Hating An Autistic Child.... How Low Can One Sink?

In Ontario, Canada, recently, the mother of an autistic child found the following anonymous note in her mailbox:

If you can't read the letter may I suggest you save the photo and enlarge it.  It's worth reading.

I am disgusted by the rantings of this "mother".  As a father I cannot imagine ever feeling this way about a child - regardless of the disease or condition of that child.  This letter, calling for the euthanisia of an autistic child, was signed by a mother!  How any parent, let alone a mother, could write something like this is so far beyond me I won't even try to understand.  Instead of harassing the mother of an autistic child she should be thanking God that her own are healthy and seemingly "normal."  

The hatred flowing out of this letter toward an innocent child and his mother is indicative that America is not the only country with people who hate those who are different.  Actually, you find people like that in every country but it's rare to find one so blatantly (if cowardly) open about it.  

From the actual letter:  "He is a hindrance to everyone and will always be that way!!!!! Who the hell is going to care for him?????? No employer will hire him, no normal girl is going to marry/love him and you are not going to live forever!! Personally, they should take whatever non retarded body parts he possesses and donate it to science. What the hell else good is he to anyone!!! You had a retarded kid, deal with it…properly!!!!! What right do you have to do this to hard working people!!!!!!!! I HATE people like you who believe, just because you have a special needs kid, you are entitled to special treatment!!! GOD!!!!!!

Do everyone in our community a huge favor and MOVE!  VAMOSE!!  SCRAM!!!  Move away and get out of this type of neighborhood setting!!!  Go live in a trailer in the woods or something with your wild animal kid!!!  Nobody wants you living here and they don't have the guts to tell you!!!!"

Apparently the author of this hate filled missile doesn't have the guts to tell her either because she signed it "One pissed off mother."  I hope, one day, her own children find a copy of this letter and see the hate filled person that she is.  Or maybe one of her children will have an autistic child of their own and they can see how Grandma reacts.

I will pray that God touches this woman's heart and lets her understand that imperfect children are born every day and that she is one of the lucky ones if hers are without problems.  I will also pray that God removes the hatred from this woman so she may find happiness in a world that is often miserable.  Maybe I'll simply pray that she finds God.  That might be the easiest solution to the other two...