tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533947979514229971.post4445837938854404736..comments2023-04-03T08:37:43.220-07:00Comments on The Quixotic Autistic: Sex and the Spectrum: Self PleasureLeah Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798094383285526940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533947979514229971.post-20562496801076620152011-02-27T11:41:41.991-08:002011-02-27T11:41:41.991-08:00LOL@"I would have dropped it applauding"...LOL@"I would have dropped it applauding". That is exactly what I plan on doing for my son should he have difficulty with it when he reaches that age. (He's only 3 now, so still a long way off!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533947979514229971.post-60373648952546979402011-02-27T08:14:10.638-08:002011-02-27T08:14:10.638-08:00@MarsupialMama: I remember that passage, and had I...@MarsupialMama: I remember that passage, and had I not been holding the book and wanted to keep my spot, I would have dropped it applauding. That is a perfect example of combining discretion with healthy self-celebration, and I think more parents should practice that if their children have a difficult time grasping the finer points of masturbation.Leah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798094383285526940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533947979514229971.post-20762169368575128522011-02-27T02:34:11.050-08:002011-02-27T02:34:11.050-08:00I totally agree with this. I find it distasteful ...I totally agree with this. I find it distasteful and weird when people get all jumpy and preachy about masturbation. Especially when it pertains to a small child who is only exploring and discovering their body, what do they want? To give said child a lifelong complex and inability to deal with their sexuality in a healthy way? I enjoyed a passage from Grinker's book Isabel's World where he talks about how the mother of a severely autistic teenage boy wanted to help him because he was getting so frustrated by playing with himself, but not knowing what to do next and how to provide the release. So she left a tasteful video for him to find in the privacy of his own room that basically demonstrated it and he was able to learn a valuable new life skill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com