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RE: Autism is a Gift; It is Neurodiversity in a NeuroBland World
@sterlinluxan, as the mother of a young adult daughter with high functioning autism, I only wish more people had this same level of empathy. I would no more want to "cure" her as she would want to be cured. She is an amazing and wise young person who has expanded my world view in a way that is difficult to articulate. Even as our society becomes more accepting of neurodiversity, however, it appears that the worlds of science and medicine are intent on finding ways to ensure that future generations of women only give birth to healthy genetically superior babies. Gattica is closer than we think.
The institutions, I think, are lagging indicators. The smart money is starting to understand how beautiful your daughter is :) And that's what counts, the institutions will have to adapt if they want to stay relevant.
Congrats on having that gift in your life and on rising to the occasion, to understand her like that I'm sure you were a great mother for her.
Thank you for your words @full-measure. It wasn't easy when she was young as she was nonverbal for a number of years but she has been a great gift, and in some respects, she has mothered me. She is a woman child without judgment or criticism, but lives in a serene sense of her own worth. It's enlightening to say the least. She has saved me from myself more than once.
Beautiful conversation here. I am glad both of you are contributing to this community and my feed. It means a lot.
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