Yeah, it would not be funny

My brother has pretty severe autistic traits, and he wasn't born with it. He was born healthy but needed a small bladder operation when he wa 6 months old, and doctors fucked it up

My mom had a healthy happy baby, and then wasn't allowed to see her baby after the operation, until she just went in and took him home. The hospital made sure she signed a "it's all your fault" document to hide the fact that they fucked up his air supply during the operation.

She was told thaty brother was completely gone and that she should just dump him at some institution and coniti life. Instead she went for it, she went to give him a life he deserves and to her (and his) credit, they came pretty far. He as a Dutch drivers license now, which is really hard to get.

So that aside, living with a family member who has real autism is not easy, and you would not want to wish it upon anyone. Nobody deserves that least of all my mom

But growing up was hard. Really REALLY hard. Hard for him, because she is just smart enough to know that he has severe limitations in life which always haunted him. It was incredibly hard for my mother and I saw her heart breaking more time than I can remember.

There is nothing funny about any of this.