tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post1707078801350007288..comments2024-01-23T15:17:03.848+02:00Comments on Beneath the Wings: Down syndrome, Death, and Mourningrickismomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-9454621685816483092008-09-16T16:26:00.000+03:002008-09-16T16:26:00.000+03:00I'm not so sure if this applies with Down Syndrome...I'm not so sure if this applies with Down Syndrome children. But I once wrote a little post about talking to kids about death. <A HREF="http://thebabysitterwrites.blogspot.com/2008/03/curious-children.html" REL="nofollow"> Curious Children </A>Jewish Side of Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792110478994916775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-78053955308578396432008-09-12T04:55:00.000+03:002008-09-12T04:55:00.000+03:00Sometimes, when other' sthink we're crazy, we're a...Sometimes, when other' sthink we're crazy, we're actually being brilliant! I think this is a subject that get's overlooked significantly for people with ID/DD. I have known people wityh ID in the past who weren't "allowed" to go to thier own parent's funeral because other's thought they wouldn't get it, or it would be too distressing. I've then seen this people suffer for a long time following because peope don't allow them to mourn, and they don't know it's OK to do so.<BR/><BR/>So I say BRAVO!FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165249238828950005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-38119793743814499142008-09-11T22:22:00.000+03:002008-09-11T22:22:00.000+03:00I only know of Ricki through your blog, but the pi...I only know of Ricki through your blog, but the picture of her I get is that she has the cognitive and developmental capacity to understand emotions. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure you are familiar with the concept of "social stories". I've read other mothers using this concept several times recently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com