I guess there's no making an example of "mercy" killers of Autistic children. I hope she rots in hell. Where's the sympathy for the child, it's always the parent who seems to get to be coddled like a baby for how much they suffered taking care of a Autistic child.
i hope she burns in hell for such crap!
Yet another family falls through the gaping cracks in the system.
Every time a parent does something like this I think it degrades the future and life of all disabled peoples to a sickening degree. Like we aren't even worth the common decency of fair justice and laws that cover all people, not just the ones with a certain type of brain or body. Oh my god...The poor soul at the receiving end of it all. And the world thinks there is something wrong with us! 36 years and it seems all some people think about is how expensive we are or whether we are worth the five minutes of life in this world. It's like we're cattle or objects, and even they get better treatment. There are still laws for killing an animal or destroying property. There are none for us.
I think it was the relentlessness of the lack of sleep and having her requests for help denied that finally led the mother to snap. I don't for a moment agree with what she did but anybody who's sleep deprived for long enough will not be thinking too straight.
I think it was the relentlessness of the lack of sleep and having her requests for help denied that finally led the mother to snap. I don't for a moment agree with what she did but anybody who's sleep deprived for long enough will not be thinking too straight.
So what should we do? Hold innocent people hostage until services improve? It's not going to happen that way. Normal people are being deliberately led to think about the poor suffering normal person who has been forced into the role of caregiver for some abnormal thing. Services won't improve until people realise we are not things
I know but I don't think too many people understand why some kids with autism scream and that's something that would drive most people demented after a while.
I note that another parent who couldn't get help for her autistic child just left them at the desk of the social services and walked out. That was terribly cruel to the child but they were at the stage where they believed that was the only way to get the authorities to take notice and do something.
Callista, I wasn't really thinking about psychosis brought on by chronic lack of sleep but yes, that could certainly happen. What I meant was that continual lack of sleep leads to irritability and having less patience. Not many could lose so much sleep over several years and not get depressed and despairing about the future. It's just terrible when it results in the death of innocent people.
Conlang, I know it's awful but again that's why I said there needs to be proper support services so that when a parent says they aren't coping, they are listened to instead of turned away. Look after the parent and you look after the child as a consequence.
I agree with bridie, Marcia. You said what I wanted to say-- much, much better that I could have.
