[Deanna]

I wonder if some people realize how gifted some of the disabled can be. My son has autism, and while your first impression of him, since he talks funny, is that he is mentally challenged, this is not the case at all. He is ahead of his ‘normal’ peers in reading and writing, with them on almost everything else, is very alert to his surroundings, and has a memory that astounds his teachers. He cannot always express himself verbally, but I think a good educator can get past that. Had he not had the services that he got, he might still be nonverbal, in a diaper, uncaring about anything but flipping his fingers in front of his eyes. Don’t knock special education for these kids. As far as I am concerned, not enough is spent on them. It can mean the difference between a person having to be taken care of all their life versus someone who is able to function partially or fully in society. Some autistics who didn’t speak or weren’t potty trained until they were 8 or 9 have college degrees. What if someone had thought they weren’t worth the services they received?

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Name : Deanna, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 34, City : Belvidere, State : IL, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, 

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