I came across this recent post by Seth Godin:
Seths Blog: Three ways to help people get things done.
It caught my interest for selfish reasons… I’ve had some run-ins with bullies and extortionists in life, so I love the third method he proposes… “Open the door”…
As I was closing the window on the post, I realized, Damn, this applies to working with Autism… I wonder if he knows that…
Now I don’t delude myself with the idea that Seth Godin might give a rat’s patooty what I think, but I will question one aspect of his Open Door Policy:
What kind of expectations do people need to have others place on them, before they will strive to achieve their potential?
My son is merely one child/young man with autism, and we’ve worked with him in a fairly isolated fashion… But that kid has done some amazing things. And I’ve found that he flourishes exponentially better when the expectations are quite minimal, and the love, affection and acceptance are abundant.
If Seth’s “expectations” are to “accept and love yourself”, then he’s got one helluva business/life model there.
leslee hare 