by Judy Waller

Created on: July 11, 2008   Last Updated: November 25, 2008

I am a women with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. I spent the first years of my life proving I am not retarded. What gives anyone the right to decide what another person should or could do with anyone's body? "Who here is God Almighty?" Not one out there can claim they are.

Having said that, if a teen can have sex, they evidentely know what they are doing. Their Autism should not be allowed to dictate rules and principles around birth control. If we as parents teach our teens to respect their bodies. and to give respect to those they are with, that would take care of this issue. We though live in a society that makes choices not for the welfare of the one in question, but what will be the easiet thing to do that helps them deal with an issue.

Now that I have dealt with my fustration with those from a closed minded society, allow me to tell you about someone I know. This is a young man who started out in life with parents who truly didn't care about him. He was locked in his room, hit, called names and thought of as retarded because he is autistic. My daughter who grew up with my disability learned to be patient and truly caring about other's. One day when on an outing my daughter and this young man met. The young man at first was very shy and withdrawn. My daughter though saw something in this young man, because he was so nice to her and she didn't understand why. Come to find out, this young man had no friends, never went to a doctor, and above all was not cared for properely or shown kindness in any way. They soon dated and she soon learned that he was dignosed with autism. She was so fond of him she paid for him to see doctors and to be tested and soon learned he has high-functioning autism. With the help of my daughter they were able to get his health cared for properly and soon the young man made heaps of progress. One year later they were married and now he is working and supporting his wife and they love each other dearly. I have gained a son-in-law with a personality that is loving and caring and kind. Yes, my son-in-law is autistic, but so what? In my personal opionin that make us privileged to have the intellegence to give him the chance he deserves to live his life to the fullest. Just because he has Autism, it does nott give me the right to make choices for him? No. True they are both not teens, yet what if Kelly was never given the chance to show this world what his s true intellegence and cababilities are?

We as a society are too egar to make choices

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