Why Do Insurance Companies Want Autistic People to Die?
(eBook)

English

As a parent to a child with Autism you definitely face many challenges in advocating for your child's most basic human needs. While those needs never go away sometimes the basic human needs change a little as the child grows up and becomes an adult. I talk to many parents who are experiencing a tremendous amount of pain and sadness with raising their Autistic child. It can be overwhelming at times to cope with the amount of anxiety and fear that is placed upon your life once your child receives an Autism diagnosis. Parents often ask me what some of the underlying issues of Autism are that their child might face in the years to come as they become teenagers and adults. While I try to remain optimistic and want to be encouraging to these parents it can be difficult to avoid telling them the reality of Autism as an adult. While the reality is that this is just one person's story and experience with Autism as an Autistic adult, I know many individuals who are adults with Autism and share similar experiences. The reality is that with early intervention it is the goal your child will become an adult and be successful in social relationships. It is possible that your child will be able to make friends and form relationships of all kinds with ease as they were able to access the appropriate help with social skills as a child. This is a great goal but this is not always the case for every child with Autism. With insurance companies denying important social interventions and many parents not being able to fund services for their child out of pocket there is a good chance that many Autistic children will grow to become adults without receiving the appropriate services to help them. This being the case some of their social relationships can be difficult and your child may struggle to maintain friendships and relationships for their entire life. This book goes into detail about some of the frustrations Travis' faces as an adult with Autism. Travis shares what bothers him the most about Autism and shares his deeply impactful struggles as an adult with Autism trying to maintain friendship and relationships. Romantic relationships are extremely challenging to people with Autism and this has proven true in Travis' life. Travis shares how the result of "untreated Autism" has made him want to self-harm and caused him to want to die at times. Hopefully in sharing this story parents will be able to better relate to some struggles their children with Autism might face as teenagers and young adults. This book will explain why insurance companies want your Autistic child to die because they refuse to provide applied behavior analysis and social skills coaching.--Provided by publisher.