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I was asked (if such a thing existed), would I cure the kids& #39; autism. The answer is yes.
I post, almost exclusively, very positive moments they have, often funny ones, as a result of their perception of the world. The reasons are mostly selfish:
I was asked (if such a thing existed), would I cure the kids& #39; autism. The answer is yes.
I post, almost exclusively, very positive moments they have, often funny ones, as a result of their perception of the world. The reasons are mostly selfish:
I post as a way of connecting with other autistic families and getting (and sometimes giving) advice; because these moments are genuinely funny. Any & #39;awareness bonus& #39; is clearly great but honestly wasn& #39;t the point. It& #39;s worked well and I intend to continue.
The cure, then...
The cure, then...
I was asked by a friend and colleague what I would do in the event a cure was offered. My wife and I have discussed this before. We discussed it heatedly - would the kids& #39; personalities be gone, would who they are essentially & #39;die& #39; without autism?
We agreed it probably would...
We agreed it probably would...
Raising 4 autistic kids is really hard ( #5 too young to tell). We nearly broke up; we& #39;ve argued; we& #39;ve despaired. But, quite rightly it& #39;s not about us, not really.
It& #39;s about when a simple social interaction at school so overwhelms #1 or #2 that they break down and cry.
It& #39;s about when a simple social interaction at school so overwhelms #1 or #2 that they break down and cry.
It& #39;s when #3 is so overwhelmed by a stimulus I can& #39;t identify that she breaks skin through biting herself or has to be restrained to stop her hurting herself (not for a number of years now, thank fudge). Or screaming in terror at a light. A bus. A fudging moth.
#4 seeks out stimulus. He& #39;s trapped inside himself and is so desperate to get what he wants he& #39;ll take any risk.
Given the run we& #39;ve had, I& #39;m expecting #5 to score on the spectrum as well. I honestly hope she doesn& #39;t.
I& #39;m amazed by families that deal with autistic kids...
Given the run we& #39;ve had, I& #39;m expecting #5 to score on the spectrum as well. I honestly hope she doesn& #39;t.
I& #39;m amazed by families that deal with autistic kids...
...I really am. Some wouldn& #39;t change a thing, make it part of their lives and keep going. They fill me with hope. They also enrage me, for all of the reasons above and one more:
I don& #39;t wa t my kids to suffer. They do, constantly, not fitting in the world because they can& #39;t...
I don& #39;t wa t my kids to suffer. They do, constantly, not fitting in the world because they can& #39;t...
process it. All the coping strategies, 8 years of learning and studying and progressis in inches. They might have full, independent lives. I hope so. But if someone told me I could take the anxiety, the pain and the isolation away with a cure, I& #39;d do it. I don& #39;t see it is as...
destroying a community, I see it as freeing 4 people from a shed ton of pain and years of quite literally not fitting in.
Peace and love, humans.
Peace and love, humans.
