Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Asperger's/PDD

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

3. It's beyond ludicrous to suggest that in 16 years

Reply to 1handclapn (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 10:27 PM

Oct 2015

1 in 2 babies born will be autistic.

Plus, not all with autism suffer. My oldest son is an Aspie, and he is more than content to be the way he is. I once stupidly asked him if he's rather be neuro-typical and he gave me the "Are you out of your fucking mind?" look, and simply said, "No."

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

3 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

there should be a tab listed under "Health" for 'Autism' [View all] 1handclapn Oct 2015 OP

ask the admins to create it marym625 Oct 2015 #1

Under Health? But it's not a disease. KamaAina Oct 2015 #2

It's beyond ludicrous to suggest that in 16 years SheilaT Oct 2015 #3