Why don't people let them live?

Question

I don't understand, Why do people not allow people with Autism live their life.

There is no cure.. Nothing that can be done about it.

And people with Autism hate the treatment I know many people with Autism and these people have ruined their life completely because they couldn't learn their own way and just live their life.

And from what I understand Autism is not a dangerous disease.

But from what they are put through it can make it be.

Please tell me, why don't people leave people with Autism alone and let them do things themselves.

Answer 1

The autistic child I worked with today scratched two adults till they bled, hit 4 children and threw two chairs because his little cracker broke. Are you telling me I should just let him do these thing?????? As a teacher, I have the responsibility of of providing a safe environment to all my students.

Answer 2

My sister is a teacher's assistant and has several autistic students in her class.  One is much more independent than the other two and in fact helps out with the class.  The other two have behavior problems and have to be regarded and treated differently. It all depends on the student and the specific needs the student has. All Autistic people cannot be treated the same because Autism varies widely in its severity and symptoms.

Hopefully as research continues on Autism, more can be done to enable an Autistic person to live more independently under different conditions.

Answer 3

As you state in your question there is no cure for autism therefore there is no treatment to cure it. Most people with an ASD live quite independent lives and only ask for help when they need it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

It's mainly because of the hydrogen content. Autism contains quite a lot, particularly round the periphery. An Autistic periphery can therefore be a very dangerous thing. Due to this it is necessary to treat it with celery  and/or alfalfa root extract.

Answer 6

Well, I guess that depends on what the person with autism is doing.

My son, would spend all day in his room flipping blocks back and forth from hand to hand if I didn't intervene. Up until a year ago, if I didn't engage him and bring him in to activities where he could learn to look to some one for guidance and learning he would flip blocks for the rest of his life. Now he comes and gets his father and I to play with him, his self-esteem and competence have gone up so that now he joins in activities all on his own.

Why do you think my son should not have all the opportunities to have a successful life just like anyone else. Do you really think someone with autism is happy living with their families for all their lives or in homes for people with disabilities. Should he only be allowed the vocational goal of working at menial repetitive jobs?

A person with autism is not a separate species or creature from another world who is simply not interested in adapting to ours. Autism is a disability. Deaf people learn to communicate with ASL, blind people learn to read with brail, people with autism learn to relate, communicate and partake in our world through therapy. It is hard work, it forces people with disabilities to work harder than any "normal" person.

There is no cure, but much can be done. There are many many therapies available. The biggest problem facing the autism community at the moment is that the most popular therapy is antiquated and not enough families, governments and communities realize the value of adopting a better therapeutic approach to remediating autism.

I have heard people with autism say leave me alone. And I understand that feeling. Learning to communicate, fostering relationships and developing dynamic intelligence are all difficult things. Most people with autism have spent their lives spending all their energies keeping the dynamic world out. Relationship therapies work, and they work along side the individual with autism.

My neuro-typical son doesn't want to go to kindergarten this September. He wants to stay home with me. As his mother I know the best thing for him is to go to kindergarten. He will learn, he will make friends he will grow as a person. My son with autism doesn't want to take part in therapy with me at times. He has to anyways. He will learn, he will make friends and he will grow as a person.

Sometimes life requires us to do hard things that we don't want to do. We do them anyways because we know in the long run, our hard work and dedication will pay off. My son will know this too and one day he will be grateful that his father and I found a way to help him learn, live and love.

Edit -

Well, if you have autism, don't you want every chance possible to live your life your own way? You won't be able to do that unless you can live on your own and support yourself.

I would really like to hear the types of therapy you received and how you feel it ruined your life completely. I'm thinking ABA and that would explain why you hate it. More people with autism need to speak out publicly and let the community know what works, what doesn't and what you feel you need in particular. My son is non-verbal, and is only recently beginning to use non-verbal communication. I wish he could tell me what he thinks about the therapies we do.

Have you ever looked into the different types of autism remediation therapies for yourself? Did you ever come across one that you thought could actually help you?