Posts Tagged ‘toxic mother syndrome’

In the 1950s, it was “refrigerator mother” syndrome. Autism, they said, was the result of a mother’s relational coolness. Today, it’s “toxic mother” syndrome. Autism, they say, is the result of a mother’s toxic burden. I spoke with a homeopath over Skype this week. As I started to tell her a little about my eight-year-old son, who has nonverbal autism, she interrupted me. “You’ve got a face full of acne, eh?” I just stared at the computer screen. “Eh?” she repeated, gesturing to her own face. “Right,” I admitted. “And…