Autism: Google it. Read about it. It ain't going away. It's going to [View All]

[Ilsa]

get "worse" as far as people encountering more autistics out in public. And I don't mean autistic as in a person just having poor eye contact, but a person with poor language skills, self-help skills, behavior control skills, impulsivity, etc.

Families do all they can to help their kids, but we don't have all the answers yet. We are trying all the best meds, behavior interventions, dietary controls and supplements, etc. Parents generally don't take their moderately autistic kids out in public unless they have to, but sometimes we FUCKING HAVE TO, GODDAMMIT!

Stop trying to undo diagnoses you know nothing about, claiming they are "fraudulent" and "Doctors are diagnosing it or ADHD too much". Would you make such a claim to someone in a wheelchair? The fact of the matter is that you don't know WHICH kids might be over-diagnosed and which may be on the Spectrum! You are not the child's parent, teacher, or doctor.

Have a little patience with other people who are having a hard life, for crying out loud. Get over your so-called right to be perfectly comfortable in public every minute. And be damned grateful you don't have to walk in the shoes of the autistic child or his or her parents.

Yeah I'm pissed. Maybe I'll get over it by tomorrow.