My daughter was informed today that her son, my grandson, Hunter, will lose not only his adaptive PE teacher immediately, but next year will lose his 1-1 occupational therapy specialist. This, to me, is unacceptable.
Do people not see past their own noses or credit card bills to the greater good anymore? Everywhere I read folks expressing their disdain for government and their wishes not to pay for anything the government provides. Frankly, I have paid taxes for years for services and infrastructure that I never used myself. But I understand the need for it.
An example is voting for school levies even though your children are grown, or you don't have children. Education should be a high-value investment. Somehow people have lost the desire to be a part of the greater good of their community. It's dog-eat-dog, what's-in-it-for-me.
In the very near future, more and more people living with autism will be in the workplace, making a living for themselves the best way they can. These are the kids being slighted now by short-sighted voters. With the growing number of diagnoses of autism, I can only pray that people open their eyes and hearts to the reality that we all need to recognize our role in their success.
Gee this sounds familiar, except where we live you don't get much help in the first place so losing it wouldn't really change much. I totally agree with your comments that it's a dog-eat-dog world. It makes me so sad to see children with profound disabilities through to developmental delays and autism just left to cope with family help. I KNOW this world is full of good people!!! We need to put THEM in charge!
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