Don't Pity Me: Accepting our autistic children for who they are

Kids and adults with autism don't need pity. They don't need to be fixed. They need to be loved, included, taught, and accepted. They need help to reach their full potential,socially, functionally, and academically.
They aren't just sad reminders of what could have been, nor are they burdens. I love my son for who he is, autism or no autism. - created at http://animoto.com

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Education

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• autism
• autism awareness
• autism acceptance
• kids
• dont bite the dog
• dontbitethedog
• jaymes

[dontbitethedog]

Thanks PD!

[BaltoLoneWoolf]

@BaltoLoneWoolf,

I meant NOT what their child was expected to be.

[BaltoLoneWoolf]

I'm glad that parents are taking a more positive look on autism. Sitting there whining about your child is what you expected them to be is not going to get them anywhere. According to my witness, (not from professionals and scientists that like to test us a like lab rats), autistic children progressed when parents accepted them for who they are and not "pretending to love them", and finding ways to make the world better for an autistic experience, than trying to cure it altogether.

[Traumaqueenamy]

Wonderful video. I'm adding this to my favorites. Not much of a country music person, but other than that great video. I happen to have aspergers, a milder form of autism.

[jenjen233]

@KSitz77 I would not tell her no you have to be autistic i would help her be all she can be with the limitations she has. I believe that children who have autism deserve the help they get and any thing they can get in the way of help. I have a form of autism and i am proud to be who i am. I have a very different view from you because i accept every one as they are.

[CrawdaddyJoe]

@KSitz77 If life is so fine for us, why do you want us cured in the first place? Also, I'd say the stigma we deal with is a BIT more than, say, some unpopular kid. They don't have whole organizations devoted to erasing who they are as people. They don't get segregated into classes where they teach rote conformity and internalized self-hatred. They don't get judged by the standards of a society built for one type of person, excluding them. Your advice is to adapt. We adapt enough. It's your turn.

[4HorsesandHolding]

Very powerful and moving video.

Great job!

[giantspeckledchi]

This is a really powerful statement! Terrific job! The music is an excellent choice.

[kijejo43]

Amen...God bless you and your beautiful family.