Please click for Autism!!!!!!!!!!

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Each time this clip is viewed Five for Fighting will donate $.49 to Autism Speaks. As many of you know, this issue is near and dear to my heart and we desperately need a cure.

Please click and send it to as many people as you can

http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214

 

[cobweb]

I did click, but quite honestly I'm not sure how I feel about Autism Speaks as an organization. I'm sure they help a lot of people and many parents children on the spectrum deperately want a cure.

I'm not one of them.

 

[beau99]

As one who is on the spectrum himself, I do not like Autism Speaks, and therefore will not be clicking.

 

[Mayzoo]

I also am not looking for a cure so much---but I will watch the video and pass it around.....I know many parents who are in such different circumstances from myself, that a cure is their hope and prayer, and hey if they found a cure---I sure would not be against people using it if they so choose!!

 

[RedTulipMom]

that video was heartwrenching..i am bawling my eyes out. Our insurance won't pay for speech and i know the pain. Thankfully my son is in a special school and the school district pays for all the therapies at the school.

 

[RedTulipMom]

I did click, but quite honestly I'm not sure how I feel about Autism Speaks as an organization. I'm sure they help a lot of people and many parents children on the spectrum deperately want a cure.

I'm not one of them.

just out of curiosity..why don't you want a cure?

 

[Mayzoo]

My sweetie and I watched a lot of the videos on that link----she laughed, and smiled about many of them. She loves music and other babies. She even wanted to watch several of them twice or more.

I cannot answer for cobweb, but I do know many people feel autism is not a "problem/disease" that needs curing. It is part of the individual's personality, and should be worked with rather than against or obliterated. Many people in the deaf community feel the same way. "I was made this way for God's reasons. Why should I seek to change it? It is part of who I am."

I would like to have more answers to help me help sweetie cope within a society not structured or forgiving of those with autism, but I don't know if I would cure her if I could for fear of how that would change the rest of her personality--I would not know who she would become once she was cured. But, my sweetie is at this time mild to moderate autism, and does make personal connections and show affection.

Every child is different, and some show no emotion, do show aggression/violence, or show no interest in the rest of the world. If I believed my child would have to be at home or in a group home or institution I would be more inclined to want a cure.....so it is a to each their own sorta thing.

 

[Mayzoo]

We are still watching videos daily, and I may make one for her to put on there if I can---either way I am making a tribute like that for my soldier angel.

 

[~Jo~]

Hi I live in the uk, I am a registered childminder, and I look after a child with Autism , I have done this now since he was 4months old, he is today nearly 14years old, and a lovely person he can get very noisy and upsets quite easily especially when you put the wrong films on for him or its not what he wanted, as you might have guessed he does'nt speak a word, and we are trying to do sign with him now but the process is very slow, and usually its just quicker to let him show you what he wants he can be at times be very hard work but he is so loving and wants lots of kisses and cuddles some for approval others just for love and thats nice, his mum and dad are very hard working people and dedicate a lot of time and money on him, they are at this time looking around for him to go to a boarding school just so that he can start to learn more about life skills, because all his life they and us have to do everything for including washing,and dressing and anything else you can think of, because he does'nt think or know when to do it for himself, unlike a "normal" child that would altermaticly do it, he has to be reminded 24/7days a week and this is very tiring and thats were we come in, just to give them a break and time for themselves which is greatly needed. They are having a terrible time just trying to get the finance to send him to special needs school. It will cost about £160000 per year, for him to go there which to be honest they dont have, so its back to the local authority for the help they do need, so far its taken nearly 2years but getting closer all the time. We are going to find life in my house very strange without him when he does go, and this if I think about it to much makes me sad and cry so I try not to think to long about it. It will be like losing one of my own children, and I just hope and pray he will be very happy and not miss us all to much cause I dont know if we will ever see him again, its even upsetting me now to write this, and thats such a shame because truely he is a lovely child, and its been really an honour for us to have him for so long, and the trust his mum and dad put in us to look after him.....If I could change him it would only be to let him speak and find his voice as he did as a little baby again, the rest I am not to sure about knowing some of the kids today I would hate to think he might have turned out like some of them, and that I would'nt want.. so just maybe god sent him here for a reason as yet we dont know what that is and most likely will never find out.. People like josh are special people and need our help and thank god we was able to do just that....maybe one day that might find a cure for people like him and that would be great for all of them and there parents, brothers sister and all their family.. so you never know whats around the corner so until let just pray they will find one eventually..and just do the best we can until then. So God bless all the mummy's and daddy's for all there hard work it really is worth it even if the children dont understand.........I am sorry this post has been so long I have never told anybody else about him on line before and I hope you can all understand how we feel as carers of his lovely little boy.. thank you for letting me post this it is so nice just knowing there are others who feel the same as us...

 

[peace2usall]

My son ryan has autism & he is non-verbal. Please keep us in your prayers.