We Must Break This Rule, Now
Just days ago I discussed the bizarre response to RFK Jr.’s remarks on the urgency of addressing the autism problem: people whose children’s autism involves quirkiness or social awkwardness pretended to be offended that anyone would think their children needed to be “cured.”
He wasn’t talking about your children, you attention-seeking weirdos.
Well, since that time I’ve gotten to know Sarah Kernion, mom of three children, two of whom have profound, non-speaking autism.
She says the “neurodiversity” movement, which prefers to focus on milder forms of autism, which in turn it is trying to transform into yet another “identity” Americans can claim, prefers to ignore cases like hers, even though such children amount to 25 percent of all cases of autism.
Sarah’s 10-year-old and 7-year-old cannot feed themselves or go to the bathroom by themselves, and will almost surely need 24/7 care for the rest of their lives.
She just wrote this (these are only excerpts; all emphasis in original):
The neurodiversity movement needs to decide:
Does it make room for profound autism – or just for public relations?
Does it want inclusion – or just applause?
Because I’m not asking for a seat at the table anymore.
I’m building a new one – for the mothers who’ve been locked out….
There are the “good” mothers – the ones who keep their trau
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