April is Autism Awareness Month

Speaking on what I know of my wife's job, she helps people with developmentally disabled and medically fragile kids get the services they need, whether it is in the home or in the school. She goes on home visits and has conferences with the teachers for all of her clients. She ensures that the childs needs are being met at home and in the schools, and that they are progressing as expected and I believe she can help with the decision of whether the child should be attneding school or not. She does what she can to not allow people to abuse the system and essentially defraud the gov't (i.e. a family that makes enough money that they can afford the services on their own or are covered by insurance, so county/state aid is not warranted).

As far as social services, MN is one of the top states for people who actually need them. But because of that we've had an influx of people from other states come here to collect on those services and abuse the system. Some tweaks and checks and balances definitely need to be made, but not just cutting the budget for them. I'd like my wife to stay employed. LOL