Reply #199: There is very little being done to help schools with these kids...

[cynatnite]

While this is based on the ignorance of the teacher's aid and there's no excuse for it, IMO, this sad story highlights a growing problem in our country. Some autistic kids are very agressive if not handled properly by someone who knows what they're doing there will be problems. My grandson can get this way and we have methods to deal with it. They do work for the most part.

Autistic kids can thrive in a normal school environment. There are so few who are trained to handle them and deal with these issues. Considering the rising rates of autism we should be doing better by now.

The other problem is a lack of adequate special needs schools. My daughter lived in a county where they offered nothing for her son and she moved just so he could go to one of these schools. It's their hope that he can join a regular school in the next two to three years, but if the schools can't get the needed support these children will fall through the cracks of a system already falling apart.

On so many levels...this is just tragic.