Looking at the pics in Asa's post reminds me of little I find Abbie cute or endearing. I can see how a person who doesn't know much about them, hasn't watched much of their videos, would think Abbie is cute, but honestly once you've watched enough you see that the girl does not have a cute personality and is just not endearing. Maybe they've just shown too much of her and nobody comes across cute and endearing when you see daily videos of them.
I can think of other people with autism (and potentially ID as well), who I found likable. But not Abbie. I don't exactly find her unlikable (okay I kind of do), I'm more just neutral--she's a teenage girl and to me that is a particularly unlikable age range. Okay, truth be told I didn't find her likable as a child either, because to me she looked like she liked being a troublemaker--anybody else get that vibe? She always looked like she got off being a hellion.
My daughter is a difficult child and that tit ain't cute. The Maasses always act like it's some endearing personality trait of Abbie's, but it's not endearing, it's obnoxious. I love my child but I am not masochistic enough to encourage her by smiling or laughing when she's deliberately misbehaving.
I'm sure Asa posts such pictures and wants people to think what a cute dimpled girl she is. I see a girl who's going to be on a rampage that same day and I don't think it can all be blamed on her ID/autism. Bad genetic roll of the dice combined with lax parenting combined with the issues of her delays = a total nightmare to be around and we all know it because they've carefully showed us for years.
A lot of truth in what you wrote.
Being a parent myself of an autistic teen and a reg.kiddo...both of my children have cute moments as do most. However Abbie is a product of her volatile environment...no rulez, no bounderies, zero discipline ...pinching,shoving, hitting, scream honking...feral running and drumming having tantrums.... All extremely poor behaviour never addressed so she does it continuously ... Autism IDD...or not... Allowing her to act like a wild animal is not cute or endearing.
Her walk, her bunch back...the nose picking, constant begging for food, her filthy feet and nails ...none of it her fault all in her upbringing LAZY parenting period.
These things make her stick out, make her appear dirty bratty...undisciplined rude feral...
She's simply miserable and it's obvious...look at her expressions she laughs when hurting others, buying pinching, she grins happily when she runs shakes her head no, find off...shoved Priscilla, fights....
Fighting wrestling which her parents encourage!!! Instead of gentle hands. Kindness, patients ...manners.
Our teen is also non verbal but signs thank you, yes please, and hasn't pushed, bitten, hit for years....because these behaviours which are common and understandable out of fear, frustration etc... Were addressed over and over and over.. Along with physio therapy so our child walks upright not like a gorilla stomping around the house.... All these behaviours were addressed and we taught our child what was acceptable and what was not. Also having sensory toys, areas for our child to relax, escape, get out their anxiety so they could better navigate in the world.
Abbie is not cute...sadly lack of motherly !ove, parenting, nurturing, basic hygiene and zero discipline have turned her into a bratty wild feral handful, she's miserable and her acting out shows it constantly. They failed Abbie... It's sad.
Now that you have pointed out what a jungle it must be down south 
