Comments on: What Do Special-Needs Kids Actually Need? http://www.babble.com.au/2008/09/11/what-do-special-needs-kids-actually-need/ The magazine for a new generation of parents Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:12 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://www.babble.com.au/2008/09/11/what-do-special-needs-kids-actually-need/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Sarah Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:54:12 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/2008/09/11/what-do-special-needs-kids-actually-need/#comment-656 Any or all of the following: speech pathology, physiotherapy, behaviour support, occupational therapy, medical support, surgical intervention, money for splints/stands/prostheses/wheelchairs/ hoists, money for adaptive technology like switches, voice output devices, and the like. Money to modify houses to make them accessible. And then there's the social stuff, like access to respite care, accessible public transport, quality education, post school options, supported employment and the like. My guess is that Sarah Palin has no idea. One day she will have some idea, but she will never have a clue what it is like to be poor, or single and have to self fund a lifetime of care for somebody who will never be independent in mobility or self care. Any or all of the following: speech pathology, physiotherapy, behaviour support, occupational therapy, medical support, surgical intervention, money for splints/stands/prostheses/wheelchairs/ hoists, money for adaptive technology like switches, voice output devices, and the like. Money to modify houses to make them accessible. And then there’s the social stuff, like access to respite care, accessible public transport, quality education, post school options, supported employment and the like.

My guess is that Sarah Palin has no idea. One day she will have some idea, but she will never have a clue what it is like to be poor, or single and have to self fund a lifetime of care for somebody who will never be independent in mobility or self care.

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