A family YouTuber has recently been thrust into the spotlight after "secretly re-homing" her adopted autistic son. With points being raised on both sides of the argument, this incident has left the internet torn. One thing we can all agree on is how difficult this must be for her child.
Keep scrolling to see what the family had to say in an emotional video explanation...
Autism is a life-long developmental disability.
And it is incredibly common.
There is a spectrum.
All autistic people share certain difficulties, but being autistic will affect them in different ways.
And, most importantly...
Autism is generally believed to be caused by genetics.
And it is definitely not a result of vaccines.
So all you anti-vaxxers out there can just pipe down, okay?Anti-vaxxers have long blamed vaccines on autism.
And there is no cure for autism.
But it seems as if this is still sometimes too much for parents to handle...
A family YouTuber has recently been thrust into the spotlight after she and her partner decided to "secretly re-home" her adopted, autistic son.Myka and James Stauffer posted a video in which they explained what was going on with their family.
After fans started noticing something a little off with Myka and her son, Huxley, who was adopted from China 2 and a half years ago, they started asking her about it.That's when she announced that she had "re-homed him."
They explained that the reason why they had to make this decision because Huxley has "special needs that [they] weren't aware of."In the 7-minute YouTube video titled "An update on our family", they said this:
"So over the last few years, Huxley has been in numerous therapies to try and help him with all of his needs."
With tears streaming down her face, Myka added this:
She continued saying:
"Do I feel like a failure as a mom? Like, 500 percent. So when you get insidious, hurtful comments, it just makes it hurt worse. It's not about me at all, it's just this journey, the last couple months have been like the hardest thing I could have ever imagined to going to choosing to do because ultimately, after pouring our guts and our heart into this little boy…"They did not reveal any details about where Huxley had been placed but they did describe it as his "forever home."
"He is thriving, he is very happy, he is doing really well, and his new mommy has medical professional training, and it is a very good fit."The announcement was met with intense backlash.
Fans felt irritated and betrayed that the couple had built a fanbase around promoting children with special needs. She's even had sponsorship deals with the likes of TJ Maxx, and Danimals yogurt.Twitter users were extremely vocal about the decision with a lot of backlash being hurled at the parents.
Extremely depressed reading about the influencer who raised funds to adopt a son, made this her “brand,” discovered… https://t.co/ZpP1gf595F— Sophie Ross (@Sophie Ross)1590546207.0
Apparently, it was "kept a secret" until now.
To be clear she pretended he didn’t exist for MONTHS and deleted comments from concerned followers. Finally JUST ad… https://t.co/tSWHPqpm2E— Sophie Ross (@Sophie Ross)1590546441.0
Others have talked about the challenges parents with special need's children face:
@SophRossss As the parent of an ASD child, I do understand the challenges. Violence, safety and security of her oth… https://t.co/OeW1Hrt6X6— Betsy Duncan (@Betsy Duncan)1590579548.0