So, my daughter was diagnosed as autistic (mild case, thankfully) and ever since, I've been 'victim' to the charade so many people fall for every day.
Do I want the best for my child? Of course I do, who doesn't?
Would I save money I could've spent to make my child's life better and easier? Probably not..
And here come the scammers... Dum, dum, dum-dum!!! (added for dramatic effect)
Apparently, they have it all lined up for your child and your wallet, from Bioresonance in the form om Bicom 2000 to all sorts of treatment programs, such as the Son-Rise program to the local form of the Option institute.
Now to be honest, I'd love to believe them, I'd love.. erm, I'd hate spending over 10,000 USD but I'd love knowing this sum will somehow 'fix' my child and she'll be perfectly normal. Really, I want to be a believer. I want to believe in snake oil, in pixie dust or whatever those charlatans are trying to shove down my throat while they perform all kinds of pseudo scientific experiments on my child. But then again, apparently I'm that bloke that even though he still enjoys RPG, he doesn't believe in magic anymore. And as much as I'd want to follow all those people's 'advices' and 'give it a chance', I just can't bring myself to do that, because I feel it's an insult to my intelligence and to my daughter. I don't think she can be 'fixed', I do strongly believe she can be helped, helped to reach her potential, helped to somewhat subdue or hide her condition, but, and with all due respect to the difference, autism like homosexuality is a condition and not a disease.
So I keep reading online about new spooky methods and I keep turning them down, but in the end of the day, I still feel bad about the what-if, what if magic still exists.
It's a silly notion and the money I don't have is kept safe from me and those charlatans, but it doesn't really make me feel any better.
Do I want the best for my child? Of course I do, who doesn't?
Would I save money I could've spent to make my child's life better and easier? Probably not..
And here come the scammers... Dum, dum, dum-dum!!! (added for dramatic effect)
Apparently, they have it all lined up for your child and your wallet, from Bioresonance in the form om Bicom 2000 to all sorts of treatment programs, such as the Son-Rise program to the local form of the Option institute.
Now to be honest, I'd love to believe them, I'd love.. erm, I'd hate spending over 10,000 USD but I'd love knowing this sum will somehow 'fix' my child and she'll be perfectly normal. Really, I want to be a believer. I want to believe in snake oil, in pixie dust or whatever those charlatans are trying to shove down my throat while they perform all kinds of pseudo scientific experiments on my child. But then again, apparently I'm that bloke that even though he still enjoys RPG, he doesn't believe in magic anymore. And as much as I'd want to follow all those people's 'advices' and 'give it a chance', I just can't bring myself to do that, because I feel it's an insult to my intelligence and to my daughter. I don't think she can be 'fixed', I do strongly believe she can be helped, helped to reach her potential, helped to somewhat subdue or hide her condition, but, and with all due respect to the difference, autism like homosexuality is a condition and not a disease.
So I keep reading online about new spooky methods and I keep turning them down, but in the end of the day, I still feel bad about the what-if, what if magic still exists.
It's a silly notion and the money I don't have is kept safe from me and those charlatans, but it doesn't really make me feel any better.
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