This New Generation

Posted April 28th, 2010 by mddavidson75

Autism News and Views

It seems absurd to me to assume that our new generation of autistic and other sensory issue children are exactly like Rain Man. Let me start out by saying I most definitely believe we have absolutely amazing OT's, Speech and Language Pathologists and Special Education Teachers. Without their help our children would be lost to institutions. But, some are unwiling to see outside the box. Some have not had the actual hands-on experience to go along with all the book smarts. I see time and time again, specialists trying to treat sensory disorders just like they would have done Raymond Babbitt.

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