When Profound Autism Falls Off the Cliff into the Abyss
“While everyone “celebrates” autism, no one is coming up with desperately needed solutions for the adults who are most severely affected.” By Alicia Mesa
#KickedOut: The Tattered Reality of Starting a Day Program for My Son with Severe Autism
The day program she created is a lot of work and very stressful. Staff often doesn’t show up. But her son is living his best life, and his behaviors have decreased.
#KickedOut: When Diaper and Toilet Issues Exclude Your Disabled Child from … Everything
“As Luke aged, this discrimination continued and became more apparent with each passing year. By the time he was 14, there wasn’t a single place I could find that would include him.”
Please respond to urgent need for evidence-based services for adults with ASD
“For those of us in the trenches, living with and supporting an adult with severe autism, [lack of services] is an issue of how to stave off the suffering and misery that lie in his future when we can no longer protect him.”