***SPAM*** Re: lurking members and adults with DS-autism/Karyn

[Guest guest]

I have been a member of this group for several years but do not

respond very often. I feel compelled today to say to Karyn that I

support you and the decisions you have made with your son.

Individuals who do not have children with DS and Autism can be

judgmental and insensitive at times. On this list-serve however I

would expect nothing but support and understanding. Raising a child

with DS/Autism is the hardest thing I have ever done. I, too, chose

to have other children after our son was born with DS/Autism even

though my own mother told me that I should not have any more. I have

learned that no one has a right to judge and that we all need each

others support and prayers.

I so agree with Holly that we all have to fight for the future of our

kids and the many others with Autism. The government seems to take

away funding from those most vulnerable and unable to fight for

themselves. We are their voice and their advocates for the rest of

their lives.

The choices we all have to make regarding our kids are very

difficult. My son can not tell me what he thinks or feels and so my

husband and I are left trying to make the best decisions we can for him.

God bless us all as we continue on this most difficult journey and

give our kids what they need the best that we can.

Lori