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The Autism Retort

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Autism Murder Suicides

I am sick and frickin’ tired of seeing these autism murder suicides.  Mom or Dad can’t take it any more.  Can’t bear to think of how their child’s life will end up, decides to off everyone involved.  For some reason, these people who are good at killing their children, often screw it up and survive themselves.  How convenient.

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GAO Report : Widespread Special Needs Abuse in US Schools!

GAO report: Special-needs kids abused in schools

Investigators in Utah say a teacher left Garrett Peck in an isolation cubicle for at least two and a half hours.

(CNN) — Congressional auditors have uncovered widespread abuse of techniques use to restrain or discipline special-education students in U.S. schools, with some deaths linked to the practices, a top congressman says.

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85% Divorce Rate of Autism Parents / Autism Abuse and Murder

A lot of you probably saw the story this week on 13 year old, Jacob Grabe, who had autism and was killed by his dad in September.  (Autism’s terrible toll: Parents risk hitting “a breaking point”)

The article talks about parents reaching their breaking point and killing their child.  These stories are not new and very sad to say the least.  I must say that I am more than a little shocked at the number of cases where this has happened.  I’ve seen a lot of stories on the “safe haven” laws around the country where parents can drop kids off at a hospital, police station, etc.  While these laws are intended to stop newborns from being killed and dumped, I wonder what these laws have to say about special needs children.  I know there has been a lot of talk related to age limits after the mess created in Nebraska, but age probably should not be a factor if special needs are involved.   Drop me a line if you have any information on this topic.

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