Melody Latimer  www.ASParenting.com There are re-occurring themes among the Autism/Autistic online worlds. The most current, though it comes and goes, is when parents of Autistic kids insult Autism because of their child’s difficulties, summed up by “You can’t understand because you’re high-functioning/have Asperger’s.” I’ve wanted to rebut this several times (and often do when getting into a comment exchange on other blogs): No. I am not like your kid. Because I’m an adult. No, I am not where I’m at because my parents helped me. I didn’t receive any Special Education or 504s or anything. Actually, when I went to college, this is where I found that I couldn’t even stand on my own two feet. I have had to have several years of therapy and medication, much thanks to my husband, to overcome my previous years. For years, I couldn’t even do household chores because of the resulting, built-up…