theartfuldodger
Joined 10 years ago
Joined 10 years ago
Regardless of opinion on Musk, normalizing whining does nothing for anyone.
What I do not see people willing to discuss
Parent getting called to school 3-4x a week, causing issues with work
Child running from school or aide and requiring a tracker program
Police/CPS involvement from "runners"
Destruction of marriage from constant state of stress
Violence to siblings
Inability to give attention equally in the family
Incredible high divorce rates, parents and any non a to a pairing.
RFK's speech had some issues, but if you read the transcript it does not match the sound bytes
All of his references to negative autism behaviors/impacts were in regards to the 25% of profound autism.
As I said, I know at least a dozen families where the above is their experience. Single moms breaking down on FB because they have no support and stressed to the max, Dad losing out on projects and sales because it cant be trusted he'll be in the office when needed. Siblings hiding away, sick of outbursts,yelling, non stop activity.
It is a disservice to all of those people to act as if the spectrum does not have a far range of activities.
That sure as hell doesnt mean we need to start trying to end "autistic people" and I think it is manipulation to say RFK's prevailing theme has ever been "autism", it has been a belief that the weaknesses in our food and drug systems are increasing chronic illnesses, mutations etc. Some headlines travel longer, the AIDS/HIV denial and Faucci hate should have got way more attention.
Its not RFK's words, its the media's practice of hyperbolic language that causes any real or perceived damage to the community.
I dont believe there is a connection to find, but maybe this will end the snipe hunt and that funding can just go towards creating spaces and education that allow for a range of interaction and social styles after September. But to ignore both sides of the experience is disingenous and is certainly a slap in the face to the families experiencing real hardship from their child's divergence.
I am not even a fan, I just despise the lazy characterizations that get slung around in all emotional spaces, he is mostly a careful speaker, especially compared to the norms now.
There was one logo with little bowl and chopsticks, something Thai related and when I first saw it I was reminded of a cockroach before recognizing the chopsticks and bowl.
This is an absentee parent problem using the internet as a nanny.
Just because it is ubiquitous does not mean it is the correct way.
I wish people cared 25 years ago. Unwanted books in boxes are everywhere. Its a false hysteria. You can still get any book you want, digitizing is the best bet for more readership.