I look forward to watching some of the coverage…but I have to admit that the constant ‘child with autism’ talk with out the addition of some 'teen with autism' and a healthy dose of 'adult with autism' language makes my Afro itch.
As some of you know my brother Bill is autistic...not a child but a grown ass man of 37!
Oh, a bitch knows the unique challenges parents face when their child is diagnosed. Mmmhmmm, I know that shit very well (mercy!).
But we sibling guardians have some challenges too…one of which is educating the media that we exist.
1 in 150 means that teens and adults with autism will need programs and options.
And 1 in 150 also means that siblings as guardians won’t always be so rare.
Autism may be a mystery but my brother’s life is a reality – he is an adult with autism.
Toodles and let me know what y’all think of the CNN coverage.
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Thanx for the reminder about the coverage! My soon-to-be-12y.o. nephew is autistic so I'm interested in seeing it.
I can so relate to this. My brother is 24 nd has Asperger syndrome. I want to see how other adults with autism cope with the job market, adjusting to having some independence.
Seems like siblings take a lot of responsibility in so many cases like this, and get none of the coverage. Might be interesting to see it from that angle.
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sorry to make the point, but i think diagnosis like these have a racist component. adhd for example,
in netherlands, it won't be a great help i know, bu there is an entirely different concept of activity for babys that are able to lift themselves by their hands 3 weeks old and a child that still cant hold on to them when he is 4.
well i guess i witnessed a somewhat more extreme case, but that immigrants or former colony's afro people here are subject to a repressive diagnostics is also clear.
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