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Invisible Autistics: The Severely Autistic |
| Published: June 11, 2008, 6:28 am |
| Tags: abc news, faces of autism, alleged autism rights movement, autistic disorder, severe autism, cnn, new york magazine, autism, crisis in caring |
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Parents of children with Autistic Disorder have often encountered uncomprehending stares when their children suffer public meltdowns. Service providers routinely state that mere physical inclusion in a classroom will inevitably help all autistic children and then blame the children when they over overwhelmed. These responses arise from ignorance. Parents strive to educate and inform but they must overcome persistent ignorance of the realities of autistic disorder. The ignorance is perpetuated by a mass media - read CNN, NY Magazine and now ABC News, addicted to feel good, fluffy tales of autism focused on a few with exceptional abilities and on the barely autistic persons with Aspergers who lead the outrageously misnamed Autism Rights movement; a movement which in fact suppresses the rights of those with Autistic Disorder and severe deficits. There are some exceptions to the feel good media focus particularly here in Canada. The Vancouver Sun took a realistic look at autism in [ Full article ] |
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