Yahoo! asked readers and contributors to write short personal stories
on caring for an autistic child in honor of National Autism Awareness
Month. Here is one perspective.
Raising a child with autism is just a bit different from raising a
"typical" child: The emotions you feel are more extreme. The bad times
when you deal with meltdowns are awful, but the good times when your
child achieves an important milestone feel incredible.
One disheartening aspect of parenting
an autistic child is the blame heaped on the "permissive" parents. My
son's own father disregards the psychiatric diagnosis of autism. He,
like other uninformed people, feels my son's behavior is due to "lax"
parenting -- my son just needs a good butt whipping. Never mind that the
worst thing you can do is hit a child who is already fearful of the
world. Thankfully my son and I were able to move away, and my son is
showing great improvement in his behavior.
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