Regardless of behaviors... this is the sad reality

[Guest guest]

I know that when I originally asked a few weeks ago about these kind

of injustices towards our children it was hard for many to respond as

it brought back old memories. It was easy for the child that is no

longer here to respond - he ended his life. This is not something I

'want to' post about or wanted to even look at. After receiving

several hundred responses from parents about this going on at their

schools ( I have them and they keep pouring in ), I then added

Mandatory Jail Sentences for those that put our children into this

kind of Jeopardy into the Autism Reform Act of 2009. I'm sure most

all of you have seen the CNN reports :

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/seclusion.rooms/index.html

MAKE THIS PUNISHABLE - Prison Sentence Automatic for exposing our kids

to this .. is within the Autism Reform ACT of 2009.

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/accept_and_sign_the_autism_reform_act_of_2009

I don't even want to begin going into this as it brings back bad

memories for many - but this is TODAY's TRUTH. It was the Truth the

day I originally asked about Illegal Time Out across the Yahoo groups,

and it will still be the truth tomorrow unless we do something about

this as a nation. WE CAN. This is America - we have the ability to

vote. As long as we continue to turn our heads at the 'hard

questions' they will revisit us just as this did. To the 100's of

parents that responded offlist and to the 1000's that did on, Thank

you for being bold enough to tell me what, when, and where - now maybe

CNN can use some of this information and uncover some of this. Either

way it will revisit us... So please vote to END this for once and for

All - NO MORE DEBATE:

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/accept_and_sign_the_autism_reform_act_of_2009

Now those that questioned my intent know it was not for my self

satisfaction or to do a morbid study. It's because I personally have

closed down dozens of these rooms in 5 diff. states.. what about the

other 45 ? LETS MAKE IT A CRIME to put these kids in these tortuous

rooms. Time Out can be used with a room divider and a chair. What

you see in that CNN Report is exactly what I saw when I shut them

down, and exactly what I wanted to find out about when I asked about

them.... For at least one child it is too late.. it doesn't have to be

too late for the next one.

With all Sincerity,

E. , Sr. The Office of Advocacy for Autistic Children