tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348215480901736955.post800532255024877077..comments2023-06-20T06:39:57.335-07:00Comments on Notes from My Writing Life by Lisa Genova: MisconceptionsLisa Genovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03341881302531610864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348215480901736955.post-79055494571069110982013-10-29T08:51:44.515-07:002013-10-29T08:51:44.515-07:00I just finished Love Anthony. I loved it so much. ...I just finished Love Anthony. I loved it so much. It touched my heart on many levels and for many reasons. Thank you for giving us Anthony's voice and feelings. Also those of his parents. Thank you helping us understand and feel the intricacy of the relationships and situation. I did not want the book to end!!<br />I have another topic you might want to explore in a future book--that of a child surviving a disfiguring burn injury. The injury and recovery are so diffucult on the child and family. Then there are the issues of "changing faces" - learning to live the rest of his life with scars and facing a world that values external beauty above all. The mental, spiritual, and physical challenges are endless. (spoken from experience of a parent)You would do such a beautiful job of portraying this story and helping the reader/public to understand and empathize with a child with such challenges.labloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414474296380907746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348215480901736955.post-61648815150331268832013-07-03T10:21:31.230-07:002013-07-03T10:21:31.230-07:00I just finished reading Love Anthony. I loved it....I just finished reading Love Anthony. I loved it. LOVED it. It resonated on so many levels, I don't even know where to begin. So I just wanted to say, "Thank you!"<br />I think you sum the book up best when you say in your author's note: "The spectrum is long and wide and we're all on it. Once you believe this, it becomes easy to see how we're all connected." Yes. Thank you for sharing your gift. --from another Lisa :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348215480901736955.post-86485367851092210662013-04-19T01:04:23.076-07:002013-04-19T01:04:23.076-07:00Great blog.. thanks for sharing. All the mothers ...Great blog.. thanks for sharing. All the mothers and fathers I understand as well as spoken with regard autism really like their autistic youngsters as well as feel loved in exchange. And I’ve experienced it-in the understanding laugh, in a modern hand flapping, in an unmentioned energy, in just how hard these kinds of kids attempt to please their own mother and father. <a href="http://www.aaflc.org" rel="nofollow">missing children</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826133507601280886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348215480901736955.post-10191671294940581532013-04-11T12:48:11.686-07:002013-04-11T12:48:11.686-07:00My experiences with people on the autism spectrum ...My experiences with people on the autism spectrum have convinced me that the myths you list are, indeed, myths. It is saddening to know how many people on the spectrum are misunderstood. I think it is wonderful that you are creating understanding and empathy through your book and your speaking engagements. Kudos for your contributions!<br />Here is a link to a WBUR story about Elisabeth Bonker and her mother. <br />http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2013/03/08/autism-virginia-breen-susan-senator<br /><br />Jan Krause GreeneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511983371113990196noreply@blogger.com