living with an autistic brother
November 6th 2007 21:09
i just wanted to vent my anger about autism. My older brother was diagnosed with autism about the age of 5, this was about 23 years ago. A time when austim was not regonized as a mental issue. Today 1 out of 5 children are diagnosed with it, or some type of form and of course the cure: throw some pills down their throat, put then in a mental institute. My brother is severe to moderate he has never been on pills and he lives at home with my mother. At age 5 a doctor told my mom he wouldn't make it past kindergarten. We showed them, my brother graduated high school with high honors and no he was not in special ed when he graduated. People do not realize exactly what autism is well let me explain my view. I see autism as a cover for a very intelligent person who sometimes like my brother can not control his movements, they can show emotions just in there own form you have to be patient with them, my brother for example when he is angrey he bangs on things and all we have to do is simply ask him what's wrong he might at first be hesitant to say but if you keep askin he'll eventually tell you you have to be persistant and sometimes just asking are you hungrey gets a response. All these doctors out here are saying they haven't figured autism out yet, but if you do not have all the answers how do you know how to treat it? Now they have this video out, signs your child has autism no offense to anyone who is involved in the video but it can probaly describe every single child at one point in there life, and sometimes it takes longer for some kids to pick things up, so now you have a parent up in arms cause they think there child has autism, i think every child under 3 and then once again at 6 should be tested for it, just like they are tested for everything else. Autism has been around for a very very long time!!!!! Well back to my brother, he is and will always be a big influence to me, i can honestly say i look up to him. He has been through alot, kids picking on him, not being able to be the big brother that at sometimes unfortunently i wished he was but as i have gotten older he is the big brother i want him to be, and i could never see him as anything else except for what he is, my idol! It's only difficult dealing with autism if you let it be patience,persistance, understanding untop of all the love in the world is the only thing to truley "cure" autism, i found that my brother enjoys challenges, puzzles, reading an atlas, drawing, playing card games, and spending time with his family.
oh wait that's what most people enjoy so i guess in the long run either were all what some call "normal" or we all have autism go figure. remeber just cause someone has some form of autism dosen't mean there any different then anyone else well maybe just a little maybe smarter!!!
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Comment by Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
Great post! It saddens me to see how narrow minded people can be when it comes to someone who is 'different' to them.
You must be really proud of your brother, your love is evident in your words here.
Keep fighting the good fight and get the word out there. People need to be educated on matters like this, often i think it is a form of fear that makes them attack people who are not 'like them'. In educating, hopefully these barriers can be broken down and more success stories like that of your brother will start to happen.
Ash
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Thanks for sharing your story.
Tracy