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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 718132" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My autistic son is an angel, a true loving gift from God. He never gave me trouble and I accepted him as he was and is. He is one of the most genuinely kind people I know. Everyone loves him. If he wants to lose weight one day, he will. He has learned to do most of his autistic brhaviors in his own apartment and not in public, he works, and has a great life. </p><p></p><p>We worked hard with him to learn how to deal with his sensitivities and to accept himself and he does.</p><p></p><p>I dont think it is a good idea to try to change a person who is wired differently. They can learn to change what they want to change with the correct professional help. Behavioral therapy is for psyhiatric problems, not neurological differences. It doesnt work on autism.</p><p></p><p>I also make it a point not to focus on whether any of my kids have weight issues. All can decide to change their weight on their own, and they are still young. Too many kids, men too, develop eating disorders from our dwelling on their weight. An eating disorder can kill you young and it is very hard to ever overcome it once it is in you. So I dont bring up weight or try to force a special way of eating to lose weight on my kids..they wont follow that long term anyway and it can cause serious body image issues. Very serious mental health disorder. Autism is far more treatable than a body image disorder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 718132, member: 1550"] My autistic son is an angel, a true loving gift from God. He never gave me trouble and I accepted him as he was and is. He is one of the most genuinely kind people I know. Everyone loves him. If he wants to lose weight one day, he will. He has learned to do most of his autistic brhaviors in his own apartment and not in public, he works, and has a great life. We worked hard with him to learn how to deal with his sensitivities and to accept himself and he does. I dont think it is a good idea to try to change a person who is wired differently. They can learn to change what they want to change with the correct professional help. Behavioral therapy is for psyhiatric problems, not neurological differences. It doesnt work on autism. I also make it a point not to focus on whether any of my kids have weight issues. All can decide to change their weight on their own, and they are still young. Too many kids, men too, develop eating disorders from our dwelling on their weight. An eating disorder can kill you young and it is very hard to ever overcome it once it is in you. So I dont bring up weight or try to force a special way of eating to lose weight on my kids..they wont follow that long term anyway and it can cause serious body image issues. Very serious mental health disorder. Autism is far more treatable than a body image disorder. [/QUOTE]
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