I am currently in the MSU elementary education program, but I am greatly considering getting my masters degree in special education. This movie was just one more thing to motivate me to do so: I could not help but be overwhelmed with emotion, pride, and happiness for Sue as she excelled in college, and for the many people with disabilities that she inspired at her conference.
Here is a related article that I came across the other day in the waiting room at the doctor's office: (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/20/parents-push-for-autism-coverage/)
As far as this article goes in relation to the documentary, Autism is a World, it seemed that Sue Rubin received a lot of funding and help from the government so that she could afford the 24 hour help she needed. This article really makes it clear how difficult it must be for families that cannot receive the kind of help that Sue gets to help their children. I know that if I were in their situation as a parent of a child with autism without sufficient funding to best help my child, I would be beyond frustrated! I think it is important to think about all of these things now so that I can be prepared for whatever the future holds for me.
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I really enjoyed the documentary also. When you stated, “I could not help but be overwhelmed with emotion, pride, and happiness for Sue as she excelled in college, and for the many people with disabilities that she inspired at her conference,” I felt the same way. I kept thinking about a girl that attends the Special Needs Summer Camp that I work at. She currently has the same tendencies that Sue had as a child: banging her head on the ground, physically abusing herself, nonverbal…etc. Seeing Sue in this video go to college, and grow so much from when she was a child to an adult, gives me hope that this girl at my camp may have a chance to become as successful. You also stated how it seemed by the article you read that Sue Rubin received a lot of funding and help from the government so that she could afford the 24 hour help she needed. This worries me because I feel like it is hard to get funding like that for every autistic adult in this world. It makes me wonder how other people can do it and become as successful as Sue has become.
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