As a person with autism, I know an important aspect for intervention is the proper parenting. An example of a misguided parent Jenny McCarthy is a famous actress who has appeared in many hit shows like Two and a half men, one and a half years after her son was born he was diagnosed with autism. Being an actress she had the money to get her son the best autism therapy money could buy. Her son got the benefits of the therapy but Jenny believes that her son is cured of autism, and other people and other people who have read this will probably think that this is true. I was raised in a house hold that encored the fact I was autistic and I only see autism as a challenge of my abilities. In a house hold that Jenny McCarthy son will be raised in, he will grow up unbeknown of his autism. She have did do the right about getting the proper therapy for her son but it is completely irresponsible of her to be spreading around that there’s a cure to autism not only to her son but other people, even thou, there isn't one.
Let me tell you right of the bat that there is no known cure to autism, there’s not even a known cause of it, there are many suspected causes but no know ones. And parents of autistic children must not let autism be an excuse. From what I have heard many parents of autistic children will us there autism as an excuse. For example if an autistic acts out in public the parent will say something like “O! Sorry he has/she autism” And special needs adults will likely use there disability as an excuse. Here an example of one from the animated comedy's family guy. Warning Kids shouldn't watch this.
My parents never let my autism become an excuse in any situation, because they didn’t want me to see autism as a bad thing later in life. Another misconception is seeing autism as something not be proud of. Even thought it toke me a while, to realise this, I can tell you that I proud of what I am and there’s nothing anyone can every say and do that will ever change my mind about my self. And all I say is autism is not a privilege but it’s also not an excuse.
-Chris
