10. I wish you knew that God chose my parents for me because they are SPECIAL just like ME.
9. I wish you knew that just because our home is sometimes messy, that
does not mean they are dirty or lazy. And just because my mom’s roots
are showing, my dad is not clean shaved or their clothes do not match
today, does not mean that they don’t care about themselves anymore; it just means they are too busy caring for me instead.
8. I wish you knew that because they sometimes wear their heart on
their sleeve, does not mean they are weak. In fact, they are the
strongest people that I know.
7. I wish you knew that just
because they don’t do all the stuff they use to do, like go to family
gatherings or hang out with friends very much anymore; it does not mean
that they don’t want to. It is because they put my needs a head of their
wants. They know that it is just too much for me to handle.
6.
I wish you knew that my parents would like for everyone to become more
aware of autism. Autism is growing at a rate of 14% a year and 1 in
every 110 children are being diagnosed. That means it may not be your
kid, but at this fast growing rate, maybe it might be your kid’s child
that suffers from this disability.
5. I wish you knew that just
because you might not have the same beliefs about how they should be
parenting me, how autism is caused, what treatment they use for me and
whether they believe autism can be cured or not, does not mean that you
cannot listen and at least consider how they feel. You have not walked
in their shoes and until you do, you should hold your opinions to
yourself.
4. I wish you knew that because I may appear to look
just like everyone else, I am not. Sometimes I scream, can’t sit still,
invade your space, bite, hit or throw myself to the floor and you may
feel that my parents are not holding up to your “standards” of parenting
in these situations. It really means that they know more about autism
than you do and punishing me for something that I have no control over
would be plan cruel and that would be bad parenting.
3. I wish
you knew that when I am out in public and suffer a meltdown, your
stares, do not hurt me because I don’t even notice. However, those
stares and nasty comments do hurt my parents and family. This is a hard
time for us and you being rude does not make it any easier. We have a
right to be in public without scrutiny, just like everyone else.
2. I wish you knew that just because I may be non-verbal or learn
different from everyone else, it can make me an easy target for bullying
or even abuse. I want you to know that if you hurt me in this way, you
better hope the authorities take care of you before my parents have a
chance to get a hold of you.
1. I wish you knew that because I
may not show eye contact to my parents, hug them or even tell them that I
love them does not mean that I don’t care about them. Like I said
above, my parents are SPECIAL and through all of that, deep down they
can feel my love, my heart and my soul and know that I love them more
than any words could ever say. They are my hero.
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