Reddit reviews 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition

This book is great for parents, it covers a wide array of topics and offers many usable suggestions. Additionally, this website offers many tools that can be helpful in enhancing communication and social skills.

I registered a new account just so I could interrupt your speech concerning Autism and Obama.

Obama does NOT view Autism in the same way you do. I write from wiki with linked out articles:

>Ari Ne'eman is an American autism rights activist who founded the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. On December 16, 2009 President Barack Obama announced that Ari Ne'eman would be appointed to the National Council on Disability. Ne'eman has a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome, which would make him the first person with an autistic spectrum disorder to serve on the council. After an anonymous hold was lifted, Ne'eman was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to serve on the Council on June 22, 2010.

My kid is Autistic. He is awesome. He isn't a disease or something to be ashamed of that "destroys anything". Way to put a label on a young child:

>helped my family kick the living shit out of a condition that destroys everything from children, to finances, to marriages. It even protected my neighbors property values

What bullshit. My kid knows who and what he is and has love and confidence about himself. There are struggles sure, but i have never made him feel "less than" and THAT is what you are doing.

I can only imagine you have glossed over and see only what you are DETERMINED to see, lest your fucking property value deteriorates. What a cad. He is a child. A whole human being, with rights, feelings and a dignity that you obviously cannot understand.

The information you have been fed about Autism as a disease that needs to be scrubbed away is wrong.

I assume you are getting is from Autism Sp eaks. (assuming can be dumb - but the words you have used point to that direction) They are a top heavy- research only- money hungry- scam. All good advocates stay well away from that organization. Their executives are paid top dollar and ALL money goes to "research for a cure" and "preventative measures". Nothing goes to helping families work with children and adults who are living, loving and working in the real world right now in ALL the various forms of Autism. NONE.

These children are different and amazing in a way you will probably never understand - seeing what you think is important. Why did you even HAVE children? Property values? Sheesh. It's your SON!

There are quite a few Autistic people on Reddit, and proud of who they are. If everyone was the same, the world would be beige. 1 million in a lifetime for ANY child is possible -- and worth every damn penny.

if you are smart and a true parent(please look up the word) you will be brave and try reading some better information.

books by Ellen Notbohm

popard free autism resources and videos

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/modules/smartsection/category.php?categoryid=8

http://www.aaspire.org/

https://autreach.backpackit.com/pub/1382191

Barbara Coloroso book just for you

Try not to get bitter at me by ignoring/replying nastily - i could care less what you have to say at this point, get reading and become informed. Possibly in a few months we can talk.

Use those forums and understand that Autism doesn't just "poof" vanish because you are rich and paid for early intervention and filled him up with vitamins/starved him of certain foods. Be sensible.

I wish your son luck.