In the FB group Autism Inclusivity and bloggers such as The Aspergian they say that it is viewed as a disability but 'different not less' is the motto
I'd check out the page The Aspergian if I were you because they could explain it better than me lol...I'm not 100% sure haha but those are opinions I've seen Ditto!
good hopefully someone put their foot down
For me, the constant hand over hand and being shoved around when having meltdowns is a big pet peeve and is partly why I stopped watching them. Also the restraint, I get that she can run etc, but if someone were restraining me like they do to her I'd be terrified and would want to run even more...it's a horrible cycle and there have been lots of horror stories of autistic kids in schools being restained or secluded and they have PTSD. Read The Aspergian, it has some greta articles on the topic!Thank you for your input here! What are your thoughts on Abbie's intellectual disability? It seems that while many autistic people have above-average intelligence and normal everyday functioning, many like Abbie also have diagnosed IDD. You've said in another post you're upset because she doesn't get any autonomy. Are there specific things you had in mind here considering she has the mental capacity of a toddler? I am genuinely curious.
Tbh I don’t think they ever get 10,000 likes on insta. But they probably weren’t going to do it.
I don't think A&P even care that they are SOOO obvious with their exploitation now. Beyond sickening. Poor Abbie is nothing more than an income generator for them. They probably think "oh well, Abbie won't be able to look after us when we're old, she won't be able to buy us nice things so I'm gunna exploit the s**t out of her as payback". Dreadful people.
I agree. I think that now they have a little money and can comfortable neglect her without feeling guilty about it. She's fed and self-soothing on the couch and to them, that's good enough. They're living a comfortable life and since getting her to function would be more work than it would pay off for them, they won't bother.
As a fellow Autistic, I 100% agree. It enrages me.For me, the constant hand over hand and being shoved around when having meltdowns is a big pet peeve and is partly why I stopped watching them. Also the restraint, I get that she can run etc, but if someone were restraining me like they do to her I'd be terrified and would want to run even more...it's a horrible cycle and there have been lots of horror stories of autistic kids in schools being restained or secluded and they have PTSD. Read The Aspergian, it has some greta articles on the topic!
I was hoping the same thing!! I can only imagine it will be like the school, he will "donate his talents" to be able to film for the viewers... If not, I can only imagine the hissy fit he will throw and I pray that they throw him out!
My child hates to be touched and we respect that. They don’t have a clue as to respecting boundaries and working with her limitations. I feel so bad for her.
it’s very likely for someone on the spectrum not to have friends depending upon their limited abilities it’s not uncommon at all, especially if the person has Aspergers. We struggle with this all of the time. I don’t have a problem with Abby not having friends what I do have a problem with is all of the insisting that she does when clearly she cannot socialize at all. Someone liking you doesn’t make them a friend (aka summer). A friendship is a mutuality of common interests and conversation none of which they have so they need to be honest and just say summer loves her and that’s fine but it doesn’t make them BFFs by any stretch of the imagination.
Urgh, I wonder how the other parents felt knowing their kids were put on YT for the world to see. Should've blocked out the other kids faces at the very least. Unreal.
Abbie does not seem very interested in people in general. Unless they come with a fistful of Nature Valley Bars.
