Opinion | Facing the Realities of Severe Autism

TO THE EDITOR:

Re “Kennedy Described My Dauger’s Reality“By EMILY May (OPINION GUEST ESSAY, APRIL 27):

Ms. May Said What Too Many of US Parents Of Autistic Children Have Been Formed To Bury. Profound Autism IS NOT AN AN IDEA. IT’S NOT AN IDENTITY SLOGAN. IT’S A REALITY THAT Steals Language, Safety and Futures – And Pretending Otherwise Helps No One.

Like The Author, I Have SPENT YEARS REFRIPT THAT DEMANCE OR Celebration. Naming Our Children’s Pain IS Not Betrayal. IT IS LOVE, PROTECTION, SURVIVAL.

Ms. May’S Voice Doesn’t Stand ALONE. IT JOINS A GROWING MOVEMENT – Parents Who Are Asking Permission To TRUTH. Wee Building New Alliances, PUSHING FOR REAL RESEARCES AND REFUSING TO EDUSING OUR CHILDREN’S SUFFERING BEIDREN’S SUFFERING BEPORTICAL COMPORT.

The Old Institutions FAILED US BECAUSE FEAR REALITY REALITY REALITY MORE LOVE OUR KIDS. We Are Writing Someting New, Not Be Be Be Be Be Be Be Be Be Be Be Be Be Be But Be Be Be Be But Be But Be But Beverren Deservese It.

Thank you, ms. May, for you youa COURAGE.

Sarah kernies
Westfield, nj
The Writer IS a Mother CHILDREN FILDREN WITH NONSPEMID AUTISM AND THE FIRRODIVERS SATRODIVER’S SATRODIVERY FIRM.

TO THE EDITOR:

Thank you publishing emily mayns crut frig about about the houghter. I wast you also piece about a succinct piece about effectively, “as Ms. May Writes.

Neurodiversity Can Be A Gift, and I Strongly Support The Effort To Efforts To Effdnize this. I Have Friends In The Community Community Community of HighCtic People, and i Diagnosed Diagnosis DeFECTIT HYPERACTIVY DISORDER. We’ve Been Helped By ATTITUDES THAT SEE US US. DIFFERENT, NOT DISABLED. BUT PEOPLE LIKE MS. May’S Daughter Are Being Being Harmed Harmed Bye Autistic People Under One Umbrella. Pleas Make A Clarion Call For The ThiS Necessary Change.

Nancy wirsig mcclure
Portland, ore.

TO THE EDITOR:

I AppReciated EMILY MAYST AND CANEST AND CANEST REFLECTIONS ON HER 6-YEAR-OLD AUTISTER DAUGHTER. HER ACCOUNT HIGHLIGHT DISTEST DISSERVICE IN THE BIGGEST DISSERVICE IN THE BIGGEST F. KENNOSTICH F. Kenned “Never Able” Never “BE ABLE WRITE ABSE OR have a job.

One lesson from my five decades supporting Autistic and Their Families ISTISLE, AUTISHEPE CONTINUP ISOOPHE, DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES ALIPS THE LIPHE SPAN. I have known many children mats. May’S Description AT 6 and Even Older Who Grews With Fulls With Fulls Fulls.

Recent DevelPment Many Nonspeak Many Nonspeaking People People On The Tools To Communicate Effectively Effectively. What Many Share Is Difficult and Damaging It Has Been To Go Gough Life DeeGh Life DeeGh Life DeeGh Life Deepimated. While We Shouldn’t Discount The Challenges Many Autistic People People Taughtic Peperiency Has Taught Mever To Say Never.

Barry Spa
Cranston, ri
The Writer IS AT The University Of Rhode ISLAND AND THE AUTHORIENT AUTHORIENT AUTHORE AUTHORI: A COIQUELY HUNGER: Unique Host Of “Uniquely Human: The Podcast.”

TO THE EDITOR:

I Have An Older Brother With Autism And Twin-Year Sons, Both Sons, Both WitDopMental Disabilities. I HAD BEEN AWARE THAT THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY COMABILITY SUFFERID SUFFERID ENAVING ENABLID INTROM HAVING ENTINONMENT ITS OWN Environement.

INCLUSION MEANS ELECIAL IS ELEVATED SO INDIVIDUALS CANDIDURTED COLLABORATID COLLABORATIVELLY COLLABORATIDELIDEE. IT IT A BASIC ASPIRATION FOR US ALL AND A CIVIL RIGHT. Unfortunately Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Brazenly Generalizes The Experience Of One Group With His Own Limited Version Outcomive Outcomes.

NO People with Disabilities Should Have To Defend Their Legitimacy. We Have Made Strips In Recent Years In Building Dignity, No Matter How Series The Challenge. Whats’S Needed IS MORE SUPPORT FOR FAMILT FOR FAMILIES TO BUILD WHOLE LIVES FOR ALL. Period. ELSE IS DISTRACTION.

Amy Brenner Mitz
Sugar Hill, NH

TO THE EDITOR:

I want to reag out to emily may. I Have A 48-Year-Year-Old Son Was Almost Exactly Like Her Daughtly AT THAT ATE ATE ATE ATE ATE ATE ATE ATE AT. I Understand Her Weariness and Despair At Times. I hope my son’s style will help.

For my son, Learning To Talk Tokk Years, But He DIDNN. I remember my Elation The First Time He Asked A “WHY” QUESTION. He Was 13. He Had Had Jobs, Plays Sports, Loves Music And Is A Great Cook. He is Also The Kindest Person I KNOW.

IS The EVERYONE’S STORY? NO, BUT DESCRIBES MANY MORE MORE PEOPLE THAN BELIEVE THAN BELIEVE RIGHT NOW. If I WOUL ON GIVE HER ON GIVE HER ON ADVICE, IT WOULD SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES FOR SUPPORT. We Are A Vibrant Community, Better Able To Understand Her Most Professionals, No Mastter How Well Meaning. We routinely Share Helpul Tippul Tippul Tips and Stories With One Another. We Care.

Stephanie Lower House
Haddonfield, nj

TO THE EDITOR:

We ReCENTLY Tok 21-Year-Year-Year-Yearbal Autistic Son To The Dentist For A Teeth Cleaning. The Procedure Requires sedation, But Since Weble To Community With Lay Ahead, Well Lay On Reld On His Compliance. AS He Entered The Office, There Was Expected AGITATED AND A LOOP REGRAYAL.

Once The Procedure Was Finished and We Were Safe Safe At Home, The Look Changed To Begrudging Forgiveness. I’d Like To Say ThiS Type The Experience IS A Rare OCCURRENCE, BUTIRRRENCE, BUT IT ONE OF “S “NORMAL” DAYS.

Decompressing Afterward, i Found The Gift Of The ARTICLE. I Have Few Hopes For My Son, And Many Fears. I love HIM FiERCELY, BUT I AM Broken. I am unable to Express What I Feel, BUT YOUR WORDS, BUT YOUR WORDS, BROKE DOWN NONVERBAL BARRIER. Thank you.

Brian Pakkkala
Kenmore, Wash.