Bad Sheep in the Family

When family members hear of the fact that a new born individual is born with a problem like autism, it is often met with a variety of different reactions. While in the magical fantasy world that some wish we lived in where all the family members even those who are distant would be supportive of such a situation in reality family members often react by being disappointed or disgusted. Is it true that a family member looks at a autistic child in a bad way all the time? Do they look at your autistic child in an unfair way? Do you expect your family members to treat the autistic child in the same way that they treat all other normal children in the family, even when there are situations where they should not?