Fathering Autism Asa & Priscilla Talk About Consent | Think Kids Have NO RIGHTS?! | UNREAL!!! 

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When I was young and had tantrums my mom would take out a camera and record me so I understand how bad that feels, as a child in distress you want to be comforted not recorded. I couldn’t even imagine her putting it online for everyone to see.That would have affected my life tremendously. I can’t believe people do this. That poor girl deserves respect.

I’m a 19 year old autistic adult with many autistic family members. Personally, I see no gain to me or my community. Videos that would help the community, or family or friends of autistic people would be things like: signs of autism not commonly spoken about, stim toys or sensory toys and gifts and where to find them, communication devices, things you can use or do in public to help someone with autism (such as wearing noise cancelling headphones), baby proofing the house, etc. Showing someone who cannot say no is like posting naked baby photos on the internet to me. The only difference is those kids will grow up and can sue their parents, but can’t change or fix it. I know someone nonverbal and it breaks my heart to think that they could’ve been in this situation. It does nothing but hurt her and doesn’t educate people about autism, honestly it scares people! I may be mistaken, but I believe they also like autism speaks and are fans. You can do your own research on it, but most autistic people and those in the community dislike them and causes a lot of negative things.

“ Kids don’t have rights, what?!?!” I SPAT MY DRINK OUT. I CANNOT believe they said that. Kids ABSOLUTELY have rights that’s why we have child protective services to PROTECT children BECAUSE they have rights. I’m literally fuming. The answer to the “ leg humper “ question has NO answer because ABIGAIL CANNOT CONSENT AND WILL LIKELY NEVER CONSENT. I signed the petition. We will get justice for you sweet girl if it is the LAST thing we do ❤️ Great video as always Josh 👍

The scary part is that they're not even lying, this is just some insight into how delusional they actually are.

Abigail absolutely needs a "stop" button! My non verbal daughter has many buttons to express her dislike of something. She has "stop" "I'm sick of your crap" "no" "I don't like this" and she uses them all very well LOL

As a pediatric nurse, I used to watch their channel because it was interesting to me and I thought that I could learn something. I remember when he declared that he was selling his shop and going full time on RU-vid. That was the beginning of the end for Abbie to have any privacy. They are so money hungry now, they will never stop.

I used to be a fan of this channel and really didn't realize how bad it truly is! But since watching your videos on consent and seeing how they don't think twice about putting everything out there and not caring one bit about her dignity, I can't watch any of it without feeling disgusted by these 2 "parents"! The whole thing is shameful! I 100% believe she needs the button on her iPad to let them know STOP! I don't want this! You are doing an amazing job Josh!

I’ll just throw out my opinion as just one parent that has a child with autism, their videos help in no way. I feel sad for Abby.

I am an autistic parent to an autistic child. I get absolutely nothing out of watching another kid have a meltdown. Put the damn camera down and love your child and help her understand herself and her amazing differences. This is not fair to Abbie AT ALL. It really needs to stop. I hate that her parents exploit her. I always say to parents of autistic children “if you want advice ot help on how to help your autistic child then go to the experts…actually autistic adults who have lived experiences and are willing to share and advise with you” (many are willing) leave the kids alone!!!!

My 6 year old severely autistic son gets embarrased when he does nonsense and I scold him in front of others. And my 6 year old non verbal severely autistic son has a no and stop button. He's intellectually behind but he's still a human. I stopped supporting them about 3 years ago when they pinned her down to do makeup on her face and she wanted out. And her best friend summer pinned her down

As someone who just spent the last month in a deep dive on Autism Spectrum Disorder to work with kids, there is no part of their videos that is ethical or educational. Period.

I can’t imagine how humiliating it would be for every unflattering moment as a child being forever memorialized on the internet.

