Eileen you are indeed an inspiration! Thank you for all you do and speaking your story and experiences. There's so much misinformation out there regarding autism nowadays. It makes me happy to know that there are people like you speaking out.
INSAR is discussing and presenting on profound. Autism this year in Australia. Video footage of Charlie annd Eileen eas used bt Professor Matthew Seagel from Harvard. So slowly the Revolution is happening. Don’t give up.
Elopement in public. What helped after some very scarey situations for younger child. Wrist to wrist harness. Labels inside clothes with name and phone number. Sticker on the childs back with name and phone number. Even writing phone number on the childs arm with a marker pen. My older child didnt elope but would wander off sowe would agree to meet somehere if separated.
You talk about wanting to start a revolution. What about one that demands Charlie and others like him can go out in public, be himself, and do what is natural to him without being shunned or treated like a problem? One where behaviors like his are not criminalized, one where in-home caregivers/DSPs can be provided so parents can get the help they desperately need? Where decent wages can be paid to said caregivers/DSPs. One where helping your disabled neighbors is something obligatory and rotates, similar to jury duty, so that way families don’t have to be isolated. I don’t think bullying parents is the answer, but I don’t think completely disregarding the words of low-support needs autistics who wanna help our high-support needs brothers and sisters but may not agree with your actions is the answer either
Eileen you are indeed an inspiration! Thank you for all you do and speaking your story and experiences. There's so much misinformation out there regarding autism nowadays. It makes me happy to know that there are people like you speaking out.
INSAR is discussing and presenting on profound. Autism this year in Australia. Video footage of Charlie annd Eileen eas used bt Professor Matthew Seagel from Harvard. So slowly the Revolution is happening. Don’t give up.
Elopement in public. What helped after some very scarey situations for younger child. Wrist to wrist harness. Labels inside clothes with name and phone number. Sticker on the childs back with name and phone number. Even writing phone number on the childs arm with a marker pen. My older child didnt elope but would wander off sowe would agree to meet somehere if separated.
Also when I write comments I get attacked. Was told I didn’t know anything about autism.
You talk about wanting to start a revolution. What about one that demands Charlie and others like him can go out in public, be himself, and do what is natural to him without being shunned or treated like a problem? One where behaviors like his are not criminalized, one where in-home caregivers/DSPs can be provided so parents can get the help they desperately need? Where decent wages can be paid to said caregivers/DSPs. One where helping your disabled neighbors is something obligatory and rotates, similar to jury duty, so that way families don’t have to be isolated. I don’t think bullying parents is the answer, but I don’t think completely disregarding the words of low-support needs autistics who wanna help our high-support needs brothers and sisters but may not agree with your actions is the answer either