Parents need a break somewhere

According to theInteractive Autism Network (IAN):
Hundreds of autism treatments are currently in use. In many cases, there is little or no scientific evidence to support their effectiveness. Parents of children with ASD, driven to help their children and knowing time is of the essence, are unable to wait for answers. They find themselves making all sorts of choices and trying all sorts of remedies, often in the absence of adequate information.
So many parents have gone through this: researching, agonizing, choosing, evaluating, dropping treatments, adding treatments... and trying to find a combination that keeps their child stable, healthy, present, and able to learn and grow. Most would agree that going through this process is a nightmare.
Parents need answers. Too many have participated, unwillingly, in the great autism treatment experiment.

Unfortunately, parents of children with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) face many obstacles in raising their children. They search for treatments and hope for cures, or at very least, learn the best ways to adjust to the issues the disorder comes with. Raising children is hard enough as it is, raising special needs children is just that much harder. With so many obstacles to overcome, these parents and children should not have to fight to get a decent education. Let's face it...our schools are not exactly excelling these days. When it comes to educating special needs students, it is even more daunting. Parents of ASD children who try so hard to help their children should not have to work so hard at getting an education, something that should be a right for everyone. These parents know what their children are capable of and know what is best for their children. They should be the ones who decide where their children go to school, not the state. Recently announced in the Legislature was the Special Needs Scholarship Tax Credit Program. This program, if passed, will allow these children to get scholarships they can use at schools outside of their district or private schools. I hope, for the sake of these children and the parents, it passes. It is time we start allowing parents to make this important decision for their children!