This is so sad. As a mom with a 14 year old son on the spectrum I can say that my son won't even allow me to take pictures and it is sad because I've barely got any pictures of him from the age of maybe 8 up until now because I had to respect him since it stressed him. The only time that I recorded a meltdown was during a period I was trying to get a diagnosis and believe me it didn't calm him down at all in fact he became more enraged and charged at me to get the phone out my hand. A meltdown is a meltdown and in my experience there is nothing I can do to change the situation, I have to just try and make sure everyone is safe and let it run its course. It's stressful as hell but imagine how much it is for the child going through it. 😢

When I used to have a channel, I uploaded one of my daughter's meltdowns and several people who are autistic told me how they would feel if someone taped them having a meltdown. It really opened my eyes. I respect and value their opinions very much because my daughter is not capable of telling me how she feels about being taped. For a while I went by the rule that if I wouldn't want anyone to see me doing what she was doing I wouldn't show it, but then eventually I stopped filming at all because my daughter is actually incapable of giving her consent. She can't and won't ever understand that lots of people, both good and bad can see her. Abbie may love seeing herself on film but she also cannot understand that thousands of people are watching her.

I’m a single mom with a 10 yr old boy and it’s autism, I don’t have the respite, and tons of people around they do helping. I give my son the attention he needs instead of having a camera in his face. When the kid is having a meltdown you deal with it, putting a camera in the kid’s face only makes things worse. Would you show these images with the world of it were your kid? Neurotypical kids do crazy things all the time, they have accidents, but nobody cares to film these kids at their most vulnerable moments…Why? Is it because your kid would be embarrassed or upset to have such vulnerable images of them out on RU-vid? But, it’s somehow ok for Abby to be exploited because she has autism. I think people think that they don’t understand what’s being shared, or won’t have the capabilities of being embarrassed. Even those who are nonverbal autistic still understand what is going on around them, they just haven’t been able to get their words out yet. My son can sign when he needs a break, and he uses his talker to say outright, “I need a break”. These kids deserve respect, to have their dignity made a priority. I expect my son to listen to me, but it’s also my job to do what is right for him, to protect his dignity, and not to exploit him and his disability for fame or money. Abby has outright said no in videos and they ignore her. They treat her like an animal instead of a young girl. It is no one’s business how she uses the bathroom, when she has an accident, a bad meltdown, her period…I wouldn’t want anyone seeing me at my most vulnerable moments, and Abby deserves that right even if she doesn’t fully understand it.

no child should EVER be made to hug a stranger or even a family member if they choose not to.. My mom (and I am 49), always told us kids that no one has a right to touch your body without consent including Mom and Dad. I can remember my aunt wanting me to hug her boyfriend when I was little,, I was a super shy kid and I didn't want to,, my aunt tried to force it and my mom stepped up and told her I didn't have to if I wasn't comfortable. Believe me, I ended up hugging him as I got to know him,, he was an awesome guy but the point is, I was not comfortable at that moment in time and wasn't forced on me,, that is how sexual assault happens and how the victim learns to keep secrets.. Abbie should never be forced to hug a person no matter who it is.. I do agree to an extent that kids shouldn't have the say on everything,, I believe kids nowadays do have a little too much rights over their parents,,,, BUT when it comes to making videos,, that is a privacy issue and should be respected,, kids are not put on this earth to be our money makers,, that is our job, to provide for them,, not the other way around.

I'm autistic. I'm verbal, I have moments of being non-verbal. Theres nothing WORSE when I'm having a meltdown to have someone in my face especially with a camera. My autism isn't for exploitation unless it's from my own consent and Abby hasn't given hers. The sad thing is that she can never say no. If I was still under my mother's roof, I'd be struggling from her neglect, imagine how much worse it is if you're non-verbal?!

Kids absolutely have rights! When we tickle or wrestle around with my 2 year old grandson, if he’s had enough, he says no and we stop immediately! He may be a little one but it’s his body and he knows when he’s had enough. It has created trust with him bc he knows we as “his” adults, are not going to keep tickling if he’s to that uncomfortable spot.

This is the "circus freak" phenomenon. People are drawn to the "unusual", "weird", "exotic", etc. *This is NOT about "awareness".* You can speak to doctors and professionals who treat children with illnesses or disorders about what a meltdown looks like (or seizures, etc). NO ONE needs to get this information from watching an innocent child on RU-vid. This is incredibly inhumane. She is not an adult consenting to life of being a sideshow attraction.

In my eyes this is simple. We can educate and help people without filming constantly and abusing someone’s inability to give informed consent . PERIOD. There is simply no reason we need to watch Abby in her everyday life to understand what they’re talking about. Just because you can - doesn’t mean you should.

