Some idiot preacher in Missouri is claiming that autism is caused by demons https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12519407/Missouri-pastor-Rick-Morrow-autism-DEMONIC.html
This would just be silly, except for the potential consequences. About 20 years ago, a young autistic man was beaten to death by his Indiana congregation, as they tried to “cast out” his “demons.” This is not just garbage–it’s DEADLY garbage.
Here’s a photo from the aftermath of my book launch party on Saturday. Lots of friends and family, lots of great food and drink. Considering the grim subject of my book, it was pretty fun, too.
“And then she said, “But here’s the thing.” She’s like, “Honestly, we don’t want to work with autistic children.” And she said, “They’re just really hard.” And she said, “So, you know, we just are really hopeful that someone in the community will want to work with him, but we’re not it. We are going to focus on working with children who are not autistic.”
These are the words of a health care professional cited in a new study, “Perceived Disability-Based Discrimination in Health Care for Children With Medical Complexity,” just published in the journal Pediatrics 152:1 (July, 2023).
This is what we’re fighting against. Sadly, I’m not at all surprised.
Ebook now available for pre-order on Amazon. Still working on getting the pre-order set up for the paperback . . .
that Bloody Cat 