PARENTING IS NOT SO DIFFICULT....
What is happening to the world of Autism?
There are so many fights going on right now in the world of Autism
that if we do not get our act together, no one outside the world of
Autism is going to take us seriously.
I am speaking at an Autism conference next week. I am speaking as a
mother of 5 Autistic children. Not as a mother of 5 children with
Autism. The reason for that....my 13 year old daughter Deirdre
explained to me, in very simple terms (because that is what I need)
that she wants to be known as a person who is Autistic.
The reason, you might ask......If she is an Autistic person, it is who
she was born to be.
If she is a person with Autism, the Autism can be taken away.
That reasoning I can respect.
When I introduce my children, I do not introduce them as Autistic
children. My children are individuals who happen to be autistic.
I am lucky, they do not misbehave in public..they learned very early
that they would be removed from situations if they could not behave
appropriately in public.
Even Caitlin and Kiernan know this.
Just because you have an Autistic child does not give them free reign
to disturb others in a public situation. If that was the case, we
could allow any person to disrupt any situation.
If you want your Autistic children to be taken seriously, you must
take your Autistic child seriously.
How can we prepare our Autistic children for their future and being
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