I have autism. When a melt down happens its because Im having sensory overload. I want to stop the world and get off. Want to be somewhere alone so I can chill out again. If someone filmed me during that time I don't think it would end well for them! The fact is, Abby is not able to understand the concept of what you tube is. She can't comprehend that her dad makes all these videos and they are watched by millions of strangers around the world. She cannot consent because she would not understand what she is consenting to. This is abuse of a vulnerable person , plain and simple. In life, we make decisions to protect our own dignity. For children and vulnerable people, it's up to the caretakers to protect their dignity.

Him saying children don’t have rights, is so upsetting, my father thought the same thing and we were abused horribly and lacked any respect as human beings, and my father was in a cult and extremely religious... It’s a scary that seemingly normal people believe this...children absolutely have rights as human beings.

I have a child with Autism… I cannot IMAGINE ever sharing his hardest moments, struggles and meltdowns with the world!!! I could never do that to my son. It’s so unfair what they are doing to their daughter… it’s straight up wrong! That child deserves privacy… how would they like someone sharing their worst moments with the world without their consent!!

I cannot wait for this! These parents are the worst of the worst in my opinion

What frustrates me about him claiming that he is building awareness about autism is that there are many autistic RU-vid creators that discuss autism from their perspective. There are also RU-vid creators that are family members of autistic people who never use their autistic family members for views. And both are very effective at building awareness! It's insulting to me as an autistic person to hear Asa and the rest of them claim to be knowledgeable about autism when they just know how to exploit autism for views

I cant even look at these two. She acts like a Stepford wife and he is just straight up nasty and greedy. Poor Abby, she deserves so much better.

Fathering Autism is harmful to the entire autism community. I'm Autistic and the parents of two Autistic children wish the petition was for the button to ask them to stop filming for life

Children most definitely have rights. It just needs to be put in place that it should be the parents responsibility to be the breadwinners for the household, never on the backs of their children. This one hurt my Momma heart.

On your Florida trip you need to challenge Asa to a debate on the beach, you would bury him! The thing is though is that he'd be too scared to show up. I can't believe how they don't realize how bad they make themselves look.💜

These people act like every day is a d*mn battle with an autistic child. My daughter is autistic and she is so much fun! Yes, there are bad days but omg we have such a blast just cutting paper or looking at bugs outside. She just inherited a binder of pokemon cards and is constantly rearranging them and pouring over them. She really is such a wonder and I love raising her. I've gotten the most helpful info from young adults who have autism that speak from their own childhood experiences like Paige Layle. The way this man talks about his child, she is such extra trouble and of no benefit to him other than the $$$.

The point you made about Isaiah being asked about the content while Asa was editing and Abbie not having that option really hit home. Great point, well made.

They are putting her in such a dangerous situation by not allowing her to communicate things like "no", "stop", "don't".They are teaching her that she has to do things that make her uncomfortable, and that if an adult is telling them to do something, she doesn't even have the option to say no. that sets her up for things like grooming and child s*xual ab*se and being exploited by other adults in her life, and takes away her right to say no. this infuriates me. they are limiting her access to communication that is absolutely essential and she is absolutely capable of expressing herself. Just because she's nonspeaking doesn't mean she's not a fucking person.

Abby loves watching herself but that doesn’t mean the whole world has to watch her as well.

They are literally ableist I’m autistic and this is disgusting from fatheringautism

They are so disgusting. I have a daughter that is very similar to Abbie and I just cannot imagine exploiting her like this. I'm in the process of getting conservatorship for my daughter and everything I do is done to protect her. I can't believe what they put her through and show. I think we should get a petition to try to get them off You Tube!

I didn't have "rights" as a child either.... That old school mentality has to change! That is so abusive!! Make it stop.

Kids don't have any rights?! Luckily the parents can't decide this one. All kids do have rights and one of those is the freedom from abuse and exploitation. "Children should be free from harmful work, drugs, sexual abuse, human trafficking, corporal punishment, emotional and psychological abuse, harmful detention, war, and any other forms of exploitation."

As someone with ASD who has had meltdowns I hate whenever I have one in front of anyone. Also how they talked it sounded a lot like Autism Speaks and that group is always about the negative side of it. I think if they put the button on the tablet all she will do is say no and they don’t want that because all they see is money and that is all she is to them.

