They Just Don't Give A Damn: 2007 Adult Autism Care and Treatment In New Brunswick Was Abysmal - 2014 Nothing Has Changed, Still Abysmal

Following this comment is a re-posting of a comment I posted on this site 7 years ago in 2007 about the abysmal state of autism youth and adult residential care and treatment in New Brunswick, Canada. 7 years later and nothing has changed. Well, one thing has changed, a very important part of my life has changed.My son with severe autism and intellectual disability is now 7 years older.... and his Mom and Dad are also 7 years older.Time marches on. Our autistic children are becoming autistic adults. Our political and government leaders have sat on the sidelines fiddling and twiddling and doing absolutely nothing to help. They just don't give a damn. Autism Youth and Adult Residential Care & Treatment Still Abysmal in New BrunswickIn October 2005 the Toronto Star reported on the case of a New Brunswick autistic youth who was being housed by the Province of New Brunswick on the gounds of a youth correctional facility. The youth had committed no crime. The state of New Brunswick's youth and adult residential care and treatment facilities was so bad, virtually non-existent for those with more severe and challenging autism disorder, that the province felt it was the only place that could accommodate the youth while they waited for his admission to a facility in the United States. The Toronto Star article follows this comment. Unfortunately, as the letter from Stephen Robbins posted here a couple of days ago indicates things have not improved any since the...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - Category: Autism Authors: Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs