Re: Re: Mandy's Special Farm made the news

[Guest guest]

sadly that seems to be the case. I am copying and pasting something that

one of my friends on another list said and it is sad. We really do need someone

to help with life planning for our kids.

Ruthie

Ruthie thanks for sharing your story with us. I couldn't get the video to work

but otherwise everything was there. It was great!

Many of our people have wished for something like that.

It is so true that people with autism need that special help and that special

program.

Easter Seals here just doesn't get it. They put people like ours with autism in

a 9 month program and expect them to fit in with everyone else.

Much like people with ADHD, I see them having problems focusing and so there

needs to be someone there all the time to interpret.

It is difficult to find the right job opportunity because I don't see many able

to succeed at a job interview even with prompting beforehand.

Martha

[Guest guest]

Thanks . I just hope that all of our children can find a place that let's

them be who they really are.

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

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You are exactly right, but sadly most of the time unless we as parents step in

and make it right, that is what happens. I really felt that I had no choice

except to create the Farm so that Mandy would not only be safe, but could live

the rest of her life knowing that she is accepted for who she is. That is

exactly what any of us want but she does not have the ability to do that for

herself and so many of our kids don't have someone to stand up for them. I pray

that someday all of our kids will be recognized and appreciated for who they

are. Until then those of us who love them have no other choice except to try to

make it happen for them.

Ruthie

> The farm sounds so special. I'm on another list where some adults with AS

post. Recent posts have been about problems with roommates. One poor woman is in

a living hell because she is in public housing and is forced to have a roommate,

but her roommates usually are not on the spectrum. Her current roommate is in

recovery from a substance abuse problem and seems to enjoy pushing buttons

especially if someone else is around. So this poor Aspie is made fun of for not

having a sex life, using the computer all the time, her taste in clothes, being

boring, and so on. The place you live should be a haven, a place you feel safe

and can relax, not somewhere where you are laughed at and made to feel less

than.

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