I'll be 100% honest I used to watch autism channels like father autism because it was like watching a TV drama. Things going wrong was interesting to me. Like looking into an animal exhibit. I always knew it was not right and I was supervised the parents would allow the public to view half the things they filmed. I'm glad people are calling it out because people like me watched for the wrong reasons. Not to learn but to observe disaster.

How come Isiah gets the choice to say no but Abby doesn’t? What do they mean children don’t have rights?? THEY DON’T MAKE ANY SENSE!! Abby straight up says no and they ignore her. Children absolutely have rights. They are entitled to a safe environment, good nutrition, healthcare, and education. Not only is she a child but she’s also disabled, her rights are being violated all around the board. As a disabled child she has the right to survive, the right to develop, she has the right to dignity, the right to be protected from harm, and the right to participate. And with the right to participate, is the right to deny. Disabled children also have the right to voice their opinion and one of the only things she is truly able to voice is NO, which they often violate. They’re supposed to protect her and they’re not. They are constantly putting her in harms way. Let’s not forget her being left with underage Isiah at the convention when she had a meltdown and refused to take elevators from sensory overload and they had to take the stairs and the parents were nowhere to be found. The kids were WIPED after and Isiah was clearly nervous. If she was at a residential home, they would be sued for the way they treat her. If they were staff, they would instantly be fired for nonstop violations of rights. She cannot give informed consent because she cannot be properly informed. When she sees her face in the viewfinder, she doesn’t realize that hundreds of thousands of other people are seeing it too. All she sees is her beautiful reflection. It breaks my heart to see her in sensory overload with a camera in her face. Or if they ask her if she wants to do something and she clearly says no and they make her do it anyways. Or how they constantly put her in overwhelming situations, acting as if it’s “exposure”, but it’s just ways to push her buttons to get content. THEY’RE DISGUSTING, I have to stop otherwise I will go all day.

Ugh *eye roll*. Asa’s god complex grinds me a certain way. Cilla has often said “I didn’t want to be on camera today” WHAT. So Abbie can’t have a choice? I’m embarrassed how much I use to love their “wholesome family content”

So excited to watch this! Thank you for always talking about this Josh!

Children have no rights? How can anyone say that about a child, let alone their own child? And why is P laughing about it? They’re disgusting

Just watched this with my 12 year old who has autism and have never seen him so angry at a person he’s never met in my life. He wanted to know what he could do to help her and I explained what you’re doing for all of these kids. He asked me to say thank you to you and all the people trying to help her, as he thinks Abbies dad is a bunch of words he’s not allowed to use.

The only thing to look forward to is in 5 or 10 years she won't be the cute girl with autism she'll be the adult having meltdowns and people will get bored or disgusted with the whole thing. Imagine someone talking about a handicapped 30 year old woman wearing pullups I don't think it will go over to well.

Parents like this have sold their children's dignity for selfish profits. It is heartbreaking for the kids. You are right the kids will walk away but what will this child be able to do.

My friend has an autistic son who is semi verbal and with supervision can handle some self care. I showed her the FA channel and she watched a few vlogs. She was appalled that they would subject their daughter to such humiliation and could not believe that they are permitted to take advantage of her in such a way. I agreed with her when she said that it’s very sad that the Maas’s have turned their child’s disability into entertainment.

Priscilla is VERY uncomfortable in this video! You can see it in her nervous reaction! She’s knows they are exploiting poor Abbie! Priscilla is only saying ,”yup” “right” listening to Asa talk! She’s making all kinds of excuses another sign she’s guilty of exploiting Abbie for 💰💰💰

What's so sad is years ago this family said they wouldn't film her having meltdowns for her privacy and now they're clearly just filming her having meltdowns. It breaks my heart.

They clearly view their daughter as a piece of money making property that doesn’t have rights. They don’t value her as a human being. Disgusting people.

All my feeling about Asa and Pricilla are completely justified!!! Abby is their meal ticket. Period. Beyond fantastic video DCP!!!!!!!!

I honestly think if my parents recorded me having a tantrum as a kid I'd just go crazier lmao... these people are so out of touch

There is an Australian channel that films their non-verbal autistic boy too. The channel is “Aussie Autism Family”. I reached out to her and tried to have the consent conversation with her. These parents don’t care about their kid’s right to privacy. They hide behind the excuse of “I’m creating a community and spreading awareness”... yes... AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY AND PRIVACY. It baffles me that these people don’t care.

