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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised they didn’t try to cocoon with him, that is big in adoption circles.

Moving and having a new baby soon after adopting are big no no’s in that community.

The adoption agency should never have approved a new baby right after adoption. Most have rules against it or ask you to put your adoption on hold.

It doesn't work that way.

Some agencies have strict rules against it, others don't.

Anonymous wrote:She duct tape his hands because she didn't want Huxley to suck his thumbs. What I don't understand is, if Huxley was high needs, why did they decide to have another baby after adopting him? They're obviously incredibly irresponsible, and were abusive to Huxley. I'm glad he is no longer with them.

Anonymous wrote:She duct tape his hands because she didn't want Huxley to suck his thumbs. What I don't understand is, if Huxley was high needs, why did they decide to have another baby after adopting him? They're obviously incredibly irresponsible, and were abusive to Huxley. I'm glad he is no longer with them.

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Anonymous wrote:Is raising a child with autism really this hard?

I mean I’ve obviously heard it is very difficult but I’ve never heard of someone giving their kid away because of it.

Many families who have children with severe autism have them in residential care.

Untrue. There is a tiny percentage of kids in residential care. They have to qualify for medicaid and impossible to care for at home. That is almost never a 4 year old. It is mostly big strong teenagers who can no longer be safely contained at home.

There really aren't many places in the entire country for children 8 and under. I have seen some incredibly violent 4 year olds in my classroom and there is nowhere for them to go and not much help available to them. It's heartbreaking.

Yes, there are but she could have gotten more supports in the home. Our insurance approved us for 40 hours a week of ABA, plus OT and ST. There are options out there. Thankfully we didn't need close to it but there is help to most depending on your insurance. Plus, the school system. She didn't put the effort into it.

The question is did that in person therapy stop once the Coronavirus quarantine started.

I only heard of her here, but I clicked on a couple random videos, and there's one from September that says he was getting 7 hours of ABA, 6 days a week.

I'm not defending her, but I do think that he was getting a lot of therapy.

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Anonymous wrote:Is raising a child with autism really this hard?

I mean I’ve obviously heard it is very difficult but I’ve never heard of someone giving their kid away because of it.

Many families who have children with severe autism have them in residential care.

Untrue. There is a tiny percentage of kids in residential care. They have to qualify for medicaid and impossible to care for at home. That is almost never a 4 year old. It is mostly big strong teenagers who can no longer be safely contained at home.

There really aren't many places in the entire country for children 8 and under. I have seen some incredibly violent 4 year olds in my classroom and there is nowhere for them to go and not much help available to them. It's heartbreaking.

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Anonymous wrote:Is raising a child with autism really this hard?

I mean I’ve obviously heard it is very difficult but I’ve never heard of someone giving their kid away because of it.

Many families who have children with severe autism have them in residential care.

Untrue. There is a tiny percentage of kids in residential care. They have to qualify for medicaid and impossible to care for at home. That is almost never a 4 year old. It is mostly big strong teenagers who can no longer be safely contained at home.

There really aren't many places in the entire country for children 8 and under. I have seen some incredibly violent 4 year olds in my classroom and there is nowhere for them to go and not much help available to them. It's heartbreaking.

Yes, there are but she could have gotten more supports in the home. Our insurance approved us for 40 hours a week of ABA, plus OT and ST. There are options out there. Thankfully we didn't need close to it but there is help to most depending on your insurance. Plus, the school system. She didn't put the effort into it.

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Anonymous wrote:Is raising a child with autism really this hard?

I mean I’ve obviously heard it is very difficult but I’ve never heard of someone giving their kid away because of it.

Many families who have children with severe autism have them in residential care.

Untrue. There is a tiny percentage of kids in residential care. They have to qualify for medicaid and impossible to care for at home. That is almost never a 4 year old. It is mostly big strong teenagers who can no longer be safely contained at home.

There really aren't many places in the entire country for children 8 and under. I have seen some incredibly violent 4 year olds in my classroom and there is nowhere for them to go and not much help available to them. It's heartbreaking.

Yes, there are but she could have gotten more supports in the home. Our insurance approved us for 40 hours a week of ABA, plus OT and ST. There are options out there. Thankfully we didn't need close to it but there is help to most depending on your insurance. Plus, the school system. She didn't put the effort into it.

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Anonymous wrote:ONG. Someone asked her what they would do if this was one of their bio kids.

She said “get them help and get their needs met.” Nothing about giving them away or sending them out if the house.

So giving up on them is only something you do with the adopted kid that’s not really yours. Got it.

She did get the kid help and get his needs met. She didn’t leave him at a fire station.

She adopted him in 2017 and rehomed him in 2020. Somebody else is hopefully making sure that Huxley's needs are met. Don't give this sad excuse of a "mother" credit for something she had no interest in doing herself.

She should have in 2017 and by now he may have had a fighting chance, now he is all over the Intnet as a problem child picture included!

Anonymous wrote:I lobe this woman

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Anonymous wrote:Is raising a child with autism really this hard?

I mean I’ve obviously heard it is very difficult but I’ve never heard of someone giving their kid away because of it.

Many families who have children with severe autism have them in residential care.

Untrue. There is a tiny percentage of kids in residential care. They have to qualify for medicaid and impossible to care for at home. That is almost never a 4 year old. It is mostly big strong teenagers who can no longer be safely contained at home.

There really aren't many places in the entire country for children 8 and under. I have seen some incredibly violent 4 year olds in my classroom and there is nowhere for them to go and not much help available to them. It's heartbreaking.

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Anonymous wrote:I love America

Where you can give one of your kids away and then monetize your “pain” by selling discounted spa luxuries on Instagram. And some people are ok with that.

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Anonymous wrote:Is raising a child with autism really this hard?

I mean I’ve obviously heard it is very difficult but I’ve never heard of someone giving their kid away because of it.

Yes, depending on the child, it can be unbelievably hard. Life-ruining. But she elected to make that choice for herself and her family when she adopted-most people have the life thrust upon them.

And for the life of me, I cannot understand why. How she didn't understand the magnitude of what she was getting herself into. He has severe autism, had a stroke in utero and possible brain damage, and the trauma of having been in foster care/orphanage for the first part of his life and difficulty bonding. That is a LOT to take on and bless those who do and do it well, but it is not an easy thing to deal with and it is a lifelong commitment. Truly, likely lifelong because none of this says "out of the house living independently" at 18. If you end up with a child with these issues, you handle it as best you can, but she opted in! It has to really be a calling to do that and she acted like it was just adding one more to her brood.

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Anonymous wrote:Is raising a child with autism really this hard?

I mean I’ve obviously heard it is very difficult but I’ve never heard of someone giving their kid away because of it.

Many families who have children with severe autism have them in residential care.

Untrue. There is a tiny percentage of kids in residential care. They have to qualify for medicaid and impossible to care for at home. That is almost never a 4 year old. It is mostly big strong teenagers who can no longer be safely contained at home.