I Wish My Kids Had Cancer: A Family Surviving the Autism Epidemic

I Wish My Kids Had Cancer: A Family Surviving the Autism Epidemic is a book centering around a father's view of his family's struggle to survive with two children with Autism.

Plot
A father is gripping onto the glimpse of his family as they struggle to survive with their two children that have autism.

Why It Wished It Had Cancer

 * 1) First things first, the title is very offensive. The father wishes that his children were to suffer with  cancer, a deadly disease  , rather to see them with autism. And when your book has a title as disgusting as that, then you know it's gonna be horrendous. Which is exactly what this book is.
 * 2) On top of being offensive and tasteless, the title is also misleading. As there is no autism "epidemic", because autism is not a disease (especially not infectious either), it’s a neurological condition or disorder. Not to mention that addressing autism like it's an infectious disease is offensive towards those who have autism. No, autism is NOT a disease, it's a condition/disorder. There's a BIG difference! And addressing it like it is an illness is absolutely cruel and tasteless.
 * 3) * Also, the definition is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. This heavily implies that the book will end up telling the reader this false statement that autism can be spread from person to person like a sickness. When it actually can't be. Autism can NOT be spread via casual contact or, any kind of contact! Cause, as previously mentioned, autism is NOT a disease. It's a condition. But clearly, this book won't accept that fact!
 * 4) Very unlikable characters that are either stereotypes or mean-spirited.
 * 5) Extremely ableist, which can also offend other people with disabilities that are not autism.
 * 6) The plot drags on for very long, and it's filled to the brim with very mean-spirited propaganda that could upset people with autism. As it does all in its power to send the message that autism is a disease and will destroy people, when in reality, it will not. Autism does not make you a disabled idiot. On the contrary, many intelligent and brilliant people have had autism. And people with it are not disabled or in need of any sort of help. They're simply people who think differently from others. People with autism aren't ill in any way and don't suffer from any sort of disease. But this book, as previously mentioned, isn't willing to accept or admit that. Which makes it incredibly offensive.
 * 7) The writing is terrible and makes the entire book in it of itself nothing more than a giant middle finger to people with autism, including presumedly his kids. Telling them that they're ill or disabled due to the way that they think. Which isn't just mean-spirited, but is also incredibly tasteless and offensive to all.

Reception
I Wish My Kids Had Cancer: A Family Surviving the Autism Epidemic was universally panned for it's offensive portrayal of autism, ableism, and mean-spirit. As of 2021, the book has a 1.2/5 on Goodreads. On Amazon, where the book can be bought, has mainly one star reviews about the book itself.