Jonathan Mitchell (footballer) Quotes

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Worst of all, it [speculation of notable figures] provides fodder for the special educators, special education attorneys, ABA therapists etc. to legitimize their profits and to encourage the false hope and tears for toasted snow that so many parents of these children have.

Jonathan Mitchell
I wish I had more practical and better advice to offer parents such as yourself who long to have something that will help their children with behavioral and cognitive challenges but unfortunately I do not.

Jonathan Mitchell
Most persons with an autism-spectrum disorder have never expressed their opinions on someone's blog and never will. The neurodiverse often reach a vulnerable audience, as many persons on the spectrum have low self-esteem. Neurodiversity provides a tempting escape valve.

Jonathan Mitchell
I was a special education in the 1960s for 8 years there is no evidence that techniques have improved or that social skills helps.

Jonathan Mitchell
We really suffer because a lot of us can't make a living or find a girlfriend.

Jonathan Mitchell
Yes, Ivar, my mom is still living, she was a nice mother and her attitude towards autism was like mine, that it is a horrible disability that needs to be cured. She also tried to get help for my perceptual motor problems with tutoring and sent me to some special education schools and looked for medications or other treatments that could alleviate my problems but there were none that did any good.

Jonathan Mitchell
But then I got fired from so many jobs, I ended up retiring and being supported by my parents.

Jonathan Mitchell
It's [Autism has] prevented me from making a living or ever having a girlfriend. It's given me bad fine motor coordination problems where I can hardly write. I have an impaired ability to relate to people. I can't concentrate or get things done.

Jonathan Mitchell
I have a rather pessimistic outlook on things in general

Jonathan Mitchell