Quote From: sheaa5My son is 7 now and he was diagnosed autistic(pdd-nos) at age 3. Although, his behavior can be a challenge, he is not violent. He throws tantrums when is routine is messed with(2 hour delays can be fun) and other things. I am thankful my son is autistic, somedays I may not seem it, but I truly am, he is a bright spot on a bad day. :) He has overcome so much and we just love him so.
I just wanted to point out that I agree with this poster that it's not the same on everyone and children with autism are very rarely violent. And that learning about the diagnosis is your best defense. :)
Thank-you.
I know what you're saying. It reminds me of a short film I saw from Chiller when they had their Dare to Direct contest. It basically was that an Autistic boy acted delusional, and shot someone. The idea basically was Autistic people are monsters and could turn violent at any imagined provokation. Chiller didn't take this seriously, as a film that spread horrible and innacurate fear inducing stereotypes about Autistics. I haven't watched their channel since.
It's rather disgusting how people behave towards anyone these days who are the least bit different. Nobody seems to learn anything, from the issues arising from prejudices from the past.
