Aspergers Special Services vs Neuro-typical

It is becoming crystal clear that it is ten times harder to get special education services for my Aspergers son than for my neuro-typical boy. Throughout my Aspie Eldests schooling, school personnel looked the other way and ignored the plethora of symptoms he was experiencing. I begged and pleaded for help for him, But It Never Materialized until he was in jail!!! Year after year, I beat my head against walls trying to get someone to comprehend that he needed help and lots of it. Eldest is highly intelligent, received good grades with ease and rarely got into trouble so he was completely passed over for services. No one had eyes to see.

Younglink, with his very obvious physical disability of being one-handed, has always had offers of assistance Pouring in! Just last week another special ed member requested he join Younglinks team. I kid you not. Peoples routinely hold up there hand, say "Pick Me, Pick Me" and practically beg to help. One of Younglinks primary speceds routinely suggests any other services that may be needed. There is very little red tape with a child who has such a visual difference.

I find myself much embittered by this layout of how things work. I look back at all of Eldests silent cries for Help and my incessant pleading which fell onto deaf ears. All Younglink has to do is walk in to the school building and assistance is there.

Being mom to an autistic boy and one with a physical disability has shown me more than I care to know.