I hate autism!!! You will not often hear me say the word "hate" but in this case I will use it. It is one of the most cruel disabilities emprisoning approximately 1 out of 5 children born today.
Our son has during his young life had to fight for nearly everything: in his younger years he was litterally fighting for his life, at times every breath he took, simply keeping food down, sitting, walking, crawling, going to the bathroom, .....everything. Of all his handicaps (and there are several) autism is the cruelest. His mind seems fully functional, but the autism is keeping him from reaching out and participating and learning. He can see everything going on but cannot get himself to join in. Because he is also deaf, he does not benefit from the accidental learning, the stuff you hear and pick up even if you are not really engaged.
We can tell that he wants to be just like everybody else, like his brothers. But he just cannot.
I hate autism.
Please help us find the cause for this so we can work on a cure and prevention. Go to http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/. Select a walker (Bonnie Junker). Click on my name all the way on the bottom. Enter your donation and print out your receipt.
Thank you!!
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