Agreed, Dottie. I don't like that sort of positioning either.

My whole point was that I think services are needed for the developmentally disabled, and I admire and wish to emulate the grassroots movement that those parents spearheaded that made inroads toward getting those services. I was NEVER comparing needs. I think services for BOTH tails of the Bell curve are needed.

I'd like to take a page from their book, since, as Val notes, there are at least some protections afforded to developmentally disabled kids. Our kids have no such rights.

Kriston