Wow. I echo another poster: thank you for your firm and inspirational voice.
When I taught Children's Theatre, we had an autistic child in the group. She was in a number of the plays, acting as well as set-painting and construction. I agree with what you said - she was no 'angel' or Rain Man or any sort of cheesy Movie-of-the-week material. She was just a kid who liked theatre. She was a kid who wore a beehive wig in a play, and she showed up and worked hard at every rehearsal. In fact, I was surprised to learn that she was autistic; I just thought that she was one of those shy kids who would 'blossom' onstage.
Anyway, thanks for sharing. Good luck in getting published. Positive thoughts in your direction. :)
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on 2004-08-16 02:37 pm (UTC)When I taught Children's Theatre, we had an autistic child in the group. She was in a number of the plays, acting as well as set-painting and construction. I agree with what you said - she was no 'angel' or Rain Man or any sort of cheesy Movie-of-the-week material. She was just a kid who liked theatre. She was a kid who wore a beehive wig in a play, and she showed up and worked hard at every rehearsal. In fact, I was surprised to learn that she was autistic; I just thought that she was one of those shy kids who would 'blossom' onstage.
Anyway, thanks for sharing. Good luck in getting published. Positive thoughts in your direction. :)