I have to rant. Sorry, but I feel the need. My son is autistic. Because of this, I will read just about any article I can get my hands on that has to do with autism and how we can make a difference in his life. I know, I’m supposed to embrace his autism and blah, blah, blah. Judge me if you will but if I can find something, anything that will make his life easier, I’m going to do it. So, I read. A lot.

Sometimes, I get lucky and find an article that gives really good, honest advice. There is no “cure all,” I know that. But, again, whatever will help make the smallest difference I’m willing to at least look into. What drives me insane are these articles with leading titles like, “Music Therapy that will help your child,” or “Foods that can boost the brain power of your autistic child,” and I get sucked in only to find it is some long winded jackass, taking advantage of those desperate parents looking for help. I listened to this stupid “free online presentation of how music therapy can help your autistic child, just listen and I’ll explain what tempos work best and which ones don’t” for about 15 minutes, only to find that, after this jerk rambled on and on and on and on about his degree from Juilliard, that he was selling his “helpful DVD’s for only $975.00.” So, I got sucked in, while my husband, who worked all day, made dinner so I could listen to this. I waited all afternoon for Jim to come home to listen to this for this disappointment.

You either have something helpful to contribute or you are trying to sell something. Get to the freaking point. I know, my own fault. I should have known after the first five minutes that it was crap. But, desperate times call for desperate measures.  I was hoping, since I love music so much and it’s been such a big part of my life, that I would find a little piece of advice on how I might be able to use it to help my son.

Sorry, most days, I try to stay fairly positive. But, it breaks my heart to think of all the parents desperate for help only to be taken advantage of by someone trying to make a buck.