I live in terror of the day she outgrows cute, and I worry constantly that as she grows bigger, her world grows
What the fuck
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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1.2yr
When she isn't cute I don't want her anymore
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keepcarrot [she/her] - 1.2yr
My general disgust towards parents who seem to think the most important thing their kids could do is have grandkids
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VHS [he/him] - 1.2yr
the reality and pain of a subset of parents of children with autism who feel left out of much of the conversation around the condition.
If anything they are always dominating the conversation despite being in the minority of autism cases. I understand it's hard for them, but it's not all about you and you're talking over autistic adults who should be heard more.
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Pentacat [he/him] - 1.2yr
They’re always talking over their children. Makes sense to ignore everyone who has lived experience with autism in favor of parents getting over the narcissistic wounding that came with having a kid that didn’t fit their fantasy.
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Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided] - 1.2yr
If anything they are always dominating the conversation despite being in the minority of autism cases. I understand it's hard for them, but it's not all about you and you're talking over autistic adults who should be heard more.
we had a nonverbal kid on the school bus one year and it was really cool of his parents and the school system to abuse that kid and by extension everyone else on the bus route on top of school starting too damn early in the morning. I'm not even sure if low-support adults are able to be effective advocates for the kids who have it the worst.
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VHS [he/him] - 1.2yr
Someone does need to advocate for them, I don't think their parents are qualified either. "Autism parents" seem so arrogant and self-centered
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Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided] - 1.2yr
for sure i'm just aware our needs are quite different and part of the problem is not being able to ask
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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1.2yr
parents of children with autism who feel left out of much of the conversation around the condition.
Oh yea, totally. The parents of autistic children are hardly ever heard from 🙄
We have moved from viewing disability through a purely medical lens — as something broken to be fixed
YOU CAN'T FIX IT!! god, why do people think if you invest enough tech points in an issue anything is possible? Just completely treat it as magic. I hate this attitude and it is so pervasive. You see people calling for conversion therapy with language like this too. Lots of disabilities are just- not fixable.
There’s a resistance to parents who wish their children were less disabled
I- I think everyone wishes your child was less disabled.
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Enjoyer_of_Games [comrade/them, he/him] - 1.2yr
oh yeah it's consent manufacturing time
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buckykat [none/use name] - 1.2yr
Whenever a ghoul proposes doing the most evil thing possible the NYT will be there to publish an article about how it's good actually
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dil [he/him, comrade/them] - 1.2yr
Yeah I only made it through the first few paragraphs before it became clear this was antivax propaganda.
"I asked why she regressed, doctor says it's common"
"RFK Jr says..."
"I got her vaccinated"
Just right in a row.
So gross.
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Dessa [she/her] - 1.2yr
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a recent press briefing that autistic children will “never pay taxes,” “never hold a job,”
How terrible that must be
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robot_dog_with_gun [they/them] - 1.2yr
yeah i love not being able to participate in society
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Dessa [she/her] - 1.2yr
Robert Kennedy is more concerned with how much a worker can be exploited
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TheSpectreOfGay [hy/hym, she/her] - 1.2yr
ugh, ew
i wish these people would question why the inability to hold a job and pay taxes is what makes someone considered worthless
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Llituro [he/him, they/them] - 1.2yr
Parents are encouraged not to use words like “severe,” “profound,” or even “Level 3” to describe our child’s autism
yeah, i wonder why. what a fucking nightmare this person is, i feel bad for her daughter. i like pokemon, i'm not literally a pokemon. when we say this shit has levels to it, i don't think ranking and numbering them is what anyone meant.
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FishLake @lemmygrad.ml - 1.2yr
Maybe, just maybe, laypeople shouldn’t use the same clinical and/or medicalized language used by professionals who know what the hell they’re talking about to describe their own children.
Same energy as the parents I was talking to a few months ago saying they have a “male son.” Oh okay, I thought this was a parent-teacher conference, but apparently I’m speaking to a couple zoologists.
