Thread by @Kaija_Rayne

Chp 32: BURDEN-SHIFTING

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Please let this torture be over soon.

"What motivated this ordeal was a fundamental truth--that I cannot be happy if my son cannot function competently in his community."

Then she says he forgives her.

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It's true that autistics tend to be INCREDIBLY FORGIVING, often past reason.

Until you go

too far. And then you're pretty much dead to so many of us.

I wonder what it will take for Zack?

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and I'm pretty sure I and many other autistics SAID it wasn't about Zack at all.

She even bloody admits it.

Disgusting. She tortured and abused her own kid for her own happiness.

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I laughed so fvcking hard at this line that I sent myself into a coughing fit.

She's talking about her lectures and advocacy.

"I'm an expert in a chosen field."

Lady? You don't know shit about autism. Holy fvck.

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"The daily experience of autism cannot be fully understood by those who have not lived it but one need not personally identify with the struggle to show compassion for it."

And this lady shows compassion for autistics? She wouldn't know compassion if it

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bit her.

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she PERSISTS in calling meltdowns tantrums? See? She doesn't know ANYTHING.

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"Whenever I'm out in the community, I'm amazed I don't regularly witness a child with autism having a full-blown tantrum. Given autism's epidemic numbers, this should be occurring hourly. And yet, it is not surprising at all, because too often our children

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are hidden away at home, their behaviors shielded from view so that we may all be spared the trauma."

I have never hidden my kids away at home. I've taught them how to get by in the world so they DON'T have meltdowns when we go out. I've done that with

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KINDNESS, knowledge, LOVE, and RESPECT. They know they can communicate with me if something is too much, and we'll go home where they know they are safe.

This? This trash author? My gods. How DARE she speak for parents of autistic kids?

How DARE SHE?

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Maybe, just maybe Zack's strong reactions were because of the ABA therapy, his mother's OBVIOUS hatred (autistics can sense these things you know, we really can) and NEVER being prepared for anything?

Just maybe?

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She says she doesn't know what our autistic kids could accomplish if we allow them to be themselves...

Seriously, is she truly unaware of how rich, diverse and awesome the online #ActuallyAutistic community is?

And she claims to know autism?

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wrap of chapter

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