I'm not normally an angry person

Hello to everybody who happens to read this blog. In lite of my last post I want to let you know that I am not normally an angry person. I am irritated about how autism is misrepresented by the press. I don't know how much more plainly I can put this, everybody; and I mean everybody has the capacity for violence. It doesn't matter who you are. I am going to leave that statement as it stands, it needs no explanation or defense. Now, I am going to talk about the last day of school that happened to be today! Timothy comes home yesterday after school to let me know that there is a party in his class and wants to know if we can make cookies for his classmates. So he and I made some cookies. He then lets me know that I am using math and that I'm teaching him how to cook. Timothy has been asking me to teach him how to cook for the last couple of months, and I'm not comfortable with that, mostly because I don't think I'm a very good cook. I think he likes it because I said "Baking is Science for hungry people". It made him giggle. He had a great party at the school today, his teacher and classmates loved the cookies he helped me make. Now the Christmas vacation is beginning, and I have 3 boys home for the next 2 weeks. I'm sure there will be conversations about sonic screwdrivers, cybermen, and Daleks, as well as baking bread and cookies. I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Please remember the survivors and family members of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School in your prayers. I know we have been praying for them. Please keep my little family in your prayers, we pray for those who pray for us.

I am NOT Adam Lanza's mother.

In this time of the news sensationalizing the newest school shooting, and a mother stating that she IS the mother of a sociopath, and comparing her 13 year old son to Adam Lanza and the other school shooters. I have to say that I am disgusted with the way the mass news media has reported this case. The very first thing they say about Adam Lanza is that he was Aspergers, then CNN has a so called "expert" on saying that Autistic people have something missing from their brains. Adam Lanza's actions are NOT the typical actions of somebody on the autism spectrum. In this last few days, I've had to talk to my children about what has happened in Connecticut. My autistic son's eyes swelled up with tears asking me how anybody could shoot kindergartners. I can't answer him because I don't know. I also had to tell him what the news was saying about autism, and I gave him guide lines about what to do if he's bullied at school because of the shooting. It is a sad sign that I have to protect my son from the national stigma surrounding autism. The national news media should know better than to report based on rumor and stigma. I guess they've never taken a journalism class worth a damn, and that makes the news less trustworthy. I understand that the people want information NOW, but reporting on speculation does more harm than good. I realize that in this nation Autism is the big scary word that nobody understands, and that several people want a "cure" for. That doesn't make it ok for the mass media to villainize the autistic community. I would like to share an article from Psychology Today's website: http://bit.ly/STs5Zu I encourage you to read the whole article. I am not going to go into gun controls because it is a pointless argument, neither side is going to budge on this issue. In the wake of this horrible tragedy, I offer my prayers and condolences to the families, children, and staff members of Sandy Hook Elementary School. I hope that we can come together as a family of humans and remember that we are supposed to love each other, especially in this season of Christmas and Hanukkah. Remember the miracles that happen every day and LOVE your children, because tomorrow isn't promised. Thank you for reading.