Only evil people believe children don't have rights. 🤮

....Bless you Josh, cause a lot of the times in your videos, you have a ton (mouth full) of explanation to give regarding a "point" you are trying to make, and you do it well. You're a great speaker, you get the point across and explained very well, no matter what one's take on the topic....well done!😉

To say children don’t have rights is insane, every human being has rights, children don’t have autonomy in the early years, but they sure the heck have rights!!!!

All set for this one Can't wait

I’m a mom of a child with Autism. He’s 16 almost 17. He’s high functioning but we still have some of the hardships of autism-meltdowns, social anxiety, stimming, etc. I would NEVER let my child or record my child having a struggle. What a huge invasion of privacy. My kids deserve privacy and not having their personal business and struggles shared all over the internet. I was excited to see a channel with autism being a focus and was so disappointed in this channel. It’s not informative. Its not educational. It’s embarrassing and honestly they’re begging for pity for having a hard life. I feel sorry for their kids.

My son has autism. BUT he is not autism, he is an individual with his own voice. It might come out of him differently but it doesn’t mean he’s not understandable. These parents are destructive to their daughter. It makes me so sad 😢🇦🇺

My younger brother was forced into sports as a kid. He had terrible injuries to his growth plates, and even a hernia repair at just 5 years old. By the time he was going toward college he was terrified because he didn’t want to take a baseball scholarship offered to him. That my dad would be disappointed. He ultimately went into criminal law, and became a cop. Parents need to be very cautious with the power that they wield.

Kids DO have rights! Unfortunately, they have to rely on their parents to uphold them...KIDS like poor Abby get screwed when their parents have dollar signs clouding their judgement. If you are someone who has no experience with Autism Autistic people OR people with disabilities in general, please DON'T go to RU-vid to try to educate yourself because you're probably not going to get an honest depiction of what someone actually goes through. Find an organization near you & reach out to them. Almost ALL of them are 100% willing to provide resources to you & will gladly answer any questions you may have. A lot of them even have free trainings, etc. that offered online. I even suggest asking about volunteer opportunities with these organizations...The Special Olympics always needs people to help & it's an absolute blast attending their events! I guarantee that once you've worked along side people with disabilities, it will break apart ANY preconceived notions that you get from these YT A-Holes.

I seriously can’t stand how pretentious they are when anyone try’s to combat their bullshit reasoning

Since Abby is non verbal they can get her a AAC device. This is used for non verbal people to communicate with. She can press “no” or “yes” along with other buttons so she can communicate. But of course they won’t get her that because they want her to remain non verbal so they can just take advantage of her.

They keep talking about meltdowns as if they're synonymous with tantrums. They are NOT the same thing. A child throws a tantrum because they want something. An autistic child (or adult) melts down because they're completely overwhelmed by the situation and don't know how else they can deal with their emotions. It's not something that should be looked at as "bad" behavior that needs to be punished, because the autistic person isn't acting destructively on purpose in order to manipulate the people around them. Saying "Abby's meltdowns stop when we turn the camera on" as if filming her is some kind of discipline strategy, and likening her meltdowns to a neurotypical kid's tantrums, just proves that they aren't even properly informed about their child's disability that they claim to be "advocating" for.

A meltdown is horrible! I am on the spectrum as are my daughters. It's like a panic attack combined with a emotional tornado. We need someone to be the eye of the storm. Meltdowns are nit a spectators sport! Asa the A*s! Let Abbie live, laugh, and love. She doesn't deserve to be your get rich quick scheme!

How old school can they be given that they make millions from putting their entire family on YT?

I tend to be a bit more old school too but I still respect my son and respect when he says no but more than that it’s my job as the parent to protect his privacy wether he likes being on camera or not. I think the most gross part is the fact that they post her knowing the type of people that obsess over her and they make big money off awareness. I promise you they do not represent me nor my son who is also on the spectrum.

