tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post2871479665684739822..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: JAMA Study: $2.4 Milliion (US) Lifetime Cost of Care for Person with Autism and Intellectual DisabilityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-75289648307975498372014-06-12T05:30:21.846-03:002014-06-12T05:30:21.846-03:00Thank you Roger.
I agree that the article sets o...Thank you Roger. <br /><br />I agree that the article sets out costs for autism with and without intellectual disability. I posted the results section of the abstract which makes that clear. <br /><br />I disagree with you though about media coverage of autism. Most of the mainstream media coverage features articles on high functioning persons with autism success stories. Many articles make comments like "many with autism are very intelligent".<br /><br />As the father of a severely autistic son with "profound" intellectual disability (and the seizures that often go with those two features) I see very little reference today to the large numbers of persons with autism who are also intellectually disabled.<br /><br />My title draws attention to the costs, $2.4 million for those with autism & ID which I did intentionally but I also intentionally included the reference to autism w/out ID on my blog. It will be interesting to see if the mainstream reporting if there is any actually makes any distinctions. <br /><br />I think the reality is that people with autism w/out ID like you and Jonathan face serious challenges which are also obscured by the feel good about autism stories. <br /><br />I appreciate very much the input of you and Jonathan Mitchell and I respect you both. (the previous deleted comment is the same as this one except that I had mis-typed Jonathan's name and corrected it)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-12753816424725489542014-06-12T05:28:29.443-03:002014-06-12T05:28:29.443-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-45379360724028838942014-06-12T01:07:22.908-03:002014-06-12T01:07:22.908-03:00Great Article... Good Work.. Keep up!Great Article... Good Work.. Keep up!Control Diabeteshttp://www.controldiabetes.info/noreply@blogger.com