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Ughh!!

I know this happened a few days ago but I just heard about this last night from a friend.

She called me last night to ask me my opinion about the guy that was saying bad things about Autism.

I had no idea what she was talking about.

She warned and told me “When you hear what he had to say you are going to get so mad.”

Mad was an understatement.

I was livid and disgusted!

I usually try to be understanding about other peoples’ opinions.

But I have a hard time trying to accept peoples’ comments when they act like they know exactly what they are talking about.

Especially when they have no clue!

So who is this ignorant person that got me so mad?

His name is Michael Weiner Savage. Hes the conservative talk show host of Savage Nation.

According to him 99% of Autistic children are just brats.

Brats??!!!!

Obviously he has not spent a day with an autistic child.

The day you discover that your child has autism your life will never be the same.

I’m not going to sit here and write a whole blog about Autism because I am planning on writing a lot more about this topic but I will discuss a few things.

I am a single mother of an autistic child and it is very difficult to take care of a child with autism.

When my daughter has her tantrums they can last anywhere from a few minutes to up to several hours.

It’s sad that people think that these children are intentionally getting upset to the point that they can’t stop and can’t control themselves.

While searching for schools for my daughter, I saw numerous children that would not make eye contact with their teachers or parents.

So I guess an ignorant person like Michael Salvage would think–

What a brat!! Look at that child ignoring his parents.

But they fail to understand that their parents do not think their children are brats.

These parents wish that their children had the mental capacity to actually be able to ignore them

But instead they have to realize that their child may never look at them directly in their face.

Their child might never give them a hug or say Mom or Dad I love you too.

I can only imagine how sad it must be for these parents.

I am fortunate that my daughter is affectionate. She knows and understands that I am her mother.

But she often gets confused about other family members. For example, she will stop and ask random females in the street are you my brother ?

Sometimes when she sees older people in the street walking she will say “Hello Grandma and Grandpa.”

This would be cute and funny if she was 3-5 years old. But she’s not. She is going to be 13 soon.

So I don’t have to worry about typical teenage daughter issues like dating boys and wearing makeup.

But I do have to worry about things like :

Who is going to take care of her when I’m gone?

What’s going to happen to her when she gets older?

How am I going to help her stop eating her hair and banging her head against the wall?

How can I help her understand what I’m trying to tell her?

Last but not least a question most parents of Autistic children ask

Why did this happen to us?