Yo, Mick here. The one with the wet nose. Naw, The black, wet nose!
There are a lot of generalities made about kids with autism that are just untrue!
Kids with autism do make eye contact, they do have and express feelings and they know how to give and receive love. These generalizations made about kids with autism really are a disservice to kids, parents and pretty much everyone.
It is true that maybe they don't make eye contact with everyone or maybe there are kids with autism that don't make eye contact at all.
The same holds true for the other autism traits. There are a lot of "rules" broken. Generality type rules are a way of understanding and categorizing which is not necessarily a bad thing. When people begin to restrict others based on generalities though it is wrong.
My boy has not always made eye contact nor has he always been able to express his feelings, but he has improved these skills. This does not mean that he has or can outgrow autism, it just means that his abilities change.
We don't expect a toddler to remain dependent on a diaper or a kid to stay at the 4th grade math level the rest of their lives. All people grow and change. We need to permit change and growth for all people.
And seriously, who the-flip-flop says that growth and change are completed on a certain time-line? Time-lines are guides or more generalities. Use them sparingly.
Red may not tell me he loves me 20 times a day but look - that expression says love and no words could add more depth.
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