Re: Whats the most under reported story in America in 2006?

[Guest guest]

Here is what I submitted:

The lack of quality and meaningful educational and

social services given to autistic children in the US.

This is important because failure to provide intensive

1:1 services dooms autistic children to have their

condition unremediated despite scientific evidence

that many can be greatly helped if they get these

services. This sets the stage for lifetime

residential placement when they age, which costs more

than ten times what early intervention costs.

Couple this with a severe lack of respite and other

social services for families with autistic children

increases the likelihood that these families will

experience crisies that again will lead to much higher

costs associated with turning custody of the autistic

child over to the State, as well as many tragic

injuries and deaths of autistic persons which could

have been avoided.

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