Re: Re: Autism Scholarships - Rural areas, etc.

[Guest guest]

Mark,

Well said. You took the words right out of my mind. It IS fundamentally wrong.

Don't we already have enough of a struggle on our hands?

Aliza

'Don't be humble. You're not that great.'

--- Golda Meir

Re: Autism Scholarships - Rural areas, etc.

Nagla,

I can understand some of your viewpoints, but yet I believe that

Autism famililes should never have to fight with their school or

ISD. I think this is fundamentally wrong. Why should we be the

ones who are forced to " demand changes and reform for our kids " at a

school? Is that what an Autism family is supposed to do for a

school that refuses/neglects/ overlooks or excuses itself? Is that

our calling to correct a school system? I don't think so at all.

I really can't see the rational of having families in need being

forced to advocate in ARDs. We should be supported and affirmed by

our ISD. As long as this is NOT the case, then I say all families

should do whatever they can without " fighting " . Autism families

should really be focusing on how to cure, support, augment and

develop their child's independence. They should not be forced to

focus on minutia in ARDS and present powerful arguments to win over

ISD officials.

All Autism families deserve support without any fighting. Autism

scholarships as an OPTION can eliminate it for some families. The

fight is gone when each family chooses this OPTION/money to support

their loved one. Hopefully, it will help 500 families in Texas

soon :>)

Love and Peace

Mark

> >

> > I am hoping that the scholarships will make the schools get

> training in order to compete with the private sector. The district

> has been getting our tax dollars for years yet I have been forced

to

> take my children elsewhere for an education. It was bad enough

with

> two above average boys that were not tested and then to have a

child

> with autism abused by the district was more than I could bear as a

> parent and a grandparent.

> > If the districts lose the money that is alloted for the child,

> then they will be more willing to learn and enforce the

methodologies

> for teaching a child with autism.

> > We live in Alvin which is actually a rural area because most of

the

> local yokels are against progress. The district has not spent

money

> to educate the educators but do have enough to buy a van for the

> super.

> > Just my thoughts, I am tired of not being able to implement a

full

> program for my child because of the money.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

There are places that accept the more severe children and mine will be

employable according to one professional as he has been in a program for 5 years

now and is 14. I do not agree as I don't believe that you have done your

homework on this and trust me I have made a lot of mistakes along the way and

trusting the district to do something that never happened for 3 years, and I

worked closely with them. He was abused so severly that he reverts to all of the

undesirable behaviors when he returns to that sitting. I still think that our

money should be able to pay for part of his schooling. He was considered

moderate to severe when we started.

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