This isn't to mock the parents. Far from it. But this article is all about the parent's feelings. Nowhere does it mention what the child is going through and what his needs are. Every article about autism seems to be like this. The site Autism Speaks is especially bad for this. Am I the only one who notices this? Can someone point out where it mentions the child's feelings and needs?
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_hea..._page.html
That's a very sensationalistic article. I don't know why people are so fascinated with tales of out-of-control children. On US television, they devote hours to video-tapes of 4-year-olds kicking the hell out of everybody and tearing up the house, while the audience makes all sorts of horrified noises of "concern."
What makes this entertainment?
The typical reactions are either to sympathize with "the poor parents" or to blame the parents -- people love to get very self-righteous and say, "If that was my kid, he wouldn't get away with that crap" -- with the implication being that the self-righteous viewer would beat the child into submission, like a good mom.
And of course you're right, Vorlath -- there is NEVER any regard for the child's own feelings. The child is looked at as a freak-show, a monster, an enemy to be beaten. This is just more of the demonization and dehumanmization of people who are different.
This is the daily record which is roughly about the same quality of journalism of the The Sun. Basically it's a pile of crap which is best used for wrapping chips in. One of the good things about now living in England is it's easier to avoid that piece of tabloid crap.
Why is there a guillotine at a sped school? And why is it in an area that's accessible to the students? Maybe it's metaphorical, but that would still mean there's something dangerous that he's allowed near.
Is there a point to describing these things in such a negative way? I'm starting to think that autism in many people's eyes means that they are no longer human. But since they are in human form, we must take care of them. Or something like that. I'm just trying to understand their point of view. I don't know.
I feel for the parents. I really do. Some do the best they can. But it's like they see some comfort in blaming autism. As if putting the responsability on autism gives them some kind of comfort. NT's react to this as if I'm saying it's the parent's fault. I'm saying no such thing. I just don't get why this viewpoint is described from the poor parent's view all the time and never from the other side. We're supposed to feel sorry for the parent and not for the child. I don't know. This whole thing frustrates me and I'm as normal as you'd ever find someone with AS. I end up feeling for both of them.
Whoa that is the worst case of autism I ever heard. Doesn't he even wear diapers, why can't she put them on him or do they not fit or he keeps taking them off.