Say What You Mean
When you say , " I hate autism " what you mean is " I need a scapegoat for my hatred of my child's behavioral challenges. I am overwhelmed ". When you say " I wish there was a cure for autism " what you mean is " I want to replace this child with one who doesn't force me to confront the fact that society mistreats those who are noticeably different ". When you say " This (meltdowns, maladaptive behavior, inability to use verbal speech, need for global supports) i s the true Autism ", what you mean is " my experience of autism is the only one that is valid because I am not happy. I therefore resent families who say they are happy ". When you say " Autism destroys marriage s", what you mean is " my marriage is falling apart so I am going to blame autism because if I don't I will have to deal with everything that caused our relationship to fail and I don't want to do tha t". When you say...