The Autism Mom: Why Is She Like That?

<p>The Autism Mom is an infamous villain in the autistic community. We love to make fun of her, to write angry think pieces about her, to fight her on Twitter.</p> <p>We are outraged that she wants to cure or fix her children, that she supports Autism Speaks, that she blames autism on vaccines and tells us how to refer to ourselves.</p> <p>Some Autism Moms support abusive therapies and fringe, dangerous treatments. Some Autism Moms are&nbsp;<a href="https://autisticadvocacy.org/projects/community/mourning/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">murderers</a>.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s upsetting, but I also understand that no Autism Mom is an island. So I couldn&rsquo;t help but wonder: Why is she like that? Who hurt her?</p> <p><a href="https://jessemeadows.medium.com/the-autism-mom-why-is-she-like-that-c2f8cb2572bf"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>
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