reflections03 Jul 2008 07:28 pm

We need to mourn The death of Bozo the Clown because he was a symbol for many children throughout the ages dating back to the creator Larry Harmon who created the franchise of Bozo the Clown. Though, I learned that he wasn’t the original Bozo the Clown.

Rest in Peace Bozo the Clown…

here is a good story to read on Bozo the Clown from the associated press:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hhj-8BF2XnML69KPAiEQQkgECTRwD91MMUE00

It was written by John Rogers.

Does anybody remember BOZO THE CLOWN?

anyway, take it easy,

out, J

dogs01 Jul 2008 04:48 pm

before she sleepsYEAH for chloe...

random thoughts01 Jul 2008 12:38 am

The event for DMC readers will be sometime in August/September for anybody who wants to know more about Autism Spectrum Disorders. Planning for the event will be done by me. It will not be at any place too crowded or in bars.

This very small birthday party was just a small portion of friends. Also, the place was chosen because certain people wanted it there so I appeased them.

As I learn from life, I should not be influenced by anybody anyway.

The pictures show certain people in the photo like my brothers brandon, eric, rachel, SG, EG, and a few others. Like I said it was not a planned party like the August/September event will be.


autism/asperger and civil rights and love29 Jun 2008 06:53 pm

Many people love people for certain reasons. Reasons that are unexplainable by the man or woman who loves the person. There are so many different forms of love. The one true love is trusting and ultimately being so committed that you only want to love the one person who you truly love. Though, you can like a friend to be only platonic love where the one person you love will never be greater than just a friendship.

There are many movies that show the true feelings of love, one that will come out soon called “Adam” with Hugh Dancy which is still in post production while the other is “The Truth about Cats and Dogs” with Janine Garofalo. These movies and much more are to show the getting to know a person so much that you just have to fall in love with them.

Commitment is very hard. Just because somebody looks gorgeous doesn’t mean they are for you. We may like them a lot and think about them, but in the end if we ever meet them in person they become ugly. Which brings me to a story or a past theory of mine, there is four areas of a person that each person weighs on when evaluating if they truly love a person or not. This varies from person to person:

Pretty outside, Pretty inside

Ugly outside, Pretty inside

Pretty outside, Ugly inside

Ugly outside, Ugly Inside

These categories are what I created. Yet, The ones that get the most underlooked are the Ugly on the outside, Pretty in the inside because most people don’t recognize these people. The ones who do see these types of people are the ones who have potential to be in love. Yet, everybody strives to have the first one I mentioned, but everyone is meant to be with a person for a specific reason and it is very hard to find a person like the first I mentioned. Somebody who finds someone to be ugly in the inside might be completely pretty to a different person. Or a person who finds a person is pretty in the inside, the other person might think differently. It all varies from individual to individual. That is what makes us individuals with our own feelings and intuitions. We meet certain people for a reason who complete us. Every individual has their own feelings on who they feel is in what category.

This creates a sense of individuality where everybody finds someone to love them. Just don’t think superficially think deeper than that. Think if the person you are with is the person that fits you emotionally and intellectually.

In order to find a person you love, you must figure out your common interests and your common dislikes. From that you find the person you want to love.

I remember when I was younger and the “Truth about Cats and Dogs” came out I must have seen it a thousand times because it inspired me. It teaches me to be confident and accepting of myself to allow people to love me for who I am and to see the truth in others. I have not seen the movie in a few years and seeing it on television tonight with my granny sparked the influence again.

To me, if someone is shallow and only sees the looks, they will miss the one true love in their life. It is what brings joy to life even for people on the Autism Spectrum who have those loving feelings as well.

A movie I can’t wait to see come out in theaters and I hope the critics love it very much is the Hugh Dancy film called “Adam.” It will be phenomenal.

Anyway, I know someday I will find that person for myself, but please take it easy and I will post again soon. Enjoy this video I put up.

out, J

autism/asperger29 Jun 2008 04:55 am

check it out as well as my drawings I will scan in.

autism/asperger29 Jun 2008 04:53 am

My mind is wandering from place to time
I am feeling happy and exhilerated
something is about to happen
in a days to come.

The life I have is about to change for the better. Soon I will be known and I will have things I have always wanted: Acceptance and appreciation.

I want have a life of my own. May be the sonography community will recognize me more. May be just may be times are changing for the better.

If everyone would take time out in the day to let voices be heard of people on the Autism Spectrum through either vocal or even any way that can be expressed, people would understand us more.

I know my life with Asperger Syndrome is a lot different than those with lower functioning Autism, but I still understand because I am on the Autism Spectrum myself.

