Parents Sue Wal-Mart Over Arrest Of Daughter With Special Needs

[Ilsa]

24. As the parent of a

Disabled child, I never assume any child melting down is not disabled. It is trickier for adults, but if a family member is telling me "She's autistic" or another diagnosis, I'm not going to wait for a doctor's report to be faxed over to me before i change my approach in dealing with her, especially if it clearly isn't working. The key is to knowing what calms them as well as what sets them off, and that can vary due to sensory issues. The level of disability will greatly impact how long it takes for them to learn to cope with issues in public. Some families are homebound for years.

She may be 25, but her environment might not have provided her or her family with the training they needed. Not everyone had ABA experts available in their schools 10 years ago.

I am really sick of reading about over-reaction on the part of the military state LEOs over shit like a hairband or something else. It wasn't a freaking felony.