"It's all " a lack of discipline", or "mother's neglect" for some people."
Anyone that would think that is an absolute moron. Autism is very real! My heart goes out to every family that deals with this in their lifetime.
My nephew is autistic. I think the poster is mixing up autism with what schools like to call ADD. Anybody who has ever had a child or been involved with a child with true autism knows how real it is. My nephew is 18 now. He was mainstreamed, meaning he went to a regular school but had special teachers (I won't get into how I feel about that here). He's such a sweet boy. But he's big, as alot of autistic boys tend to be and it's difficult for my sister-in-law.
Sadly, it's family who is kiting this stuff.