Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 sad...but very true...i am the mother of a 7 year old autistic boy. I like many other people have not found much help for my son. It seems if you are not " rich " society wants nothing to do with you or your child no matter how much help he or she might need. I myself see it pretty sad that this country will spend our tax dollars to help re-build another country but wont find cures for problems our country faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 > > Written by an Autistic person > > My Name is Autism > > > Hello. Allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is autism. > Perhaps you > know me or know of me. I am a condition, a " disorder " that affects > many > people. I strike at will, when and where I want. Unlike Downs > Syndrome or > other birth " defects " , I leave no marks on those I strike. In fact, > I pride > myself on the ability to infiltrate a child's life, while leaving > him or her > strikingly handsome. Many people may not even know I am there. They > blame > the child for what I cause him or her to do. I am autism and I do as > I > please. > > I am autism. I strike boys and girls. infants and toddlers. I find > my best > victims to be boys around the age of 2, but any child will do. I > like > children and they are always the true victims, though I take hostage > the > others in the child's family as well. It is a bit like getting 2 for > the > price of one. I affect one child and " infect " the entire family. > > I am autism. I strike rich and poor alike. The rich combat me with > education > and therapy. The poor shut their children away and cannot afford to > fight > me. I am able to win in the lives of poor children more than I am > those of > the wealthy, but I will try to take root anywhere. > > I am autism. I am an equal opportunity disorder. I strike whites, > blacks, > Mexicans, Ukrainians, Russians, Poles, Slavs, Japanese, Koreans and > Fins. In > fact, I strike everywhere on Earth. I know no geographical bounds. > > I am autism. I do not discriminate based upon religion either. I > strike Jews > and Christians, Muslims and Buddhists, Atheists and Agnostics. I do > not care > what religion a person is or what beliefs he may hold. When I > strike, there > will be little time for any of that anyway. When they find me, they > will > question everything they believe in, so why would I strike only one > group? I > have affected followers of every religion on the planet. > > I am autism and I am strong and getting stronger every year, every > month, > every day, every minute and every second. I am concerned that money > might be > allotted to combat me and my takeover of children, but so far, I > have little > to fear. Some countries like Kuwait, are spending quite a bit of > money to > assist those who I have targeted and some, like the United States, > would > rather spend money on such ludicrous things as discovering the > number of > American Indians who practice Voodoo, as opposed to combating me. In > an > atmosphere such as that, I can flourish and wreck havoc at will. In > places > such as that, I rub my hands with glee at the problems I can cause > to > children, their families and to the society at large. > > I am autism. When I come, I come to stay. I take the dreams and > hopes of > families and trample them with delight. I see the fear and confusion > in the > eyes of my victims and the see the formation of wrinkles, the > worries and > pain on the face of their parents. I see the embarrassment their > child > causes because of me and the parents unsuccessful attempt to hide > their > child, and me. I see tears the parents cry and feel the tears of > their > child. I am autism. I leave sorrow in my wake. > > I am autism. I taketh away and give nothing but bewilderment and > loathing in > return. I take speech and learning. I take socialization and > understanding. > I take away " common sense " and, if I am allowed to flourish, I take > away all > but their physical life. What I leave behind, is almost worse than > death. > > I am autism. I fear nothing except courage, which I thankfully see > little > of. I fear those who take a stand against me and attempt to fight me > and > bring others into the fight as well. I fear those who try to make it > safe > and easier for my victims in the community, and their families. I > fear > those who push ahead, despite the fact that I am in tow. I fear the > day I > will be eradicated from the planet. Yet, I do not fear too much > right now. > There is no need. > > I am autism and I bet you know me or know of me. If you don't, you > probably > will soon. I am marching forward faster than I ever have before. I > am > looking for new children all the time. I am looking for new children > to > consume and new lives to destroy. I dread the day I will be looked > upon with > pity or worse yet, understanding, for that day, is the day I will > begin to > die. > > But in the mean time I am safe, free to prowl onward. Free to cause > the pain > and suffering that I do so well. I am on a mission and have much > work to do > and thankfully no one is stopping me yet. > > Hello. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is autism. Perhaps you > know me > or know of me, if not don't worry, you will meet me soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 yes,this is very true,I have 2 ads kids,and 3 maybe nt.any Dan Dr.in my area does not even take insurance,so if it were not for help from other parents on this list w/input and wisdom I could not even begin to try to help them.The schools also know who can afford to fight and treat you accordingly(sigh) Re: [ ] I am autism sad...but very true...i am the mother of a 7 year old autistic boy. I like many other people have not found much help for my son. It seems if you are not " rich " society wants nothing to do with you or your child no matter how much help he or she might need. I myself see it pretty sad that this country will spend our tax dollars to help re-build another country but wont find cures for problems our country faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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