Oprah wants you! (if you live in Chicago

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Oprah wants you! (if you live in Chicago
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Mon, 03-26-2007 - 10:10pm

Just saw this on Oprah's website and thought someone on this board may live in chicago....

CHICAGO -Are you the parent of an AUTISTIC child?

Are you the parent of an autistic child? What is your life like as a mother or father of a child with autism? Do you have struggles every day? How do you manage on a daily basis? Do you have other autistic children? If you have other children who are not autistic, how is their relationship with the autistic sibling? Does autism take a toll on the whole family? What have you learned from your autistic child? How has it changed the dynamic of your family? Has your child made improvements? How does your child communicate and interact with others? How has autism changed the image you had of your life?

The Oprah Show is looking for local Chicago parents of autistic children. Please respond only if you are willing to be a part of the show.

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Mon, 03-26-2007 - 11:12pm

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Wed, 03-28-2007 - 2:02pm

Actually, I responded to this, even though we live a few hours away from Chicago. I just got a call from one of the producers. I feel really bad because I'm loosing my voice thanks to the start of allergy season!

Anyway, I spoke to her for a while...and she asked for a picture of the kids, which I just e-mailed to her. I don't know that anything will come of it, but it was cool to think that our "story" was good enough to warrant a call from the show.

I'll keep you posted~

Amy

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Wed, 03-28-2007 - 3:54pm

cool! If we were still in the area I'd think about doing, but alas, we now live 14 hrs away.

Amy, I think it's great that the producers called, you have a GREAT story (and continueing saga). ;-)

Betsy

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Wed, 03-28-2007 - 4:34pm

Amy, Cool! I hope they pick you and you can represent all of us!

I am glad Oprah is finally doing a show. I wondered when she would get around to it.

Katherine

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Wed, 03-28-2007 - 5:02pm

Interestingly...one of the Claire's classmates has parents who were on Oprah. (They're a bi-racial couple, he's a radio personality and she's been a TV reporter/anchor for years, and they used to live in Chicago.) At pick-up time today, I asked him about the experience. He said that it was great and would, in no way, dissuade me from doing it, if the opportunity should arise. When I told him that I'm not getting my hopes up because I know they talk to thousands of people before doing a show like this, he said "Actually they only call you if they're really interested in your story."

So perhaps our story is more interesting than I thought. To me, it's just life...we live it every day, so I don't think much about it. Perhaps to people looking for "good TV" it's more than every day experiences.

Amy

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Wed, 03-28-2007 - 6:30pm

I emaile Oprah a year ago when we got our dx. It was a link on her site for sho ideas. Since I have never seen a show dedicated to autim and spectrum disorder, from her show, I emailed her.
I think it's kinda funny cause my 1 yr anniversary of our dx is next month AND it's autism awarness month on top of it.

We live in Pittsburgh PA.
We as a family is so new yet and I have to come to you pros for advice. LOL

OT
Today Adam's teacher tells me he seems out of sorts for the past few weeks, why wasn't this brought to my attention???

So I need to call my advocate and see about getting in class aide for him keeping on pace, he's in a special ed preschool. It was my understanding in the begining, he didn't need one cause the school wants the kids to work. 15 kiddies all sorts of issues, and 1 teacher and 2 aides in class.
I will also call an emergency IEP cause I wanna know if all this wonderful art he has been bringing him is really his doing.
ON TOP OF THAT we just got the word to see a specialist about possible asthma!! OMG

UGGGG