I agree Mojo, totally. My brother is 14 and is a high functioning autistic. He's in special education but he does not do very well in school, he's easily frustrated with the material especially math, science and French. It's unlikely that he will go to university, maybe community college, but he will definitely need that support for the rest of his life. Especially as my parents get older (they are already in their 50's and my dad will be retiring within the next 10 years).
It seems that this attitude only surfaces when these people find out that the recipient has some kind of invisible illness (autism, mental illnesses, etc).
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