Hi all,
I recently saw a bumper sticker on a minivan that said, "I recovered my son from autism." Unless I took this the wrong way, I was angry at what it said. Autism is not something you 'recover' from, and no cure. I guess if I was that son, one day I would somehow be offended, like is she accepting who I am? Is she trying to cure me or change me?
It reminds me of the organization Autism Speaks, who is spending massive amounts of money trying to "cure" autism rather than help people who have it. The CEOs make millions a year.
I personally have come to terms with my Asperger's, I realize it's who I am, and I just have a different 'processing system' than NT's. I have my good and bad days, but I wouldn't change who I am for the world. We all have our superpowers.
Did I just read this wrong? Did it mean that I'm 'helping my son?' What do you all think?

I recently saw a bumper sticker on a minivan that said, "I recovered my son from autism." Unless I took this the wrong way, I was angry at what it said. Autism is not something you 'recover' from, and no cure. I guess if I was that son, one day I would somehow be offended, like is she accepting who I am? Is she trying to cure me or change me?
It reminds me of the organization Autism Speaks, who is spending massive amounts of money trying to "cure" autism rather than help people who have it. The CEOs make millions a year.

I personally have come to terms with my Asperger's, I realize it's who I am, and I just have a different 'processing system' than NT's. I have my good and bad days, but I wouldn't change who I am for the world. We all have our superpowers.
Did I just read this wrong? Did it mean that I'm 'helping my son?' What do you all think?