Julie M Green's teenage child is autistic. She is too. Here, Julie writes about how it has been for them navigating diagnoses, school and people's judgements.
I am still trying to reconcile my own ableism and recognise that a happy, worthy life isn’t one that necessarily fits into the capitalist culture….Julie your journey resonated a great deal. Your closing thoughts so eloquently put and something I struggle with all the time. Two of my children have not managed mainstream education. We are so conditioned in to following a trajectory defined by capitalist culture that it can add yet another layer of anxiety to our own journey when we fall out of it. I’m slowly learning that my children may need a different path, however this does not mean all is lost.
I'm glad it resonated with you, Emma. I remind myself regularly to keep faith; my child is always evolving and surprising me. I'm hopeful the world will, too!
So much here resonates! Please consider me as one more member of your virtual village of neurodivergent families finding our own ways in this baffling world. Thank you for sharing your story! ❤️
I am still trying to reconcile my own ableism and recognise that a happy, worthy life isn’t one that necessarily fits into the capitalist culture….Julie your journey resonated a great deal. Your closing thoughts so eloquently put and something I struggle with all the time. Two of my children have not managed mainstream education. We are so conditioned in to following a trajectory defined by capitalist culture that it can add yet another layer of anxiety to our own journey when we fall out of it. I’m slowly learning that my children may need a different path, however this does not mean all is lost.
I'm glad it resonated with you, Emma. I remind myself regularly to keep faith; my child is always evolving and surprising me. I'm hopeful the world will, too!
So much here resonates! Please consider me as one more member of your virtual village of neurodivergent families finding our own ways in this baffling world. Thank you for sharing your story! ❤️
Thanks Taylor 🥰