I know I've seen a few others mention reading this... I've checked it out twice now and am on "Prodigies". Oof. It is HEAVY reading. Anyone else want to weigh in?
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Wow. I've never heard of this before but it is super interesting!
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I listened to an NPR story on it (Fresh Air, I think?) it sounded so interesting, and yes- very heavy. I parked the car and just listened to the entire story instead of running my errands. It's on my eventual reading list, but I haven't gotten to it yet.
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@lemondrop: please let me know when you do!
I finished this...and literally had nightmares from the Transgender chapter and what some of the families went through. With that being said, I'm glad I read the book.
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I recently finished this. I saw an interview with Andrew Solomon on The Daily Show earlier this year and made a point to buy it. It was incredibly interesting. I found the chapter on Autism to be the most scary (I'm expecting my 2nd, and the idea that my child could develop normally for a year or two and then withdraw is so frightening) but overall it was absolutely fascinating and it left me feeling encouraged, like I could do what I had to do to support and care for my child regardless of the difficulties. The chapter on multiple severe disabilities was also very upsetting though. Not an easy read, but a very worthy one.
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Bookmarking this thread so I can buy the book.
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@oscarthegoon: It left me feeling... very conflicted. The introduction where he touched on the idea of people terminating pregnancies if they knew the child had DS or CF, and how that knowledge made some people with DS or CF potentially view themselves... I don't know. I also don't know how I feel about the kids with DS who were pushed and stretched so that they cognitively knew they were different as high-functioning adults. As he wrote, that almost seems worse than being lower functioning and oblivious.
I know what we would do, but I don't know if it is the right decision. I agree though, I didn't realize that many cases of ASD were from a regression. The thought that I could effectively "lose" my sweet, playful, giggling little boy.... just can't fathom.
I also really enjoyed learning more about Deaf and Little People cultures; I didn't know much about either of those 'horizontal identities'.
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