Hello! As a late-diagnosed autistic woman, thank you for this. While I'm grateful that there are supportive and kind parents of neurodivergent children, it's unfortunate na ang dominant voices sa social media space regarding autism/ADHD are parents who exploit their children and express their grievances and entitlement, to the point that they alienate autistic adults and curse them when they are faced with knowledge na iba sa kanila, like promoting a mindset that does not "cure" autism.
Thank you also for bringing this up! Ito actually yung isa sa mga complexities nitong topic na nakikita ko. Even some parents ay hindi rin fully naintindihan ang situation/condition ng anak nila mismo. I once said rin na na-observe ko na majority sa mga parents who have autistic kids exploit the kids by using them as content.
If you take a look at those content creators, they like to post videos of their kids na wala man lang context —- anak na nag-meltdown pero hindi ipinakita kung paano tinulungan yung bata, anak na mukhang confused pero hindi man lang tinutulungan ko navigate their surroundings, and many more. Pinagkakakitaan ang mga anak nila.
Then sa autistic adults din (diagnosed or undiagnosed). Yung issue ko rin dito, for example, i observed na hindi pa rin ready generally ang mundo to deal with them. Take for example yung mga companies, sinasabi lang na inclusive sila. Pero if you take a good look at them, mabait lang sila (I use the term “maingat” sila) sa mga diagnosed persons lang.
Paano naman yung mga undiagnosed? Always judged na lang as the “weird one”, the “ningas kugon”, the “loner”, the “matigas ang ulo: without taking into consideration na baka yung tao may condition din.
Kaya nga ang sabi ko, in the end, just be kind to each other.
Hello! As a late-diagnosed autistic woman, thank you for this. While I'm grateful that there are supportive and kind parents of neurodivergent children, it's unfortunate na ang dominant voices sa social media space regarding autism/ADHD are parents who exploit their children and express their grievances and entitlement, to the point that they alienate autistic adults and curse them when they are faced with knowledge na iba sa kanila, like promoting a mindset that does not "cure" autism.
Ako, i feel na ako yung isa sa mga undiagnosed na natuto na lang mag-mask pero every single day struggle sakin ang makipag-socialize sa office.
Thank you also for bringing this up! Ito actually yung isa sa mga complexities nitong topic na nakikita ko. Even some parents ay hindi rin fully naintindihan ang situation/condition ng anak nila mismo. I once said rin na na-observe ko na majority sa mga parents who have autistic kids exploit the kids by using them as content.
If you take a look at those content creators, they like to post videos of their kids na wala man lang context —- anak na nag-meltdown pero hindi ipinakita kung paano tinulungan yung bata, anak na mukhang confused pero hindi man lang tinutulungan ko navigate their surroundings, and many more. Pinagkakakitaan ang mga anak nila.
Then sa autistic adults din (diagnosed or undiagnosed). Yung issue ko rin dito, for example, i observed na hindi pa rin ready generally ang mundo to deal with them. Take for example yung mga companies, sinasabi lang na inclusive sila. Pero if you take a good look at them, mabait lang sila (I use the term “maingat” sila) sa mga diagnosed persons lang.
Paano naman yung mga undiagnosed? Always judged na lang as the “weird one”, the “ningas kugon”, the “loner”, the “matigas ang ulo: without taking into consideration na baka yung tao may condition din.
Kaya nga ang sabi ko, in the end, just be kind to each other.