Treating Autism

One in every 150 children in America has autism, and the number of reported cases are growing. The total cost of caring for an autistic child can be expensive. Thalia Assuras reports.

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[SystemzOverload]

Meh screw it, you hate us, so you think its right to kill us...

alot of people, countries and even me.... hate america...

dare you to blow the starting whistle...

[SystemzOverload]

i wish to say of myself, and im sure other Autistic people would agree...

IM SORRY WE ARE A FUCKING BURDON ON YOUR WORLD!!

yes the news was right, it can get expensive to treat autism, yet the USA and UK fight so hard to NOT give you treatment or help, you just wonder why the fuck are they and you lot bitching about it?!?

[SystemzOverload]

P.S:

Cost of treating autism UP TO 2025 (NOT in 2025, UP TO 2025) (rough estimate): $550,000,000,000 ($550 billion idiots)

Cost of war started by USA: $1,148,320,350,000 AS OF 06/02/2011...

SO SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU THICK BASTARDS.

[emtmh]

omg people are really saying leave your partner or don't have children with them. That is not a proven cause for children with autism you fools. Geez why don't you research things before you talk about them. neither my spouse or I have autism and we have 2 that do and one that doesn't. It isn't anything that isn't tolerable, or an automatic death sentence for them my goodness. People are so quick to get rid of things that are not easy for them in their cookie cutting lives.

[TinyDancer500]

So pleased and very surprised to hear they even have schools for autistic kids in Illinois, kudos to them! It took some time to find the right one here in Toronto, but we finally did and my son graduated last year, kudos to him! :-) ABA was just not in the cards for us back then (he's 21 now), but it turns out I was doing my own version anyway. Grab their attention any way you can, be aware of sensory overload (lights, noise, voices), talk to them, love them, and don't be ashamed of our kids!

[cannoir]

interesting video, I guess only white children receive treatment for this natural disease,their parents are the only ones with feelings does it occurs to them that it spans all ethnic groups, I wonder why its so difficult for them to adress an important issue like this. I can't believe that even when it comes to something as important as an illness we are shut out . unbelievable .

[MCEProd22]

Im Frickin autistic and I was mainstreamed with regular classmates and I managed to get along fine. I hold down a job can drive even do normal stuff. I never got the ABA Crap and i turned out fine its sad to see parents across the country dealing with this but this can work in good time

[KUNYSZZ]

My name is Garrett Warren, I have Asperger Syndrome, which is high functioning autism, i was picked on once, but people treated me with respect and i played sports and won high school prom king. Autism makes me feel special.

[Mainstream05]

TheApocalyptical1, I agree with you. I love my brother very much and have never regretted having him as a brother. But the financial burden on parents is still considerable. I saw an alarming report that claims autistic children are actually being abused, in addition to being neglected by their teachers. Parents of autistic children have to be careful, and this video shows how expensive it can be.

[rach0mike]

my brother is autistic but instead of paying for extensive treatment, my parents enrolled him in a school designed for autistic kids so he gets treatment and an education with kids just like him everyday. he loves it there and its been a real help to my parents financially. (we live in IL)