Bernard Rimland Recovered Autistic Kids Pt 4

[jettybean53]

Why do these professionals not use "people first" language? These are children with autism - Not autistic kikds.

[brabon]

this part of the vid makes me feel very uncomfortable as it appears that the 14 year old is not asymptomatic...autism is not a disease, it is a disorder...treatable, yes....but i still have questions as to whether it can be completely cured...not that it matters...autistic people prove daily that they are able to function well in the world...like my nephew

[naepalz]

I think the word "recovered" is a dubious, if not dangerous one. There is no recovery from ASDs only varying degrees of managing to fit in with the neurotypical world. The pageant type parading of these kids, who have been trained with varying degrees of success to parrot social niceties is also somewhat suspect IMO.

[ashleyleo]

I never mean any insult to those on the spectrum. My son has Autism, and I assume he always will. However, my son no longer requires any therapies, no longer meets the dx criteria, and no longer has any "disabling" aspects of Autism. I know that Recovered is a controversial word. Do you have a better word? And I'm serious when I ask this.

[ashleyleo]

Kuraigaka, I do.  My son is also recovered, thanks to the DAN protocol as well as speech and other therapies.

[AutismRecovery]

The 14 year old has come a long way. I am not sure how seriously you started out. This kid isn't as fortunate as you, but at least he has a start. And where in the world did you read the word "Cure"?

[ashleyleo]

Sigma, we need to support our fellow ASD children and celebrate their success, regardless of others' outcome and what "isn't fixed". We've come a long way, baby! And hey, the DAN people SHOULD advertise! After all, biomedical intervention works for half of our children.

[666sigma]

I never said it wasn't a big deal. However, I'm not sure it is good thing to parade a child on stage like this. This seems more like an advertisement for DAN! doctors than anything.

I will say that several of these kids are doing exceptionally well and they offer hope that disabilities can be overcome.

[666sigma]

I'd say about 50% recovered. The other half are still noticeably impaired. The majority of those seemed functional, but there are a few who seem to have a long way to go before I would say "recovered."

There are definitely autistics who are performing as well without intervention.

[AutismRecovery]

Given that some of these kids were non-verbal in the beginning, it is a big deal.

[fruble1]

any improvment sigma is a huge impprovment