Be sure to listen, read, and see the expressions of us on the Autism Spectrum and no that are feelings really count also. There really needs to be a challenging tasks for us to grow and support to lean on when we need it. If no body is challenged in life, there is no room for growth.

Parents can learn from my mother. If parents can learn from people like my mother, then parents and autistics will work with each other more getting to the point of independence striving to overcome those prejudices in society. Prejudices which created a feeling of less dignity and appreciation or acceptance.

I know that lower functioning autistics will probably not achieve similar achievements to myself, but hopefully they can achieve something.

Anyway, there are so many things going on now for me that I know that everything will be great.

Check me out July 1st when the ABCNEWS.com launches there on call plus autism site.

out, J

autism/asperger27 Jun 2008 08:49 am

How much can all have peace amongst all of us? I feel that life is a struggle if you create it to be a struggle. Life is about fighting for your rights in order to get what you want out of life. If you sit back, lay back, and let the world walk all over you, then you what you deserve which is nothing.

We must all fight for our rights. We all are people and have feelings too. I cry, you cry, we all cry especially when we all get happy as well.

We all have a right to achieve the goal that signifies our self-dignity. Yes people with lower functioning Autism do have a very difficult time more so than people with milder Asperger Syndrome, but people with lower functioning Autism can achieve things too. Whether it is a small achievement or not they can achieve.

Neurotypicals need to realize that we can function on our own and to give us a chance. Most of the problem occurs because parents do not give people on the Autism Spectrum a chance to function on their own and they try and talk for us. We have our OWN voice and we can talk for ourselves. If not with our mouths, with our body language and also with computers.

Anyway, there needs to be peace between all of us so that ALL of us can live, breath, function easier on this Earth.

The problem lies with parents.   Although, NOT MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE are like my mother who supports independence stressing to challenge me and people on the Autism Spectrum to function on our own.

out, J

helping others and work25 Jun 2008 02:08 am

No, because every technologist that scans is not performing the same type of scanning. If you are a doctor, then how many of all of you feel that quality is better than quantity. Just because somebody scans and gets a study done really fast doesn’t mean it is the best quality study ever. Many technologists in the field ask each other how many tests we do a day. I talk to some people that say they could do up to 50 studies a day, but if they are doing 50 studies a day, are they really quality studies or just a number to brag about. When I do a study, I perform it in a way to get the best quality images for the doctor with the machine I have. Not all the machines are the same which means that some are better than others, but whichever machine you are using you must be able to work with to get the best quality image. There are some machines that have many limitations to get the best quality image so you do the best job you can do with what you got.

So far up to date, there are many different companies out there like ZONARE, PHILIPS, GE, SIEMANS which are the big companies. Basically there used to be many more companies, but most of them merged with these companies. There are still smaller ultrasound companies out there trying to make it.

This is big business especially since imaging is the forefront in medicine before surgeries.

That is why quality counts over the amount of studies being done a day.

I spoke yesterday about how if licensure matters. If there were licensure in the ultrasound community I hope that it could be a National licensure where if I moved to different state I would not have to get relicensed for that state. ARDMS, American Registry for Diagnostic Medial Sonography is the recognized all over as the credentialing organization that most people know about. CCI, Cardiovascular Credentialing International is the other organization that technologists get credentialed in as well.

Ultrasound scanning is about quality first!

out, J

ICVUS and autism/asperger and civil rights25 Jun 2008 01:36 am

It will be the International Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound Society (ICVUS) for people on the Autism Spectrum who want to speak up and let our voices be heard in the Ultrasound community.    Soon I will be talking to the ARDMS about my plans because I want to create this organization since the current organizations do not have advocacy for people on the Autism Spectrum or other people with disabilities.

George, you wanted to know what my plan of action and this is it.   I would definitely want to achieve this  organization where Neurotypicals who do either Cardiac or Vascular Ultrasound interact with people on the Autism Spectrum who also do Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound or for those people on the Autism Spectrum who would like to.

As I am already in the field, I will let others know that this organization will be in effect and a meeting will soon be starting in New York City.

This organization will be the forefront to a new and beautiful achievement of mine which will guarantee other people with Autism Spectrum or other disabilities can achieve success as well.

Hope you have a great day,

OUT, J

random thoughts23 Jun 2008 02:56 am

Sharing is Caring.

CARING IS IMPORTANT!

The knowledge that people don’t know even social and life understanding that Neurotypicals have in this world that need to be taught to the person with Autism Spectrum.  Anyone who even  wants to learn new skills for a job.  If you hide your knowledge too much or all the time, how are people supposed to learn.

Most people take things for granted because they do not realize what this world is about.

Don’t take anyone or anything for granted!  You just might not know what your reward will be if you do so, and if you don’t you might not know what the repercussions could be.

take it easy,

out, J

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