It's tough to explain. I can only speak for myself here, but while of course I would want my oldest daughter to have more acceptance and an easier time with certain things, I can't imagine her any other way. She's just my princess (should I break out a hashtag?)Well he certainly spoke the truth about how he felt but I just don’t understand when people say they wouldn’t change their. Child/sibling. Why would you choose to go through all that and more to the point why would you want your child to go through that if you could change it.
And for myself - yeah, sometimes being autistic and mentally ill does suck, but again a lot of that is due to negative societal opinions. And then I wonder about the type of person I would be if I was 'normal' - would I be as caring, as patient, as imaginative, as creative, etc? Probably not. I just wouldn't be me.