Autism x 6

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Okay… I was watching a show that came on tonight called “AutismX6” It’s about a family with 6 Autistic kids. I’m sure most of you heard about this family. Anyway, I really wanted to hear their story because I have an Autistic son myself. The family seems really sweet, but the parents seem kind of lazy. I’m sorry for judging, but some of the things I seen from these parents were kind of out there. The couples house was also a mess & they blamed that on the kids Autism… ????????? My son is Autistic & yes if he had the chance to color all over the walls, my house would look like a rainbow, but I keep markers put away & when it is color time, I’m right there monitoring it. I would also never let him sit & peel off the wall paint, like this family allowed. I also don’t want to hear the excuse “Well they have 6 Autistic kids, you have 1.” There is no excuse for that filth & mess. With or without that many kids with a disorder. I noticed on the show that the camera crew would catch mom just sitting on the couch & the little ones would be running all around & taking off their diapers & it was just amazing that the parents didn’t have a closer eye on them. You would just have to watch the show… you might be able to catch some of the clips on YOUTUBE or DHC (Discovery Heath Channel) Another thing that got under my skin was they have a 14 year old son with Aspergers & this child was cleaning the kitchen… & I have no problem with kids helping out, but my problem was this… The 14 year old was cleaning hard & he said, he knows it has to be done & that noone else will do it, so he does. That kind of made me wonder if the parents help at all or is this kid left doing all the cleaning? During all this, you see mom sitting on her butt in the living room kicking back & she rushes the boy & says “You need to get the two little ones to bed.” OMG! The boy looked so sad & said “I’m cleaning the kitchen first mom.” WTF? HELLO! Mom!! Get up off your butt & put your own kids in bed. I at first, when I heard of this family, thought, wow, what an amazing family… All I think now is that the parents are lazy & need to come up with some kind of program to help their life run better. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m sure they do have their hands full, but I feel the parents are the parents & they should do a little more. From what I see, I see love, but I also feel the oldest is stuck doing things that the parents should be doing or helping in. It’s kind of like telling my kids to go clean the kitchen & then clean her own room & then on top of that put her Autistic brother to bed… That just hurts my heart…. I know as a mother of an Autistic child, it can be stressful & I’m sure 6 is a lot more work then my 1, but come on parents! I don’t mean to be so judgmental, but one thing that gets under my skin is when parents make the older siblings do the house cleaning & also attend to the younger siblings as well, more so when mom & dad are just sitting on the couch & could help. Anyway, I had to rant… Feel free to speak your mind… leave comments... I also want to note that the story of this family is very touching & I did enjoy the documentry. It is worth watching. & again... I could be wrong on what I saw.... but I'm just trying to make a point that sometimes parents need to step up a little more... tired or not.