Divided opinion on disruptive behavior by kids with autism
August 15th, 2008From the Associated Press:
The case of Adam Race and others like him has laid bare conflicted feelings — among both parents of these children and other people — over how society should regard the disruptive behavior of children with autism.
The 13-year-old, 225-pound Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained that he was disruptive and dangerous. The episode …
… exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.
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August 16th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Great column in the WaPo today, Patricia.
Parallels between cognitive disability issues and transgender issues are interesting.
Those whose instinct it is to excuse at least SOME institutionalized hatred against categories of people should re-read your statement that elderly care workers of intellectually disabled persons typically worry that their adult children won’t be cared for after they die.