Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Trying to stay in the grey areas...

These days it's almost impossible to stay unbiased when it comes to autism activism and advocacy. Autism can be potentially linked to sonograms, vaccinations, pesticides, child abuse of the mother as well as a long list of other things. Nothing has been proven yet, either because of political intervention, corporate lobbying or a complete and total lack of research.

Those of you who know me personally know that I can be a very opinionated person and I have a sarcasm streak a mile wide. Sometimes it is all I can do to leave my personal feelings out of it and stay objective for the sake of the cause. I know that running off at the mouth won't solve anything, but sometimes it sure makes me feel a heck of a lot better!

My point is this... my child has autism now. Of course I hope they find the cause, but I feel that there would be too much political or corporate intervention to ever accomplish anything. I am focusing on my child, his current situation and how I can make his life the best it can be. If I become polarizing on these issues, I may alienate someone who might benefit from NSVAR otherwise. And that's the whole reason I started in the first place... to help everyone affected by autism no matter what the personal opinions are. We are all in this together, and nothing drove that point home more solidly than the Essential Pieces group in Winchester and the deep sense of community shared by the members there. They are my extended family and my motivation.

I just have to straddle that double yellow line and keep it in the middle of the road.

1 comment:

  1. Love it, Jack Starry! You and your crew are role models for all of our families who are along for this autism ride......kudos to you for your advocacy, heart, and efforts on behalf of all of those who suffer.......

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