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Oct. 29, 2009

SPECIAL-NEEDS CHILDREN REQUIRE SPECIAL PARENTS

DEAR ABBY: On Aug. 10 you printed a letter from an aunt who
was upset because her sister, the mother of a child with
autism, doesn't have time to join in fundraising with her
and the rest of the family. While I commend the writer and
her family for raising money for autism research, that woman
needs to cut her sister some slack.

Very few parents (thank goodness for them, though) have the
emotional energy, not to mention time, to advocate for their
child's special needs. I commend you for giving the writer
of that letter the answer you did. I would challenge anyone
who thinks he or she could "handle it" to walk a mile in our
shoes. Our entire lives center around our children and their
doctors' appointments, therapy, special schooling, adaptive
equipment, etc. The last thing we need to hear is some self-
righteous know-it-all putting us down for something we were
hand-picked by God to do.
-- SPECIAL-NEEDS MOM IN ALABAMA

DEAR MOM: I heard from the parents of many special-needs
children who echoed your sentiments. And you're right --
it does take a very special parent not to crack under the
stress. Read on:

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LEATHER PASSPORT HOLDER (Black)
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DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of two boys with special needs
who are around his age, and I can assure you, that woman is
already "very involved" in a way her sister cannot even be-
gin to imagine. It is a labor of love that requires intense
attention to their every action and potential need.

Perhaps "Raising Money" should spend an entire day being the
primary caregiver for her nephew while trying to complete
household responsibilities or work. I cannot tell you the
number of times I have cried in my car out of sheer fatigue
(I now carry tissue in the glove box).

The most charitable thing this aunt could do is to show up
on her sister's doorstep with dinner, an offer to do the
laundry, and a long, comforting hug.
-- CINDY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

DEAR CINDY: No one fully understands what a parent with a
child with a disability goes through from day one. First
there is the emotional aspect. We grieve. It's not the kind
of grieving you do after a death. This is grieving that
never ends. It cycles over and over. If you're not crying,
you're angry. Some days you can accept and breathe; other
days you just can't. Anything can set you back, and suddenly
you're sobbing again.

Not only is there the day-to-day caring for the child --
feeding, dressing, hygiene, to name a few -- but also phone
calls, meetings, doctor visits, therapies. When the kids are
little, many of these things aren't too bad. But as they get
older, larger, stronger, it breaks the caregiver's body and
spirit.

There is also the problem of not being able to get needed
services. In many states, once children are out of the school
system and on the waiting list for adult services, they sit
and languish at home with NO services until they qualify for
accommodations. In some states that can be many years. And
there's no portability of services between states, so if you
must relocate, you go to the bottom of that state's waiting
list.

Living with that, we often can't get or hold jobs. Day care
is a huge problem for us and our kids. If that woman really
wants to help, she should offer respite care and get in-
volved with the waiting list issue, which is as important as
research.
-- SONJA IN COLORADO

DEAR SONJA: In this time of draconian cutbacks everywhere, I
hope our politicians will direct their thinking away from
divisive politics and being re-elected to what must be done
to help our most vulnerable citizens.



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