Alan Fox
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Joined: Aug. 2005
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| Quote (Schroedinger's Dog @ July 13 2012,07:09) | This seems to be what ERVers are made of. Evil people:
| Quote | Someone posted this to me on a forum, and somehow it is the most touching message I've ever received.
"I'm sorry, this comment is totally OT, but I see Phil is online and I wanted to make a comment to him.
I have a son who's autistic, with several other overlapping diagnoses including sensory integration disorder. Lights, sounds, touch...anything can send him into a "fit" (for lack of a better word). During this time he can hurt himself or others. When he was younger we tried EVERYTHING, my wife is a professional who deals with these kids everyday and he was the most severe she'd seen. We were at our wits end. Brushing teeth, showering...all were traumatic.
And then one day a friend asked if we had tried heavy metal music. I didn't understand why I would, but he convinced me to give it a go. It was like a GODSEND (if you'll pardon the expression). He'd crank it while in the shower and for some reason all his sensory problems would be masked. He now wears earphones when he'[s out-and-about, with metal music playing and he's a different person (this was all some time ago, but now he's twenty and still relies on metal to get him through the day). I even convinced his boss to allow the earphones at work (he works in a warehouse).
So why am I bringing this up to you? Well, the downside of all this is...I don't really appreciate heavy metal (or most of it anyway). So while he was showering, I'd be cringing. When I first read you posts on ERV, I looked at your music and decided to give it a shot. I bought one of your earlier CDs and my son loved it. He's now a big fan, not only of Fairyland but other groups in your genre. The best part is, I like it too. So the house is now a happier place for everyone. I just wanted to thank you for your art and your (even though you were unaware) contribution to my son's therapy. Thank you.
Sorry everyone for posting off-topic, I've just been meaning to say this to Phil for a while now." |
And yes, I am very proud of this post and will post it everywhere I can. It seems I did make some kind of difference for some people. Pride, I has it! But also joy and a nice feeling of not being a selfish twit. |
| Quote | | And yes, I am very proud of this post and will post it everywhere I can. It seems I did make some kind of difference for some people. Pride, I has it! But also joy and a nice feeling of not being a selfish twit. |
Savour the moment! Sorry to learn about the medical stuff. The human body does tend to run down in inconvenient ways.
I don't see the down-side of debate over feminism, except where censorship gets involved. That Ophelia Benson feels she has to dismiss and delete comments defending the views of Paula Kirby of whom I know nothing other than her open letter linked above suggests a sub-text that has deep roots. That a group of disparate people all once united in opposing ID-creationism and are now at each others throats is encouraging in that ID-creationism as a ploy for advancing right wing fundamentalist Christianity is leaving a void that allows disussion of other issues.
Niqab, anyone? 
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