What I have had is a robot
by Lynn Baxter
My daughter is 52 years of age. She's very bright, high I.Q., successful surgeon, and completely indifferent to human emotion. Since babyhood she has been cold, in her own world, and unresponsive to any warmth shown to her by me or her father. As a baby, she never cried for food or to be changed or to be picked up. She has always been emotionally unresponsive. She is able to show emotion to her cats but has never had a satisfying human relationship. She can communicate with people but in a very superficial way. She has 3 nieces and plays with them as though she herself were a child. Fifty years ago who knew about autism? I just thought I had the world's best baby who never cried and never made any demands. Now, as a senior who is nearing the end of her life, I fear for her since there's no human in her life who will love her or care for her. I have missed having a daughter....what I have had is a robot. Click here to read or post comments. |