The downturn in the economy can make any family or individual struggle. People are looking for ways to cut back spending, increase savings, and up their income. Sometimes it works and other times, it does not.
Families with autistic or other special needs' children are also facing hard times...possibly more than other people. Getting treatment and education should not be something added to those stresses, but unfortunately, it is. An article in the SeattlePi portrays the struggles one family is experiencing during this turbulent time. Their 6 year old son suffers from autism and the family has had to cut back on the expensive treatment he was receiving. Notes from his teacher showed multiple orange circles, indicating that their son was repeatedly acting out.
"I feel that Aaron is more affected by this than anyone in the family," Renee Ott said as she sat at her kitchen counter. "Why I cry at night is because of him."
What if...they could send their child to a specialized school instead of the school he currently attends? Perhaps, they wouldn't need all the extra treatments and could get everything in the school. Why shouldn't they have the option to send their child to a school, private or public, that could handle every need of the little boy?
Children from all walks of life, from all cities and states around the U.S. would benefit from programs like these. It would not only save the parents money, but it would also help the schools that are no doubtingly spending thousands on just a handful of children. The children could attend a school that can educate and treat effectively and efficiently.
With special needs children, comes many obstacles, why shouldn't they at least have one thing going smoothly?
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