"Children who are labelled with Asperger's Syndrome do not need more structure and direction in their lives; they need considerably less.
They need, primarily, to be freed from being seen as products or being objectified and defined by a list of subjective observations.
They need parents who are unquestioningly on their side, not to impose their own or so-called experts' agendas on their children in the name of loving assistance, but simply to assist their children in carrying forward their own intrinsically motivated lives in process.
To do this requires a willingness to ask radical questions and to let go of many entrenched assumptions about education, psychology and parenting, to name but a few.
It requires going against mainstream and often allegedly expert opinion.
It is not an easy path.
It is not a neglectful path.
It is a moral path."
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That is a thought provoking quote. I tried to click over to the whole article, but my 'puter wouldn't let me. I'll try again later.
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