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paragon schnitzophonic
That’s a theory I’ve had for a long time. Breeders want prodigious children for bragging points and a kid they can whore out and live off of (e.g., Ariane Kramarik, a child prodigy in art, has been the sole breadwinner of her family since she was a child). When their kids are disappointingly average, at best, they go the other way and doctor-shop for an autism diagnosis so they can get asspats and udder rubs for being such brave parents of special needs kids. And then their “autistic” kids seem extraordinary because they have the same intellectual abilities as a normal kid.
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paragon schnitzophonic
That’s a theory I’ve had for a long time. Breeders want prodigious children for bragging points and a kid they can whore out and live off of (e.g., Ariane Kramarik, a child prodigy in art, has been the sole breadwinner of her family since she was a child). When their kids are disappointingly average, at best, they go the other way and doctor-shop for an autism diagnosis so they can get asspats and udder rubs for being such brave parents of special needs kids. And then their “autistic” kids seem extraordinary because they have the same intellectual abilities as a normal kid.
Re: Parents desparate to brag about their useless kids February 11, 2018 | Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 2,364 |
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Not to mention that the diagnosis allows a universal 'excuse' card, in excusing both them and the kid from any responsibility. The kid pretty much has a free reign on any foul behaviour it pleases - because he/she's autistic, and the parent has zero responsibility/accountability in parenting duties of raising a model citizen - because he/she's autistic.
Re: Parents desparate to brag about their useless kids February 11, 2018 | Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 585 |
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paragon schnitzophonic
And because they widened the parameters of what constitutes as autism to the point that a naturally shy and socially withdrawn child is labeled autistic (because god forbid every child not be an obnoxious extrovert), it’s easier to get such a diagnosis. If we went back to what was considered autism back in the 1980s, a Good chunk would lose their label.