The Cure

For me, taking your autistic child to therapy to "cure" him is like going to therapy yourself and asking your therapists to "cure" you from being yourself.

I take my child to therapy because I want my family to obtain as many tools as possible to overcome communication obstacles. What I have learned from this process is that many of us neurologically typical think that we are so evolved, that we know how to better communicate. 

It is true that one group of humans can create communication tools to help another group of humans live happier, safer, healthier lives. Yet, this is true about all groups. All groups, all variations of our species create language tools that enhance all of our exchanges with every one we encounter.

In my opinion,  (and I say this coming from a space of having a degree in Communication Studies and participating in countless dysfunctional relations), us neurologically typical don't know any better. That we are just contributors to a larger conversation about connecting and loving people in ways that they deserve to be loved.

Again, for me, I think taking a child to therapy is not about "curing" him, it about understanding him--about overcoming the assumption that the communication tools that we learned were the right ones.

Besides, what exactly does it mean to be neurologically typical these days?#depression#anxiety#narcissism#Nietzchecalledit

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