Insane. My son is autistic and even thinking about the fact that one day he will die, be it tomorrow or in old age, makes me loose sleep. Autism isn’t a burden, it can be difficult for both of us but I love him more than I can put into words. I feel so terrible for the mom going through the loss of her child, she will likely always feel the guilt over this. Fuck the person commenting, they clearly doesn’t know what love or loss is.
Edit: I feel the need to edit this because people are completely fixated on a single word in my post. In my experience as an autism mom, who is undiagnosed but likely on the spectrum as well, autism is not a burden. Obviously I can’t speak on my sons point of view, he is a child who has no idea he is any different than any other neurotypical kid. I feel there is a difference in in something being difficult and something being a burden. To me burden says regret and animosity. I understand many point of views here and I’m sorry to anyone who ever feels like they are a burden to people around them. I hope my son never feels that way because I sure as fuck don’t.
My severely autistic nephew died after he was hit by a truck chasing after a toy. He ran right past his mom. She just barely didn’t catch him. I can tell you that he was a bright spot in this world and she and everyone else who knew him miss him every single day. The heartlessness and ignorance in this statement is sickening but sadly not surprising.
alexmenstra on February 22nd, 2020 at 22:24 UTC »
As an autistic.person i find this a kinda disturbing thought process
pyrettagreen on February 22nd, 2020 at 23:03 UTC »
Insane. My son is autistic and even thinking about the fact that one day he will die, be it tomorrow or in old age, makes me loose sleep. Autism isn’t a burden, it can be difficult for both of us but I love him more than I can put into words. I feel so terrible for the mom going through the loss of her child, she will likely always feel the guilt over this. Fuck the person commenting, they clearly doesn’t know what love or loss is.
Edit: I feel the need to edit this because people are completely fixated on a single word in my post. In my experience as an autism mom, who is undiagnosed but likely on the spectrum as well, autism is not a burden. Obviously I can’t speak on my sons point of view, he is a child who has no idea he is any different than any other neurotypical kid. I feel there is a difference in in something being difficult and something being a burden. To me burden says regret and animosity. I understand many point of views here and I’m sorry to anyone who ever feels like they are a burden to people around them. I hope my son never feels that way because I sure as fuck don’t.
Sylvi2021 on February 23rd, 2020 at 00:51 UTC »
My severely autistic nephew died after he was hit by a truck chasing after a toy. He ran right past his mom. She just barely didn’t catch him. I can tell you that he was a bright spot in this world and she and everyone else who knew him miss him every single day. The heartlessness and ignorance in this statement is sickening but sadly not surprising.