To be pissed off with all this Autism awareness stuff on Facebook etc.

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Let me start by saying I have a daughter with autism and my youngest is showing signs of where we were with dd1 3 years ago. I am so pissed off and probably bitter at seeing all these shit posts about autism awareness from People who have no idea that this condition can affect every aspect of lives. People with children who don't have additional needs and sleep more than 3 hours a night. I'm just ranting I think so no flaming bit it bloody annoys me. I go on Facebook to catch up with friends etc, not be reminded yet again about this thing hanging over our family. I'm probably being unreasonable.

I've just thrown two dissertations in the bin. Both using Autism speaks.
How the fuck are we to get anywhere when so called professionals (because they will be at some point) are using stuff like this.
Grrrrr!

OP YANBU to be annoyed - you're under a lot of strain and everyone has their pet hates.

I'm all in favour of promoting autism awareness though and fb is a great tool for doing it. Plus I, like many people on the spectrum, need to vent sometimes.

It's the "they". "They can't show love can they?" My Ds hugs me and tells me he loves me all the time. "They're really smart are they?" Well actually many people on the spectrum have learning difficulties. "They have talents don't they? Like that kid that used to draw Buckingham palace from memory". No, no special talents that's a myth.

Absolutely x2boys.

Mind, this is the same hospital where the radiologist said I was "awfully glamorous to be in a wheelchair" (I was wearing a 50s dress and some normal make up not a ball gown!). I mean...wtf?!?! Diversity awareness training needed I think!

Frizzcat ds is very loving he can't speak but cuddles and kisses me all the time ,isn't smart as he has learning difficulties ,no special talents not that we know of anyway, he's his own self, an individual, a gorgeous little boy who just happens to have autism!

YANBU. I hate that the "nice fluffy" things about disability/illness. From what I've read on the internet and seen on tv you'd think that ill/disabled people spend all their time at Disneyland, meeting celebrities, miracle cures every 5 minutes and getting free ipads. The reality (for me anyway) is slow progress, lots of operations and nobody visiting me in HDU last year because looking after my 4 children was too much for 4 people (despite me doing it on my own most of the time) so DH had to leave me and our very ill premature baby and go and look after our 4 older ones, all with SN.