tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post8559039404572780271..comments2024-01-26T03:49:33.080-05:00Comments on Rarer in Girls...My Daughter with Autism: "But there are so many programs out there!"Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-35168867282311374812014-10-26T22:16:10.743-04:002014-10-26T22:16:10.743-04:00Even as an adult I am experiencing this type of th...Even as an adult I am experiencing this type of thing... I have trouble doing things that typical adults can easily do, yet I don't qualify for many services and programs because I'm too "high functioning." Sometimes being "high functioning" is even harder because you have nobody looking out for you... people expect you to be fine, and to need nothing.Angel The Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158672957404194956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-17424992067294066172014-10-18T13:12:14.904-04:002014-10-18T13:12:14.904-04:00I don't think private organizations could poss...I don't think private organizations could possibly afford to provide direct services. It would have to be organization with very deep pockets. Even research on autism at NIH is way down on the list of priorities. I heard this before as families get into a lifeboat mentality where they want to shove off those that are seen as draining limited resources. People really believe if one organization in particular went away they could divide up the "windfall" but it would a small payout like a class action lawsuit. The public really isn't going to see the problem until large numbers kids grow into adults and parents get too old to act as caregivers. Freeyokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526846615176172310noreply@blogger.com