It is almost Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Each year we have a turkey feast with a large gathering of relatives. Sometimes the weather is mild and we eat outside. This year it is already the wettest Thanksgiving season I can remember. I seasonally enjoy all my holidays. They get so associated with weather and seasonal foods, if I moved to Alaska it would be weird to have a snowy holiday, or in Hawaii, a beachy one.
The thing is, being the serious sort I am, I like to think about the reason for a holiday. In the case of Thanksgiving, it is to stop and remember that we have good luck in the fact that we live in a beautiful and free land. Often people forget to notice good fortune. They notice bad right away because they assume good fortune is the norm in life. It’s not. In fact, few people are as lucky as we are with no hungry nights, a full pantry, school, choices in life, and the freedom to have a say in and even dispute our leaders. There are a lot of people who enjoy none of that, so I try not to have a too casual appreciation of my luck in that.
To have autism in this land is even luckier. I am fully aware of how my life would have been if I had been born as strange as I am, in desperate poverty in a place that stigmatized the disabled as cursed. My shame would be to be hidden from sight, or tied to a rope, or institutionalized. In many places this occurs today. While I struggle mostly to help autistic people get a better life, I hope that those who live in these harsh conditions will have better lives too.
Wishing you all a wonderful and grateful Thanksgiving.
I am an autistic guy with a message. I spent the first half of my life completely trapped in silence. The second - on becoming a free soul. I had to fight to get an education. Now I am a regular education student. I communicate by typing on an iPad or a letter board. My book, "Ido in Autismland" is now available on Amazon. It is an autism diary, telling the story of my symptoms, education, and journey into communication. I hope to help other autistic people find a way out of their silence too.
Thank you for your courage & ability to see the things we often take for granted.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Thank you for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteVery nicely said, Ido. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome !!!! Bless you and your family and keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteThat was very well said. I will be posting this for others to read.
ReplyDeleteWell done! Happy Thanksgiving from one Autism Family to another. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteVery beautifully written! Thank you so much for sharing and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteDear Ido,
ReplyDeleteThank you for being the voice for so many.
You make a difference in the world.
Many blessings,
Elaine Hall
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