Up All Day and Night With Autism Self Injurious Behavior

Warning: Disturbing footage. Family is exhausted. Behavior takes toll on everyone. Self abusive episode in behaviorally and medically fragile autistic adult living with family in California. Reality of trying to protect autistic person from self harm.

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[conquerorqueen]

I absolutely applaud you for these videos. It can't be easy to share your pain with the world but I think it's a very positive thing for people to see the daily reality of severe autism. I have some limited experience working with children and teenagers who have autism and I know that they were all beautiful people feeling a lot of confusion and overwhelming distress. I just want you to know that there are people out there in the world (even from New Zealand like me) who care. xox

[CDFoakley]

@conquerorqueen Thank you so much for your encouraging words....

[Clickgirl]

How many people live with this severely disruptive person? How fair is to you, your family, that everybody has to suffer and "live in torture" (your words) because of one person's severe disability? You refuse to give up on him, but it feels like your constant attention to him isn't fair to others in your family. My opinion doesn't matter, but I don't understand your priorities in life. Your sacrifice isn''t praiseworthy if the whole family suffers, and they do.

[CDFoakley]

@Clickgirl Yes, it can be torture, but my other children have also learned to be tolerant, compassionate, strong advocates for those who are bullied are abuse and have learned so much from the pain and suffering around them. Moreover, there are many videos on this channel that show the beautiful sides of autism. I show both sides because they are REAL. My kids are strong. Very strong people because of their severely autistic brother.

[ZaphedBeebleBrox]

I say euthanation is the best cure. I believe we should start to think logically and use painless death to terminate suuch a useless misery and painful existence. Fuk god if there is one. he is such a bitch.

[CDFoakley]

@ZaphedBeebleBrox It seems you are in more misery and living a painful existence than any autistic person has ever known. Perhaps you have not seen the many faces of my son and others with severe autism? Many have horrible days, only to turn around, with help from others who love and care about them, and have better days. It's about love, caring and sacrifice. Autism is not a death sentence, no matter how severe.

[CDFoakley]

@ragpag123 Let's think about what you suggest: First, he wears diapers. That's his reality. Secondly, doctors say he has the cognitive range of somewhere between 8 months and 3 years old, so, given those ages also wear diapers, it seems logical to show him in diapers, as you find many babies and toddlers on You Tube in diapers, and nobody seems to have a big problem with that. If seeing someone older in linear age only with diapers seems offensive to you, don't watch. We don't pretend here

[eastender86]

I cannot bear to watch this I'm afraid :(

[amphibia50]

Have you tried a gluten and milk free diet? That supposed to help. I heard that self injury caused by yeast overgrouth. However I could be wrong. It is painful to watch. All the best.

[honeebunni1]

@Clickgirl WoW... what a catogorization! I thought she said her son was Severely Autistic. Not a "severely disruptive person". All the videos that I have seen are indicative of the entire FAMILY coming together to assist. And, THAT IMO is PRAISEWORTHY!!! Everyone is not so selfish in this world so as to institutionalize a relative at the first sign he or she might be a "disruption" to the lives of others in the household. I'm flabbergasted by your candor, demonstrative of self-centeredness. IJS

[WESTMIDLANDSGIRL2K11]

@ZaphedBeebleBrox your the bitch, and your to dumb to even relise that people can't help having autism

[03ting]

youre a amazing mother.. i wish i could say more to encourage you. stay strong! your son is so so lucky to have a mother like you. keep going..!

[hoiet]

@Clickgirl Your comment on this video is so disturbing to me, This family goes threw great lengths to keep the family together be cause they love their son unlike other people who will give a family member over to the state because they don't want to "deal with it". They strive very hard to help address behavior concerns they have. What is wrong with you, you MUST not have a child that is autistic im guessing. And what blows my mind is the kind response you got that you did not deserve.

[blessed8276]

@ZaphedBeebleBrox WOW euthanize yourself and do us a favor

[allimo67]

You are an amazing person and fantastic loving mum. You are a great inspiration to me. I too know what it is like to have to restrain my autisic son from head butting walls, furniture, the floor, etc and he is only 11 years old. Your arms and legs feel like jelly afterwards and you feel you have no strength left. Keep holding onto hope.

[EricMcIntyre7]

I appluad how you treated your son. I have seen it where my clients parents beat him infront us. Child Services were called and everything. often times with some people I worked with The parents blamed us for thier childs SIBs like we trigger it purposefully to just annoy them, he would have months where he would have little to no SIBs then he would have HUGE SIBs for about a week straight but seeing how you dealt with him with love and care and understanding really touched me.

[karimthebean]

@CDFOAKLEY YOU are a VERY SPECIAL MUM & family. Only YOU have to endure the 24/7 suffering, pain & energy consuming symptom. PLEASE HUG your son from me & tell him WE ALL love him dearly. Autistic kids are a gift to VERY SPECIAL parents not all can handle the endless heartache you & the family are going through. It's hard work bringing up any child but when they're autistic or the the like then it is 100 fold as hard.

My heart, love & respects are heading your way from London.x