Posts Tagged ‘vulnerable child’
The Importance of a Family Restroom
Before I had a son with autism, I feel like I was oblivious to a lot of things. I foolishly assumed that all kids went to restaurants, and used public restrooms and even transitioned from riding in a cart to walking. I didn’t know that some children are deathly afraid of automatic flushing toilets and hand dryers. I didn’t know that some parents are unable to go into gas stations or even go through drive thrus. But the biggest thing that I never even gave a second thought too…was public…
Read MoreOur Children Deserve Better
I write this soaked in tears. Another story of a teacher abusing an innocent child. I’m so incredibly sick about the stories that are coming out almost everyday now. Those are just the ones we know of. Some of our kiddos can’t communicate. They can’t tell us how their days are. We basically have to be mind readers and go off their body language. This last story I just read was that special needs teachers locked kids in a dark bathroom and blew whistles in their face all while holding…
Read MorePushed to Crazy to Help My Autistic Son
“Our Nurse Practitioner said she would not speak with you. She doesn’t even know you. She sees no reason to speak with you outside of the appointment.” “You can leave your son in the waiting room for five minutes and talk to the nurse before.” “Our Nurse Practitioner has no time to speak with you between now and the end of February. She also has no time to read your emails.” ‘You can come to the appointment instead of your son and speak to our Nurse Practitioner but then you’ll…
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