Right after he said, "she doesn't have a button on her iPad for 'no filming'," I said: "Add it." And I've only become aware like this since watching your videos. I watched the Maass family's video when it was first uploaded and because I didn't know any better and had exposure to that same toxic thinking (you do what we tell you (when it's not even something important)), I didn't think twice about it (at that time). I used to think what they did was good because it made IDD less taboo. I agreed they shouldn't have to keep her inside all the time; so the more people who knew about IDD and autism, the more understanding there would be in general. Then parents of children in the same and similar situations wouldn't have to deal with the staring, whispering, and ignorant remarks. But you're absolutely right about most of the videos. I don't need to see how she uses the pot, I don't need to see how her pits get shaved, I don't need to see her face covered in blood, and I don't need the camera in her face when she's having a difficult moment and needs de-escalation. (The toilet video never sat right with me anyway. I avoided that one.) Also, can you tell me that trick to download RU-vid videos? You type something extra in the link. 👀

When my daughter was a teenager, she asked me to stop posting pictures of her on my Facebook. I didn’t see an issue cause they were family photos…HOWEVER I did stop posting her on my Facebook because she was saying no! Abby can’t verbalize so these parents need to be responsible AND respectful and STOP putting their daughter on camera. What is so difficult for them to understand?!?

I am leery of commenting on any vlogs anymore. I have been attacked so many times for an opinion so before I give mine, please understand that I was a fan of FA but I no longer am and that is, in large part due to this channel expanding my mind on several points. Okay, that said, I know that on social media a lot of people put themselves out there as perfect. Their house is always clean, their kids are always well behaved, etc. And then you have other mothers who are struggling constantly watching these "perfect" parents wondering why they can't be the same way. And that they are failing as parents. They are probably much happier to find a vlog with "normal" kids that talk back, have tantrums, etc In that same thinking, I can imagine that some parents with autistic children do see some of Abbie's bad days, can relate and even feel a bit better about what they deal with when they see Asa & Priscilla going through the same. That is the only thing I can imagine may be a comfort to some people watching their vlog. However, the more I watched FA, the more I realized that Asa films the bad moments to put the hero's spotlight on himself and Priscilla. Like "look at all we have to deal with". Especially if they are under fire of criticism...then it becomes "look at all we have to deal with and on top of that, we get internet bullied". My aha moment with Asa was one vlog when in the beginning he mentioned Abbie was to have a dr appt later that day. At the end of the vlog he says the dr appt didn't happen but that he wasn't going to go into why that was because he "doesn't have to share everything". True. He doesn't have to share everything but who edits the vlog? Why not remove the part mentioning the appt. to begin with? No, he left it in so people would ask about it and then he could make a point of how people demand to know everything and he doesn't have to share anything he doesn't want to. He made himself look like a victim and his fans look like they don't know how to be respectful of Abbie's privacy. Ironic. I find him to be very manipulative not only of his viewers but of his family. When Isaiah was preparing to leave for his first year of college, so many times Asa would shove his camera in Priscilla's face and mention Isaiah leaving...she would cry and then he would say "oh don't cry". The desired effect for the vlog. Manipulation again. I do believe he started the vlog for good reasons but as time went on, he learned to manipulate the viewers to pull in the most money. Abbie has been lost in this. There have been several times where Abbie is signing "break" when Asa sits beside her with the camera. Is she asking for a break from the camera, a break from Asa...who knows? Maybe neither. But what I do know is Asa doesn't seem to care because he keeps on recording.

I guess they’ve never heard about Americans with Disabilities Act or the Convention On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Persons with disabilities have the same rights as all people to non-discrimination, access, equality of opportunity, inclusion and full participation in society. These are the basic principles underlying the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

“Children don’t have rights...” yet they wonder why CPS is knocking on their door. Clearly children need MORE rights.

I get absolutely nothing out of it! My autistic son is 27 years old. I will not even take a pic of him if he says no. That's called respect. I feel so bad for Abbie. She has no choice.

Omg! Seriously!? Kids have no right!? These two are the worst and I don’t love seeing their faces, but for the sake of the video I’ll watch. As you know I’m a mom with a kid on the spectrum and these two douche canoes seriously need help! It infuriates me that they think kids basically have no value in life besides making money off them. It’s wrong and heartbreaking!!

Oh my gosh I can’t believe her laugh when he says “ children don’t have rights”. They deeply believe that their child is their own puppet for money and she doesn’t deserve the ability to say NO. They really don’t believe she has that right.

