tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post687230224762207118..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: The Realities of Severe Adult Autism Challenges: Out of the Spotlight and Out of MindAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-80213186430230510762011-01-31T17:29:21.497-04:002011-01-31T17:29:21.497-04:00Thanks for posting this Harold. It reminds me of B...Thanks for posting this Harold. It reminds me of Brandon, the person I posted about on my blog, whowas tethered to the wall of his room for three years. He is likely severely autistic as well as intellectually disabled. We have many disagreements, but I'm almost sure we can agree that these adults deserve better care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-48764118621362031932011-01-31T15:03:54.435-04:002011-01-31T15:03:54.435-04:00Remember Rain Man? Once upon a time that was the d...Remember Rain Man? Once upon a time that was the definitive depiction. . .<br /><br />perception v. reality is a never-ending battle.<br /><br />-vmgillennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-26550192797651402742011-01-31T14:17:11.946-04:002011-01-31T14:17:11.946-04:00Thank-you for your continuing attention to and foc...Thank-you for your continuing attention to and focus on the needs of the severely autistic, and for supplying links and references on such important issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-39992929762910511572011-01-31T08:06:34.170-04:002011-01-31T08:06:34.170-04:00Ironically in the article you linked to in the cas...Ironically in the article you linked to in the case of Sydney, N.S., the CUPE president says that staff have had no training in "mental health issues like autism". How very telling for the CUPE president to confuse a mental health issue with a neurological condition. Keep fighting Harold, adult care options seem pretty scary to me right now.AutisticWisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553708099437502270noreply@blogger.com