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| A girl and her indispensable cat | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 19 2014, 04:02 PM (112 Views) | |
| Kahu | Feb 19 2014, 04:02 PM Post #1 |
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In our little family there are the three of us: myself, my husband, and our daughter Freya. But Freya would tell you there are four. The fourth person is our cat Tasha. Ever since Freya was little she has liked cats. As she learned to talk, she substituted the word cat into songs, such as "twinkle, twinkle, little cat". A few times as a toddler, she left the house in search of cats. Gave us heart attacks! Posted Image Freya and Tasha At three, Freya was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism at the higher functioning end of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) range. Later, genetic testing revealed that Freya has Alfi's Syndrome - a portion of her DNA's 9th chromosome being missing. The syndrome, which reportedly happens in one in 50,000 births, is the cause of Freya's ASD. Source Link |
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| Darcie | Feb 19 2014, 05:07 PM Post #2 |
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Very interesting story. A long time ago, when I was a working woman, one of our camp sites used to have the autistic children there for the summer. The campers could bring their cats/dogs and there were many other animals there also. I was told that they connected more easily to animals and many breakthroughs happened with animals while there. |
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| goldengal | Feb 19 2014, 11:55 PM Post #3 |
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What a wonderful story, and another example of how domestic animals can help humans with so many conditions and teach us so much. Thanks for posting it Kahu. Take care, Pat |
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| margaret | Feb 20 2014, 02:23 AM Post #4 |
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I loved that story, very interested in Autism and Asperger syndrome. |
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| angora | Feb 20 2014, 02:51 AM Post #5 |
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WWS Book Club Coordinator
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Beautiful, story, cat and girl. Thanks for posting it. |
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