April is World Autism Month. I thought I would highlight a few linky's here. I hope to have a couple posts on Autism this month.
Visit Mesa Autism Geotour - geocaching and autism two things I know a lot about. A geotour is a group of geocaches usually sponsored by a town this one emphasis is on exploring Mesa AZ and is specifically targeted to people with Autism. I think that is cool.
Mesa is the first city be a Autism Certified City.
Inappropriate Thoughts
*** These are thoughts I have as an parent to someone with Autism. These are not all of them and perhaps the most negative ones currently. Thus they are also the most inappropriate and labeled as so.
There is no such thing as a paperwork reduction act when dealing with social security or any other social service agency.
Why make receiving social services so difficult to receive that even able people have difficulty assisting disabled people navigating the systems. That is insanity.
Parents shouldn't be the only people to come up with the solutions for supports for Autism from housing to therapy but 90% of the time they are. Not government but PARENTS. It has become the norm so government has quit investing in solutions. There is a prevailing attitude that parents will figure out it. It is frustrating. I get tired of figuring stuff out.
There have been days in the last year where I have wanted to leave my phone at my house and run away. But adults don't get to run away especially responsible adults. When you are a parent caregiver there are literally no boundaries. There also isn't any real respite.
My son is no Sheldon Cooper or the Good Doctor. If you have met one person with Autism, you have met one person with Autism. The spectrum is wide.
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