Recent media coverage and several “caught on cell phone” videos have given the world a frightening glimpse of the trauma inflicted in the classroom as teachers and others use physical restraint on students.
You have a teenager deep in the midst of puberty, with the strength to boot, who is upset. Additionally, the kid is big and, oh yes, autistic. Quick: What do you do?
Parents with your typically functioning child and those with autism can do things together that would benefit the wellbeing of our children and that would enable all of our children to grow up to be their very best.
The media shows us all of the feel-good stories about autism. But for every child with autism who manages his high school basketball team or is voted on to homecoming court, there are 20 more with the kind of autism no one talks about.
Recently, the nation reacted to a video showing a school resource officer putting an eight year-old child’s biceps in handcuffs. There was an outpouring of dismay, outrage and disbelief all across the country.