It doesn’t matter what their channel may ‘teach’ ANYONE about autism. I don’t care what their argument is, bottom line is abbey’s privacy isn’t ‘theirs.’ She can’t give informed consent to what is truly being shown on the internet about her.

Well covered Josh 👏 I don’t know how Asa and Cilla can sleep well (on their mattress of money) - the cognitive dissonance must be big with these 2, & that’s being kind! 🤬

He's a creep. Money over family 🤮 You're right, the pay cheque is just too good for them to stop. If anyone should have their channel removed its this family. Gross!!!!

Even inmates have basic human rights! Asa and Priscilla are sick! My daughter has autism and other diagnoses - this video will be hard to digest. Like I’ve said before, they treat Abby as an object & not a person. 😢😢😢

I wish Priscilla would have spoken up years ago and stood up for her daughter and said no we are not exploiting our daughter for views. As a mother myself I couldn’t with good conscious do this to her everyday. My daughter is my life and there’s no amount of money in this world that would make me exploit my daughter. You would think as a mother she would feel the same as any mother who really loved and cared about their daughter would. Priscilla does not like Abigail and she is just in her way and she is a burden to her. So, Priscilla gives no effs about it because look at the house, cars, RV, golf cart, swimming pool, studio world and everything else they have that makes it all worth it to her. Shame on you Priscilla for letting this go on and on. You are a sh!t mom in every way.

Just now watching! I can’t wait

Hey Josh! I was a gymnast , I started out for fun around the age of two or three and at the age of five I started on the competition team. I competed on the gymnastics team for almost 11 years. If you have any questions about or want any insight on the whole competitive gymnastics/dance world and how it affects younger kids and teens I would be more than happy to tell you about it. I am now 24 years old and looking back my life my mental health everything was definitely affected by it Also I look forward to your videos every single day you are truly amazing for everything that you do and I’m so glad I found your channel to open my eyes to this whole world of exploitation

Thank you Josh for this work that you do. It honestly helps open people's eyes to so many things.

As a mother of a child with autism, finding their channel helped me not feel so alone during his initial diagnosis but after seeing more random day in the life videos that weren’t educational whatsoever as well as Abby clearly not feeling comfortable being filmed I lost interest. Once you’ve seen one meltdown, you’ve seen them all. There’s no need to keep posting for people to see. It’s a very personal and emotional moment for the child that should never be exploited.I think they started with good intentions but money has a way of changing people.

Former SPED teacher… nothing makes me more angry than messing with disabled kiddos. 😤

Yet they sued the school district for her RIGHT to an education.... I can not stand these people thanks to Josh!

I am sitting and holding myboy who is sleeping....thinking about the name Fatheringautism....and I don't know if it's just me but the name of the channel sounds awaful..Don't you think? You are fathering your child not autism!

He doesn’t want his channel to be fake, is he having a laugh.

Saying kids have no rights? Worst parents of the year.

I live in Tampa, would love to meet you! Good information needed for us all, so thank you!

Wow. Just wow. Sad. 😳 Thanks for shedding light on this issue.

The MLM things I can almost say with out a doubt, she does well because of the family vlogs, because if you already have a large following that gives you a huge advantage.

Oooh...you're interviewing someone that worked for them?? Can't wait.

I cannot stand parents like this. Saying children don’t have rights, excuse me?? There are so many parents that think they own their children and they can do anything they want with/to them. It’s disgusting. Things like this have lasting effects.

I have Autism, having a meltdown, should not be shown on carmer, when I have a meltdown, I feel so embarrassed afterwards.

How come they think its Abbie's responsibility to teach people about autism? These people make me sick.

You can be an advocate for autism. You can spread awareness about how it’s OK to be frustrated because it has difficulties. But you can do all that without recording your child and blasting their business all over the internet for the world to see. That kind of stuff is for small communities and only when your trying to seek for help and guidance. It’s not for millions of people. But like you said they are doing it this way because it’s a video that will get views and having all that money I’m sure makes them feel better about it.

In this case, it's even more evil and vulgar, as Abby is not only autistic, she is also severely IDD, regardless if she's 10 or 40, she is unable to give consent or comprehend that she's being exploited and abused. She has no idea what is internet or RU-vid and how she's displayed for monetary gains.

The minimum age should be 18 for these platforms but kids with disabilities should never be on the platform unless they can make the decision theirself!