Have you ever gone to Costco? Have you ever roamed the aisles and stopped to graze the free sample kiosks? Have you ever gone around the store just to come back to the pizza bites again? Sometimes getting a little snack for free and maybe not buying anything at all?
What would you do if the cafeteria at your child's school stop serving your child food? Would you call the school? Would you do whatever it took to make sure your child wasn't hungry? Would you get involved for the sake of your child and other kids in the same predicament?
Advocacy for your child is important! It helps to ensure that the services they may desperately need stay available. A lot of hard work goes into these services... there are a lot of groups that provide the services for free. But please don't fool yourself, it cost money to run them.
It just hurts to see people lining up for the free stuff, but running for the hills when something is needed from them. Ever since I found out that my child has autism, I have bent over backwards to find every possible service and advantage that I can for him. If that meant giving of my time and my sweat... done. It's not much to ask.
Maybe Costco is a bad example... but you can see the euphoric "free stuff" glazing on their eyes. It's disappointing as well as disturbing.
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