Entries by Feliks Marcin
Advocate for those with invaliding autism. Author of a self-help booklet for parents of the severely autistic. Researcher into causes of invaliding autism.
Severe Autism: We Know Better Than That
There was a blog recently, supposedly written by a physician, about how we should ignore autism (1). We parents of children with debilitating, severe autism know better than to pay attention to such myopic opinions. The danger is that some… 0 Shares |
Severe Autism: “I Can’t Cope with It, Show Me What to Do”
When someone is overwhelmed, when that person doesn’t know what to do, it seems unreasonable to ask the person to step back and study the situation. “The situation doesn’t let me step back,” may be the response. “How can I… 0 Shares |
Coping with Severe Autism: The Missing Element
Does your child’s severe autism leave you so tired and exhausted that you sometimes don’t even have time to take a shower? Are your family and friends deserting you because they don’t like the smell of your incontinent child’s soiled… 0 Shares |
The Missing Parents of the Severely Autistic
It has become a stereotype to expect someone with autism to wander away and become lost. However, parents apparently have also become lost, sucked up into private online “hangouts” where discussion about treatment is forbidden, replaced instead with despair. According… 0 Shares |
