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Some Insightful Viewpoints on Special Needs

keyboardOften, when parents go online to find information about the special need, or health condition, that affects their children, they are seeking facts. This is perfectly reasonable. Sometimes, it is good to read some opinions, or blog posts, written by other parents or therapists that state their views of situations regarding children with special needs. Here are a few interesting ones to start with.

The Huffington Post has a article that was written by Sean Bean. It is titled: “My Son Had Autism. Then He Did Not.” He discusses some of his son’s early behaviors that indicated that he appeared to have autism. One example given is that he liked to spin one of the wheels on his stroller, over and over again.

Sean Bean doesn’t go into exactly how their son went from what appeared to be autism to not having it anymore, but that is what seems to have happened. He mentions the studies that indicate that some children may outgrow autism. It is an interesting, and short, read.

The Washington Post has an opinion piece titled: “The risk of skimping on mental health funding”. It was written by Alyx Beckwith, who is a licensed outpatient therapist. Typically, I avoid reading opinion pieces that appear in newspapers. However, this one is very insightful.

Alyx Beckwith talks about a patient, (whose name has been changed). The boy is 14 years old, and in need of serious mental health care. “Trevor” tells Alyx Beckwith that voices are telling him to kill people. He has threatened to stab his entire family and set their house on fire. Alyx Beckwith points out just how few resources there are for “Trevor’s” parents to access in order to get their son the mental health care he requires. This is directly due to continued cuts to funding for mental health care.

The Ricki Lake Show has a blog that was written by Adrienne Jones. It was posted shortly before her appearance on the “Childhood Mental Illness” episode of the Ricki Lake Show that aired on February 6, 2013.

The blog is titled: “childhood mental illness: you are going to pay for our kids”. Adrienne Jones talks about her son Carter, who has a mental illness. She discusses his struggles in a public school system that she felt did not have an interest in providing him with what he needed in order to be successful. She also discusses the lack of access to the mental health care that Carter needed, and notes being turned away from hospitals.

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