nadine Lattimore
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:41 PM
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Heyas
I do not intend to attack you personally Julia, but I must respond
Firstly Autism is a spectrum disorder with huge variety of effects on
individuals. Aspergers is a social disorder not a mental issue, and persons can
be highly functional, intelligent and responsible. And indeed co morbid
disability guide dog users are not uncommon.
Thank you Nadine
fI know but coupled with Autism? It sounds madness. We havenjt actually
said my son cant have a guide dog, only that a dog is a full time responsiblity
as we all know and is he mature enough to take on that responsibility? And a
younger child, I dont know the extent of this kid's autism, I could understand
an autistic support dog as I know someone who's daughter has one, but she has
only recently taken on more rsponsibility of this dog and is not allowed to
take it out alone. Untill recnetly she had to had a double lead attached so her
dad would also be holding it. Not sure how the hell this blind child with
austism would work a dog!! Its a live animal we are dealing with here. And kids
with mental issues are not always fully aware of this.
Julia
----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Thacker
To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 10:40 AM
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Heyas
More young people in the UK are getting dogs now, too, which hasn't met
with universal approval, but I'd say circumstances alter cases, and if everyone
can make the handling of the dog work well, good luck to them. Some
surprisingly old people are also getting dogs. I did hear of a 96-year old
getting a new dog, which must be a new definition of optimism! On the other
hand, there are unacceptable delays in getting a dog for working-age people
very often, which is the downside.
Vince.
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Message Received: Apr 06 2014, 09:15 PM
From: "Nadine Lattimore"
To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
Cc:
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Heyas
Makes much more sense now, hi Katie.
Of course everything changes when dealing with a young dog handler,
like you said it always seems to be playtime, never mind adding a dog
to the equation!
I guess attention towards the dog does not have to mean full on
playtime. Recess I think you call it could be a great time to burn off
some extra energy for all. Then quiet calm interaction such as gentle
rub, maybe eye contact or good boy/girl is enough to let dog know you
are still there during class. This is just a general idea of how I
manage college lectures.
It will really depend on how the handler and dog interact in general.
How long has the unit been working together? High school would that be
changing rooms every 45minutes?
Here in Ireland the age has dropped recently from 18 to 16 and I am
personally not in favour of this.
Nadine Lattimore
On 5 Apr 2014, at 23:38, Katie Moncelsi wrote:
>>
>> A blind child with a guide dog thats attistic? Are you serious? How
old is
>> this child? My own son is blind and mildly autistic but a guide dog
is the
>> last thing I'd consider suitable for him until he matures more.
> He's very high functioning, I'd guess you'd call him asperger's
instead
> of autistic. He's 17 years old as well. I probably should have
mentioned
> the school is a high school as well.
>
> Katie
>
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