Posted on 04/10/2017 9:36:56 AM PDT by rickmichaels
My son is one of these “high functioning” autism spectrum kids and I can tell you it is real and can be rather intense.
I know several other non-functional autistic children and they are not even close to being manageable.
From birth, he has been a challenge and a joy.
After a LOT of work and persistence, he graduated with honors and earned his Eagle.
During this time, he has been in special education groups until he was mainstreamed into his high school.
He has had to learn how to deal with it and with others who do not understand. With great persistence and determination, he has overcome his challenges and is now in college doing computer engineering.
He had a few bad teachers and teaching assistants along the way. His mother was totally involved with his schooling and got them handled.
In a situation like this, I can see getting them what they will eat during young ages but they will need to learn ways around it. The very young have the most trouble and empathy goes a long way.
Dr. Asburger found during WWII that Autism is related to genius and if you eliminate the Autism gene, you remove the possibility of genius.
Parents should tell him to enjoy his banana bread in peace and joy. He doesn’t have to share it with anybody and nobody should shame him about his food choices. I imagine many others are jealous about not having to eat their crap.
The parents need to get involved with the teachers and stop this.
Children who are high functioning do not have to stay in the Autism system and can actually be very successful after working past the label.
Talk to some more people who are dealing with this. It can be difficult but very rewarding.
There is another side to it.
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