Those 'fits' they suffer are anger, rage. They (collective autistics) have a very real problem conveying their emotions.
Anger is the 'squeaky wheel' we all recognize. It's effective.
Perhaps they normally died young before the invention of all kinds of medicines.
There is no cure...medicine will not help...Autistics are Uber-focused. No outside help available...they are true to themselves.
Perhaps if you had a child with autism, you'd understand there is no health deficiency/problems. This is not Downs or Fragile X.
Perhaps they normally died young before the invention of all kinds of medicines.
Perhaps their parents, unable to 'deal' with their 'troublesome' behavior, left them 'in the woods' to let "Nature take its' course."
Not me.
I know there are different degrees of autism and a few "high-functioning" autistics can hold good jobs. Most however, cannot, and parents may be unable to accept that fact. They can't accept the fact that, at best, their children will work in a sheltered workshop stuffing envelopes or the like. Frankly, I do question the wisdom of continuing to try to educate an 16-year-old still in pullups! After a certain point in time, it is obvious that a child is uneducatable. If the school wants to give the parents a break, just put the kids in a big room with toys and whatnot and let them play under supervision. Attempting to "educate" them is just an exercise in futility, a waste of time and, yes, money. And, yes, I do know that they have a "right" to an education, even if it is a waste of time.