I don't want my son to be 'cured'. Cured of what exactly? His loving nature.....his literal sense of the world.....his frankness.....his passion for collecting anything and everything (which gives him immense pleasure).........I could go on. Basically, cured of himself leaving behind a child different to the one we love so much.
On the other hand of course, dealing with the many other aspects of his Asperger's is very stressful and upsetting both to him and us. We face many tears where he will have to learn how to deal with the difficulties and situations, in this world, that being an Aspie brings. I hate the fact that he will be expected to learn to fit into society rather than be accepted in society as he is but, until there is more acceptance, I fear that is what he will have to do.
What I do want is heightened awareness in society of the neurodiversity that is our society, obviously including Autism and Asperger's.
I don't want my son to be 'cured'. Cured of what exactly? His loving nature.....his literal sense of the world.....his frankness.....his passion for collecting anything and everything (which gives him immense pleasure).........I could go on. Basically, cured of himself leaving behind a child different to the one we love so much.
On the other hand of course, dealing with the many other aspects of his Asperger's is very stressful and upsetting both to him and us. We face many tears where he will have to learn how to deal with the difficulties and situations, in this world, that being an Aspie brings. I hate the fact that he will be expected to learn to fit into society rather than be accepted in society as he is but, until there is more acceptance, I fear that is what he will have to do.
What I do want is heightened awareness in society of the neurodiversity that is our society, obviously including Autism and Asperger's.
