Well there is a subset of the autistic community that the closest I can relate it to is those who feel that kids shouldn't get implants to hear -- that it will change them fundamentally to cure deafness. And I can understand that, but we are also talking about a condition where you can live independently either way.
So the autistics feel that no one with autism should be cured, if they ever found a cure. Anyone who wants a cure is a 'curebie' and does not love their child. And the phrase the guy used in my LJ was I looked at my kid like an appliance I wanted to customize.
So this goes on, and I feel the HFA's don't understand the severity of the disabilities of some other people on the spectrum, like my son. They think I just want to make my life easier, not improve his. But that's all hypothetical, because there is no cure.
HOWEVER, in the case of these two particular people posting in my LJ, even THERAPY is not fair, if my child can't tell me if they want the therapy or not. Most people who are anti 'curbie' are still quite into kids getting humane therapy (some of the therapies are cruel or innefective, or deadly, like chelation). They are ok with autistic kids to learn coping and communication strategies. But not this one person in particular who was posting in my journal. Thankfully this person does not seem to represent the views of many of the adult autistics I know, even the ones who are against a cure. And to be honest, the ones I do know? Don't need a cure, and are fantastic the way they are.
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Date: 2007-03-10 10:17 pm (UTC)So the autistics feel that no one with autism should be cured, if they ever found a cure. Anyone who wants a cure is a 'curebie' and does not love their child. And the phrase the guy used in my LJ was I looked at my kid like an appliance I wanted to customize.
So this goes on, and I feel the HFA's don't understand the severity of the disabilities of some other people on the spectrum, like my son. They think I just want to make my life easier, not improve his. But that's all hypothetical, because there is no cure.
HOWEVER, in the case of these two particular people posting in my LJ, even THERAPY is not fair, if my child can't tell me if they want the therapy or not. Most people who are anti 'curbie' are still quite into kids getting humane therapy (some of the therapies are cruel or innefective, or deadly, like chelation). They are ok with autistic kids to learn coping and communication strategies. But not this one person in particular who was posting in my journal. Thankfully this person does not seem to represent the views of many of the adult autistics I know, even the ones who are against a cure. And to be honest, the ones I do know? Don't need a cure, and are fantastic the way they are.
My son would need one, if they ever found one.