How autism theory wrongly turned families into causes.
Parents asked for support and received blame.
The refrigerator mother theory claimed autism was caused by cold parenting, especially by mothers.
It was wrong and deeply damaging. It left families with guilt instead of support.
Awareverse rejects blame that replaces understanding.
When looking at parent blame, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?