Mine is 22 about to turn 23. My husband and I are putting investments and every scrap of money into a trust for her because we do not trust the political powers that be to provide for the general welfare of all Americans.
As a special education teacher, I am appalled at how these essential programs and the Dept. of Education will be destroyed or gutted. I explained to my MAGA father for an hour how this would hurt so many individuals with special needs. His response was, "I just think it will be better after Trump."
It's infuriating to talk to them. I can't. I can't stomach the willful ignorance in the face of facts. Even When Trump's policies hurt them, they'll never admit they're wrong.
We have a loved one with severe MH illness. We would do our best to make sure that she’s not homeless, after we’re gone; but we can’t keep her where she is without Medicaid and SSDI.
We’re the families that will need to riot in the streets, I guess. Better get back to my strength training class -
We need to greatly protest this! The last recession destroyed my late hubby's & mine nest eggs, employment possibilities, & our future. Being older it was difficult to find work in our fields. We were building another future when my hubby died! I wish he hadn't. I can't survive without SS!
They already make it so hard to get a diagnosis and many states have few resources after the fact. I have a 6 and 7 year old with ASD and it’s been so hard at times. The future is something I barely allow myself to even contemplate. I just count every new milestone as a win. They are so Strong. 💙
My Son started off non-verbal and has worked so hard to now being able that read on or above his grade level at 6 years old! It’s amazing how much they can do if you just have the right help. That’s why we need MORE assistance from our Government, not less.
Hang in there. Your kid will continue to amaze you. Find his joy and nurture it. For my daughter, her joy is singing. And it was not until my MIL yelled at me that I realized it was more important for her to develop singing than it was for me to try to teach her to speak correctly. She’s 22 now.
My daughter has always been verbal, or at least enough to make her wants and needs known. But music is her superpower! She knows almost every Beatles song. It probably helps that her dad plays guitar. 🙂
Yes! This is a FIVE ALARM FIRE!!! The cruelty may be the point, but they will have to face the aftermath of their arson-including the rage. (Remember, it's not just kids on the spectrum: it's The "trumpy" Villages in FLA losing SS and Medicare benefits!)
My career ended because I now care for my autistic son full time. We are redoing our wills and planning for a new "what happens" after we die because with the fascist Trump regime coming in I have no faith that any support systems will be in place for my son. It's terrifying and soul-crushing.
While my son was at school (a special needs one), I had 6 hours a day to work/write. I produced so much and income was great. When he aged out of the school system at 21 during the pandemic, my life changed immediately. The day programs exist but lack what he needs so here we are. 24/7 of exhaustion
It is terrifying. My husband and I did the same thing when Bush was in office. Our daughter was diagnosed right around the time he was reelected. If our children’s welfare is dependent on the whims of those in political power, our children are fucked.
My son is on the autistic scale. (I believe I am too. But he doesn’t have my above average IQ.) So his life is a constant roller coaster of jobs. Here today, gone tomorrow. He comes to me so depressed. So far I have been able to cheer him back up. But he deserves so much better.
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Immoral, amoral, repellant.
We’re the families that will need to riot in the streets, I guess. Better get back to my strength training class -
and what you do provides kindness, dignity and love to another living, breathing human being.
good on you.
That’s a work camp, with a concentration of a specific population. So… those of us who fit that description could be real screwed.