I think a lot of people on this forum don’t understand autism.
I have an autistic child relative who acts out like this. I can tell you “tanning her hide” doesn’t make a drops worth of difference. She just doesn’t “get it”.
Agreed. I can’t believe the number of people posting here who think that charging a six-year-old with assault, autistic or not, is a rational thing to do.
I do think, though, that mainstreaming is a flawed strategy. It doesn’t work, and it harms all parties involved.
You are right. Many here do not understand autism. Neither did I when God saw fit to entrust me with the care of someone so needy. I admit, much to my shame, to trying to parent him like a normal child. Doesn’t work. People with normal children will never understand this. They just can not comprehend it not living with autism everyday. Sorry folks, but this is definitely one of those things that has a learning curve and you have to experience it to understand. I get your criticism though—I would have thought that way too before I had to deal with it myself. One blessing of autism or any disability is that while it hardens you in some ways, it makes you softer in others. I consider myself far more compassionate then before dealing with this. Since I consider that a Christlike quality I feel that spiritually I have had growth from this adversity. Because of that, I do feel in some ways blessed and chosen to be allowed that journy and to be entrusted with someone who needs extra guidance.