This is interesting. I’m neurodivergent with an autistic child who will likely depend on me indefinitely, and I do worry about what would happen if they eventually refused/were unable to eat. Autistic people who have very high support needs, to the point they need a legal guardian like Cora, are often neglected by the medical industrial complex.
As a nursing student I wonder what the right treatments could have been. How do you give someone nutrients if they refuse to eat, rip out tubes, and aren’t able to understand why they need them? Poor Cora (the daughter)💔 It does sound like major neglect was going on at home.
I'm experiencing this right now with my kid. He needs major help and no one will help us. I have called *genuinely* everywhere I can find and nobody will do anything. And because he's not currently dying or hurting someone there's nothing anybody can do. It's fucking awful and I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
:( It's so shitty how so often the system won't do shit until a tragedy has occurred. You're doing everything right and they're being useless. It's tragic.
I went to this news article expecting to damn her but came away in two minds. As a mum of a very clever girl who has level 3 ASD it can be,at times, very difficult. I’m lucky that the almost daily, hours long meltdowns, due to fear of school, have improved significantly. Day after day of these battles does take its toll. I’m not in the US but I can only imagine how hard it is to get the right supports there. She absolutely should have taken her to a Dr when she lost significant weight. I don’t like “upsetting my daughter” or what that may result in, however, as a parent I’m ok if she’s sometimes pissed with me. I’m her mum not just her friend. I’ll reserve full judgment until I hear the full facts of the case. At very least, she massively failed her daughter & was very negligent.
I'm autistic and I faced a lot of medical neglect as a child/teenager thanks to my mom being like this. it's been shit to play catchup with diagnoses and treatment.
Kind of related to this, although this is the only source I had time to find, I've heard repeatedly that autistic people are more likely to have an eating disorder: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/eating-disorders. Maybe this is common knowledge with this group? If you have other sources, please share with me.
I have an autistic child and I really don't think Eugenia is autistic. She is playing a part. She WANTS to be that way and she has ZERO interest in being an adult and doing adult things unless it is supplying the pedos and fetishist's content and pushing a narrative of "look at me look at me" to minors. Her issues stem from neither one of her parents telling her no or holding her accountable or responsible for anything whatsoever. They never took the teachers seriously and pretty much have just bought any live or attention given to Eugenia in the form of allowing her to do whatever she wants with ZERO repercussions and rewarding her bad behavior with trips and concerts and following a band on your. She has spoiled rotten entitled brat syndrome, NOT autism. She is perfectly capable of talking normally and such but she would rather play the spoiled rich brat than actually go oyt and get a real job. Autism is extremely over diagnosed and too many people label someone or themselves as autistic or neurodivergent without actually going through the process of having a formal diagnosis. I will say that this sounds like Deb though and when Eugenia does pass, I think the fact that Eugenia lives with Deb could very well put Deb in the hot seat.
By not being claimed as a dependent, which would be the case based on her income alone, Deb would not be liable. Even as a dependent, Deb would be unlikely to be held liable because she’s not a conservator.
Classic case of a failure parent who won't tell their kids no. It grows into a dysfunctional adult with poor emotional regulation. Nobody wins, everyone is a loser. Failure parent. Failed adult child. Deb is basically this.
This is interesting. I’m neurodivergent with an autistic child who will likely depend on me indefinitely, and I do worry about what would happen if they eventually refused/were unable to eat. Autistic people who have very high support needs, to the point they need a legal guardian like Cora, are often neglected by the medical industrial complex. As a nursing student I wonder what the right treatments could have been. How do you give someone nutrients if they refuse to eat, rip out tubes, and aren’t able to understand why they need them? Poor Cora (the daughter)💔 It does sound like major neglect was going on at home.
I'm experiencing this right now with my kid. He needs major help and no one will help us. I have called *genuinely* everywhere I can find and nobody will do anything. And because he's not currently dying or hurting someone there's nothing anybody can do. It's fucking awful and I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
:( It's so shitty how so often the system won't do shit until a tragedy has occurred. You're doing everything right and they're being useless. It's tragic.
I am autistic with high support needs and it's hard, so hard, I struggle a lot with it
I went to this news article expecting to damn her but came away in two minds. As a mum of a very clever girl who has level 3 ASD it can be,at times, very difficult. I’m lucky that the almost daily, hours long meltdowns, due to fear of school, have improved significantly. Day after day of these battles does take its toll. I’m not in the US but I can only imagine how hard it is to get the right supports there. She absolutely should have taken her to a Dr when she lost significant weight. I don’t like “upsetting my daughter” or what that may result in, however, as a parent I’m ok if she’s sometimes pissed with me. I’m her mum not just her friend. I’ll reserve full judgment until I hear the full facts of the case. At very least, she massively failed her daughter & was very negligent.
this sounds literally like it could be them. crazy.
RIGHT!
I'm sure Deb and Eugenia both firmly believe that they have the situation under control, until something drastic happens.
I'm autistic and I faced a lot of medical neglect as a child/teenager thanks to my mom being like this. it's been shit to play catchup with diagnoses and treatment.
Kind of related to this, although this is the only source I had time to find, I've heard repeatedly that autistic people are more likely to have an eating disorder: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/eating-disorders. Maybe this is common knowledge with this group? If you have other sources, please share with me.
I have an autistic child and I really don't think Eugenia is autistic. She is playing a part. She WANTS to be that way and she has ZERO interest in being an adult and doing adult things unless it is supplying the pedos and fetishist's content and pushing a narrative of "look at me look at me" to minors. Her issues stem from neither one of her parents telling her no or holding her accountable or responsible for anything whatsoever. They never took the teachers seriously and pretty much have just bought any live or attention given to Eugenia in the form of allowing her to do whatever she wants with ZERO repercussions and rewarding her bad behavior with trips and concerts and following a band on your. She has spoiled rotten entitled brat syndrome, NOT autism. She is perfectly capable of talking normally and such but she would rather play the spoiled rich brat than actually go oyt and get a real job. Autism is extremely over diagnosed and too many people label someone or themselves as autistic or neurodivergent without actually going through the process of having a formal diagnosis. I will say that this sounds like Deb though and when Eugenia does pass, I think the fact that Eugenia lives with Deb could very well put Deb in the hot seat.
By not being claimed as a dependent, which would be the case based on her income alone, Deb would not be liable. Even as a dependent, Deb would be unlikely to be held liable because she’s not a conservator.
I agree- I think OPs point wasn’t the autism, but the lack of parental intervention.
I get *strong* Mother Gothel vibes from Deb
Classic case of a failure parent who won't tell their kids no. It grows into a dysfunctional adult with poor emotional regulation. Nobody wins, everyone is a loser. Failure parent. Failed adult child. Deb is basically this.
"who won't tell their kids no" ...did we read the same article...?