| Autism is defined as a neurodevelopmental
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| | expectation of recovery from autism and
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| disorder that reveals itself in a
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| | possible devastating outcome, Ms.
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| pronounced abnormal social interaction,
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| | McGovern reported on three cases in which
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| patterns of interests, patterns of
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| | parents were accused of killing their
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| behavior, and communication ability. The
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| | autistic children, these cases occurred
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| specific cause of autism is unknown, some
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| | in England and the United States within a
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| researchers suggest that autism results
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| | short span of one month: In one case the
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| from genetically-influenced
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| | mother committed suicide, as well. In
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| vulnerabilities to environmental
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| | this instance, for three children with
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| triggers. It is estimated that autism
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| | autism, the disconnect between parental
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| occurs in as many as one child in 166 in
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| | expectation and limited progress may have
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| the United States. Families that already
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| | been lethal. The occurrence of parent
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| have one autistic child, the odds of a
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| | killing their maladjusted child, and
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| second autistic child mau be as high as
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| | often themself, is not as rare as we may
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| one in twenty. Autism is 3 to 4 times
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| | think.The New York Times article
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| more common in boys. However, girls with
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| | triggered my desire to learn why parents,
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| the disorder tend to have more severe
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| | mostly mothers, experienced such intense
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| symptoms and greater cognitive
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| | negative emotions that would cause them
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| impairment.The word autism was first used
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| | to kill their autistic children, and
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| in the English language by the Swiss
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| | often themselves; as an act of love. Is
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| psychiatrist Eugene Bleuler in a 1912
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| | there a social connection that cause
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| issue of the American Journal of
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| | parents, especially mothers, of children
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| Insanity. It comes from the Greek word
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| | born with birth defects or developmental
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| for "self." Bleuler used it to describe
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| | disabilities to experience such extreme
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| the schizophrenic's seeming difficulty in
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| | shame and guilt?If you are the mother of
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| connecting with other people. However,
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| | a child diagnosed with autism you already
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| the classification of autism did not come
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| | know that no matter what you do for or
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| into play until the middle of the
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| | with your child, you still feel guilty.
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| twentieth century, in 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner
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| | You feel guilty primarily because no one
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| of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in
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| | know the causes or have a cures of
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| Baltimore reported eleven child patients
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| | autism. Therefore, you may feel that
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| with striking behavioral similarities,
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| | anything you did could be your fault, or
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| and introduced the label early infantile
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| | did you do everything that would help.
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| autism. He suggested "autism" from the
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| | You know that your child did not acquire
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| Greek (autos), meaning "self," to
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| | autism for the lack of motherly love.
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| describe children lacking interest in
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| | However, you are not so certain about
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| other people. Kanner's first paper on
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| | that small glass of wine you had when you
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| autism was published in (now defunct
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| | were pregnant. And what about the
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| Journal) The Nervious Child. An Austrian
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| | vaccines you allowed the doctor your
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| scientist, Dr. Hans Asperger, made
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| | child? Since no one can tell you what
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| similar observations. however, his name
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| | causes autism, it is very easy to decide
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| has since been attached to a different
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| | that it was your fault.Let's face it,
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| and higher-functioning form of autism
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| | society has a rich history of blaming
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| know as Asperger's syndrome. Dr.
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| | mothers for imperfect children; be it
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| Asperger's work was not nationally
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| | psychological, physiological, or
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| recognized until after World War II in
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| | sociological it is always the mother's
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| Germany, and his major work wasn't
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| | fault. After all, it wasn't very long ago
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| translated into English for almost fifty
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| | that mothers were blamed for their sons'
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| years. The majority of Dr. Asperger work
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| | homosexuality. And during the 1940's the
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| wasn't widely read until 1997.Autism may
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| | term refrigerator mother was coined as a
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| not be physiologically obvious. A
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| | label for mothers of autistic children.
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| complete physical and neurological
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| | These mothers were often blamed for their
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| assessment will often be part of
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| | children's atypical behaviors. Mental
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| diagnosing autism. Recently, researchers
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| | health professionals suggested that
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| at the University of Pennsylvania School
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| | autism was the product of mothers who
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| of Medicine have found a connection
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| | were cold, distance and rejecting,
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| between autism, abnormal blood vessel
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| | depriving the child an opportunity to
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| function and oxidative stress. The study
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| | bond property.Therefore, having a greater
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| suggest that, if researchers can discover
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| | understanding of the social foundation
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| more evidence linking decreased blood
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| | which motherhood is erected it requires
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| flow to the brain and oxidative stress
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| | no great leap to comprehend why women
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| with the pathology of autism, improvement
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| | blame themselves and experience profound
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| in therapy could be found.During my
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| | guilt when they give birth to children
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| thirty five years experience as a mental
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| | with life-long defects. Culture teaches
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| health professional I have had the
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| | mothers that when something goes wrong
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| opportunity to work in several community
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| | with the kids or in the family its
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| mental health programs which exposed me
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| | usually their fault. Many mothers
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| to most mental disorders on a daily
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| | internalized the social expectations that
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| basis, including autism. This environment
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| | they must do everything, and do it very
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| afforded me precious opportumity to
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| | well, and when they fail to meet these
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| interact directly with parents and
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| | high expectations; they feel guilty. The
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| caretakers of children disgnosed with
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| | emotion of guilt is not innate, or a part
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| infantile autism. Also, as a therapist,
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| | of the human gene pool, but guilt can be
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| many mothers of autistic children
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| | passed-down from generation to
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| discussed with me their profound feelings
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| | generation. I am not suggesting that
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| of guilt, shame, helplessnes, and
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| | women are hard-wired to feel guilt.
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| frustration being the parent of an
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| | However, women are socialized very early
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| autistic child. These mothers said they
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| | as nurturers, and to accept
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| often feel personally responsible for
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| | responsibility for the happiness of
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| their child's autism, and unconsciously
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| | others. While this is an impossible and
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| blame themselves.Recently I read an
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| | unreasonable task. Yet, many women
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| article titles: Autism's Parent Trap, New
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| | experience it as their goal and feel
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| York Times, OP-ED page, June 5, 2000. Ms.
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| | guilty even when they have done their
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| McGovern, the author, aim to caution
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| | best.Dr. William Smith is a psychologist
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| parents concerning the popular, but
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| | and a psychological consultant with more
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| unrealistic and determination of their
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| | than thirty years experience. Dr. Smith
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| abilities to enable an autistic child to
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| | specializes in working with client who
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| lead a normal life is clearly evident:
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| | requires individualized attention and
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| And the setting for the parent trap. To
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| | complete confidentiality.
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| make the connection between unrealistic
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