Response to Autism Speaks

[mightydoll]

I'm proud of my son.

Raising him has not been as easy as raising my daughter. That's a true fact. But no-one ever said having kids was easy and for every frustration his autism causes him and the people around him, there is wit, and intelligence, and joy in greater portion. He's not a burden on his family, his school, or his society. He's a remarkable young man. It's not autism that destroys families, creates anger, and fear, and hopelessness, but the way that autistics and their families and support people are treated, torn down, and marginalized by exactly the sort of ignorance that Autism Speaks capitalizes on.

So when I saw this video response to Autism Speaks' newest "PSA" it made me feel pretty warm and fuzzy inside.

Comments

[papertowlbtrfly.livejournal.com]

Have you met my dad? Let's not forget that some kids with disabilities like ADHD and autism get awful parents too !

[mightydoll.livejournal.com]

yes, they do, no doubt. The problem is that the Autism Speaks ads tend to justify being an awful parent to a disabled child, rather than offer support.