tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596809.post5447418385115109043..comments2008-06-08T16:37:38.678-07:00S.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07862458535714883672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596809.post-81946910233119657022008-06-08T16:37:00.000-07:002008-06-08T16:37:00.000-07:00What is there to be ashamed of? Ms. McCarthy claims to speak for the entire autism community, yet there's significant information saying she may not be an "autism mom," as her son may never have had autism.<BR/><BR/>I am not questioning her child's diagnosis--as you see I assert this is hypothetical. It is not I who started this--Jenny herself did. She has made several public statements that her son no longer has autism. She has said multiple times that the neurologists who see him for epilepsy say he never had autism. That is significant.<BR/><BR/>This has nothing to do with ideology. It has plenty to do with someone claiming to represent a certain group, when there's a possibility her child doesn't even have autism. <BR/><BR/>Jenny often clarifies that there is no cure for autism--yet what is it when a doctor says the patient doesn't have a condition? Obviously, she is right in that there is no cure for autism and no one is "cured" from it. So, what does it mean when a physician tells his patient they don't have a condition (and further, that he never did)? It can't be that the autism was cured, but it could certainly be that he was never autistic to begin with.<BR/><BR/>I have known plenty of people who have received wrong diagnoses for various conditions. This isn't that rare. If he in fact suffers from say one of those epilepsy disorders, it would be very helpful to have him tested for it. I am merely offering some ideas, maybe even insight to parents going through similar things.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine that this means nothing to those who do believe in recovery and agree with Jenny's stance on autism...S.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07862458535714883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596809.post-14403607470342746092008-06-08T16:15:00.000-07:002008-06-08T16:15:00.000-07:00You should be ashamed of yourself. Ms McCarthy does not share your autism ideology so you question her child's diagnosis? Sad.Autism Reality NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.com