http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2007/06/06/texas-is-a-terrible-place-to-have-a-child-with-autism-make-it-better/ Life of a Law Student, University of Houston Law Center Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:42:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2007/06/06/texas-is-a-terrible-place-to-have-a-child-with-autism-make-it-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 PT-LawMom Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:19:56 +0000 http://www.lukegilman.com/blawg/2007/06/06/texas-is-a-terrible-place-to-have-a-child-with-autism-make-it-better/#comment-2513 This is very sad news to hear. I would assume most parents who live out of state have been through the very tough IDEA placement process and would choose to examine the process here before moving but can you imagine having no other choice? Especially as autism rates are on the rise (or its just being caught more). I worked as a behavioral therapist with a high functioning autistic child for several years and it's astounding what they can do with one-on-one attention. But the strong educational component is key - daycare isn't going to do it!! It is really wrong that the Texas legislators are putting favors for big business ahead of what's best for your state's children. This is very sad news to hear. I would assume most parents who live out of state have been through the very tough IDEA placement process and would choose to examine the process here before moving but can you imagine having no other choice? Especially as autism rates are on the rise (or its just being caught more). I worked as a behavioral therapist with a high functioning autistic child for several years and it’s astounding what they can do with one-on-one attention. But the strong educational component is key – daycare isn’t going to do it!! It is really wrong that the Texas legislators are putting favors for big business ahead of what’s best for your state’s children.

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