xposting from Health "The Monster Inside my Son"

[kickysnana]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=222&topic_id=56874

links to Ann Baur's Salon articles

http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2005/07/19/fargo/index.html
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/18/autism_misdiagnosis/index.html
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/03/22/ann_bauer/index.html
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/26/bauer_autism/index.html

[liberalhistorian]

1. This really pisses me off. My teenage son, whom I love dearly,

is an aspie and I wouldn't have him any other way. I do NOT consider him to have a "monster" inside of him. The REAL monster are those in society in general who refuse to appreciate the uniqueness of aspies, their original and creative contributions, and who refuse to accept them as they are and demand what I term "neuroconformity." THOSE are the REAL "monsters."

[Bryan]

2. RTFA

The links posted go to a series of very thoughtful articles about how misdiagnosis and profit-driven misprescription caused the author's otherwise charming and sensitive son to behave violently. Thanks, kickysnana.

[Left coast liberal]

3. I love Ann Baur's writing...

...and this article was particularly powerful.

This is not an article about "how she wishes her autistic son was "normal" but I peak at this particular young man's very difficult problems. He isn't just showing behavioral issues but violence, hence the Monster.

Very moving. All her articles are.