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"There's now an incredible celebration in knowing who I am, having a really clear idea about how I navigate the world, connecting with my people and being able to support my daughter in a way that perhaps I wouldn't have been able to before."
This story from Australia describes a scenario that is not uncommon: Rachel Rowe realized she was herself autistic after her daughter was diagnosed.
Charity founder embraces neurodiversity after being diagnosed with autism at 48
www.abc.net.au
The New South Wales-based founder of a charity for autistic children and their families celebrates her own autism diagnosis at age 48.The visual from a Florida school is shocking: a police officer attempts to fasten handcuffs that are too large on a eight-year-old child. The child in question has disabilities and allegedly hit a teacher who was attempting to get him to sit properly in the lunch room and who may not have known about his needs.
Key West Police arrested an 8-year-old at school. His wrists were too small for the handcuffs
www.cnn.com
Police officers at a Florida elementary school arrested an 8-year-old boy who had allegedly hit a teacher -- only to realize the boy's wrists were too small for the handcuffs.This is fake and been on FB before
He is only a baby OMG
omg so her first thought is I have to call the cops on the kid and not go through and have spoken with the principal and the kids parents
This is beyond despicable at all levels! How can she be a teacher! And how can the school staff and police officers be so cruel and treat a special needs 8 year old kid like an adult criminal! What is wrong with ppl!!!
Despicable. Just another example of why we need police reform.
Depending on the level of his disability and his functioning level this may show him a conceit consequence for his actions... for my son how has deafblindness and autism...he get upset he hurts himself and will hurt you if your now watching for what has triggered him ...this wouldn't work with him... it isn't a simple situation and one answer will not always fit... If his Developmental Is a higher functioning And if he understands the Concept of consequences to your actions then maybe it may help him understand that it is wrong to hit... What is is not a simple situation at all there is to many variables to take in to consideration.... so don't just jump to your own conclusions because you really don't have enough information to make any kind of Responsible comments
what the hell is wrong with people? He's EIGHT
My 8 year old asd diagnosed son? His teachers? When my son is red zone? He bites, punches, spits, cusses and can turn into Linda Blair in The Exorcist. He needs to be physically restrained. The school knows that. The school tells me and his mother that there is nothing he can do to separate him from their love. They've seen everything. The Principal has a son who is autistic. One of the EAs is an adult who is autistic. There's 2 RCMP detectives here with kids in the school. They volunteer as Playground Cop with me. Lunch Supervisor. I have a classmate's dad who is a CBSA Federal Agent. In Canada. No Cop would be so stupid and untrained. Richmond RCMP Constables are trained to handle people with disabilities. Police officers in the USA kill people for the most ridiculous reasons. They didn't taser this kid? I'm surprised.
This is so wrong, and also a waste of taxpayer money. This poor little boy has been traumatized.
Ridiculous
Good god 😫😡
Statements made today by the Minister of Education raise doubts about the start date of instruction for B.C. students this fall.
Start of B.C. school year being pushed back, minister says
bc.ctvnews.ca
The start of B.C.'s upcoming school year is being pushed back slightly to a yet-undecided date, Education Minister Rob Fleming revealed Tuesday.Take as much time as you need to keep teachers and students safe. It’s such a small time really in a life time.
So angry, they have lost my vote
Parents like me can only shake their heads in disappointment. An inadequate plan without consultations, then they start at the drawing board again. And of course, no plan for special needs students like my kids.
Tim
Only 4 days folks lol
Will support workers( ea’s + ABA support workers) also be paid from day one like teachers? They are just as important to this equation and maybe a little more as they have kiddos who really don’t understand social distancing at the best of times.
A study from Norway suggests that the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) screening tool may be more effective in flagging intellectual disability than in identifying autism.
Popular screen may mistake intellectual disability for autism | Spectrum | Autism Research News
www.spectrumnews.org
A common autism screening tool misses more than 70 percent of autistic toddlers but flags more than 80 percent of non-autistic toddlers who have intellectual disability.自閉症社區訓練協會 | ACT in Chinese
ACT 自閉症社區訓練協會，
是加拿大卑詩省內針對家有自閉症兒童的家庭提供諮詢及轉介服務的非營利機構。
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