"I'm Not Sorry"

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney- ... ostpopular

I wish more people (parents and otherwise) had this attitude.

Cute kids!

I posted the story on my Facebook page.

Love this

The hairdresser comes across as bubbly and ditzy. She probably didn't know any better and forgot she was talking to someone when she kept on talking. It must have been a pretty annoying thing to hear.

I should tell my hairdresser I have autism and see what happens.

I told my hairdresser I am Aspie and she thought it was cool. Of course she and I have been good friends for years. But she also has sensory issues so she understands. But that hairdresser in the story needs help.

And that mom is awesome and those kids are extremely cute. They really are adorable.

I like this part a lot as well:

'There is no such thing as normal. Sorry to burst your bubble. We are all dealing with issues, maybe they don't all have a name or a diagnosis. Every single person, adult and child, struggles with something. Some have a diagnosis of some kind, some don't.'

I think 'Neurotypical' is a flawed concept and primarily for those reasons. As seen there, no one is perfect; everyone has problems. It's highly inappropriate to act as if having a diagnosis automatically implies that a life is going to be one of lower quality. Additionally, I believe it can degrade many that are 'neurotypical' as a result, as perhaps they may feel as if their problems are trivialized simply because they don't have anything to fall back on.. they are 'perfectly normal', therefore 'they should all be identical and have no problems'. Everyone is wired differently, hence why some people find it harder to lose weight than others and things like that.

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Unapologetically, Norny.
-chronically drunk

I take this article with a grain of salt.

Since 1995, when AS was recognized as a Dx in the USA, more and more has come into play to help a parent of an autistic child get help in raising the kid and helping the kid maximize their potential in life with their condition.

20 years ago, an autistic child would be a heavy burden...with no help for most parents of modest means.

A lot of people have no clue about autism or the help that's now out there for parents of autistic kids, so they still think that such a child must be a curse rather than a blessing equivalent to any other typical child.

Of course, as children are ALWAYS a huge responsibility, the perception would always be that a kid with "special needs" really needs a "special parent" to love and care for them.