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ThermonuclearEgg - 1.2yr
saying they have a “male son.”
makes me wonder what it would mean to have a "female son"
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Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided] - 1.2yr
pretty sure i've heard boomers say that about having a daughter into sports and fixing old cars.
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blame [they/them] - 1.2yr
The NYT really loves letting the worst people have op-eds dont they
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JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them] - 1.2yr
They've been known to request them.
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Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her] - 1.2yr
It's Journalism's Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans Autistic People As Possible.
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VILenin [he/him] - 1.2yr
There isn’t a vat of boiling acid hot enough to drown this person in
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Awoo [she/her] - 1.2yr
Someone wanna fill me in on what else the Kennedy ghoul said that must be so controversial it's not included in this article?
simontherockjohnson in neurodiverse
[CW Eugenics] It's finally autistic people's turn to get a "I want an refund for my shitty kid" NYT OP-Ed.
https://archive.is/zezerI fucking hate these people so much.
What the fuck
My general disgust towards parents who seem to think the most important thing their kids could do is have grandkids
If anything they are always dominating the conversation despite being in the minority of autism cases. I understand it's hard for them, but it's not all about you and you're talking over autistic adults who should be heard more.
They’re always talking over their children. Makes sense to ignore everyone who has lived experience with autism in favor of parents getting over the narcissistic wounding that came with having a kid that didn’t fit their fantasy.
we had a nonverbal kid on the school bus one year and it was really cool of his parents and the school system to abuse that kid and by extension everyone else on the bus route on top of school starting too damn early in the morning. I'm not even sure if low-support adults are able to be effective advocates for the kids who have it the worst.
Someone does need to advocate for them, I don't think their parents are qualified either. "Autism parents" seem so arrogant and self-centered
for sure i'm just aware our needs are quite different and part of the problem is not being able to ask
Oh yea, totally. The parents of autistic children are hardly ever heard from 🙄
YOU CAN'T FIX IT!! god, why do people think if you invest enough tech points in an issue anything is possible? Just completely treat it as magic. I hate this attitude and it is so pervasive. You see people calling for conversion therapy with language like this too. Lots of disabilities are just- not fixable.
I- I think everyone wishes your child was less disabled.
oh yeah it's consent manufacturing time
Whenever a ghoul proposes doing the most evil thing possible the NYT will be there to publish an article about how it's good actually
Yeah I only made it through the first few paragraphs before it became clear this was antivax propaganda.
"I asked why she regressed, doctor says it's common"
"RFK Jr says..."
"I got her vaccinated"
Just right in a row.
So gross.
How terrible that must be
yeah i love not being able to participate in society
Robert Kennedy is more concerned with how much a worker can be exploited
ugh, ew
i wish these people would question why the inability to hold a job and pay taxes is what makes someone considered worthless
yeah, i wonder why. what a fucking nightmare this person is, i feel bad for her daughter. i like pokemon, i'm not literally a pokemon. when we say this shit has levels to it, i don't think ranking and numbering them is what anyone meant.
Maybe, just maybe, laypeople shouldn’t use the same clinical and/or medicalized language used by professionals who know what the hell they’re talking about to describe their own children.
Same energy as the parents I was talking to a few months ago saying they have a “male son.” Oh okay, I thought this was a parent-teacher conference, but apparently I’m speaking to a couple zoologists.
makes me wonder what it would mean to have a "female son"
pretty sure i've heard boomers say that about having a daughter into sports and fixing old cars.
The NYT really loves letting the worst people have op-eds dont they
They've been known to request them.
It's Journalism's Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many
TransAutistic People As Possible.There isn’t a vat of boiling acid hot enough to drown this person in
Someone wanna fill me in on what else the Kennedy ghoul said that must be so controversial it's not included in this article?
CW: Ablism
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I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Jesus fucking Christ it’s always the Godamn parents
"Finally" our turn? I thought we were one of the first...
This is the type of person who complains about wheelchair ramps or parks in handicapped parking spaces.