Wednesday, 17 November 2010
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Denise Snyder Kills 9 Year Old Autistic Grandson
Denise Snyder kills herself and her 9 year old autistic grandson. This is still being investigated. I don’t want to presume what state of mind this woman was in when she killed herself and her grandson. Her husband says that she was on a prescription drug, Oxycontin, and was out of it. This could have led to a breakdown. In the past, I have condemned those that have brought harm to or killed their autistic child.
I’m having a hard time doing that this time. Given the woman’s age, and that she was on medication, this may have been a tragedy waiting to happen in that household. My prayers go out for the young boy, so close to my son’s age, that has lost his life. He is one among an increasing number of autistic children that have lost their lives due to violence perpetrated on them by a family member. I’m tired of reporting deaths of autistic children. When will it stop?
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Comments (5)
That's just so sad. I understand her desperation - living with an autistic child is not an easy thing (just think how difficult it must be for them to live with their own autism), but I could never imagine harming my children.
I saw an article for that. It brought tears to my eyes. I have an autistic cousin [age 7] and he is such a great kid. His parents are absolutely wonderful and do everything to make sure he is healthy and happy, and on top of that, they have another son who is 5 [he showed early signs of autism, but they were able to stop it for the most part by doing therapy from an extremely early age]. They are two of the best parents I have ever seen, and two of my personal heroes. And I know how hard it is for them, I know they must get so frustrated and hopeless sometimes, but I know they would never do something like that. And my family and I agree that there aren't two better people to be raising an autistic child. Anyways, my heart goes out to that boy and his parents, and even the grandmother. What she did was horrible. But along with being on Oxycontin, she probably was not right in the head. It's just a sad story all around.
People kill their autistic children for the same reason they kill their retarded children or stepchildren: parents don't want to waste their resources on children who are less likely to pass on the parents' genetic material successfully.
I find it extremely hard to have ill remarks about someone who killed themselves as well as their child. The reason why this is... there's so much that can go wrong while having a child with a disability, and although it's sad... it's the truth. The primary diagnosis is shattering enough for any parent/grand parent, but then the struggle comes to find supports. Their may not be enough funding to get them the early intervention the child needs in order to become successful, there may not be enough programs in the area that the family lives and they may not have the money to afford respite care. Put all of that together, and add a mental illness into the picture, and you have a reason to feel sorry for this woman. It's over whelming for a person of a stable mind... just imagine what it would be like for someone who is so stressed out they're past their breaking point?
Although I do not condone this in any way, my heart really goes out to those who are struggling with mental illness, depression, or lack of services for their disabled child. We need to start working towards a better world for these people and their children. Not just talking shit about them and saying what they could have done better, because it's not going to help in the long run.
Before i say this, please don't anyone take this as an excuse or a reason- killing your child is NEVER the answer.
I think the urge to kill a child who was born unable to survive on its own is instinctual. In the wild, animals will kill their young if they know they'll never survive on their own. We, of course, are animals as well & we do still have instincts. That in combination with mind altering drugs.. well, the sad thing is, i don't think this will ever stop.