The way people are reacting to this isn't a good thing. You see, Autistic people have value inherent in the fact that they're just as human as everyone else. The theft of objects that help form their routines should not be viewed as humorous.
I have been told that I am Autistic by a psychiatrist. This was not too long after I graduated from High School at age 16. I was overloaded by someone taking away something very important to me, and my mind was sorely negatively effected.
Routines are very important to us, and without the capacity to see stuff coming without being surprised by it, routines are our best hope of maintaining capacity. Us having our normal capacities is a good thing, because we do have a great capacity to specialise and be valuable.
If that is hard for you to swallow, you should know that Bill Gates is an Asperger's Autistic. If you don't believe me, check his IMDB page. He most certainly is extremely valuable to us.
In closing, I should like to say this: If it had been a normal school that was robbed, there wouldn't have been laughter about it. If it had been a child without a diagnosis to make the wish, there may've been sympathy. In the end, I believe that great things will depend on an Autistic casting off the cloak of aloneness, and mastering communication to a degree that no neurotypical ever could.
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About Me
- De Chao
- Live Long and Prosper! I am an eccentric. I like Jewish/Hebrew music, focusing on whatever special interests I have, especially if it concerns my friends. Quintessentially, I love my gifts from God. I dislike it when people dislike the lives of their own children, and torture them in the name of training and treatment. My dreams for the future are to become a Professor, writer, wife and mum. May the Force be with you!
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