News 12 School Closings

News 12 School Closings, Long Island mom Alison Giangregorio read the story of Gigi Jordan with tears streaming down her face.

She cried for Jude, the 8-year-old autistic son Jordan allegedly killed in a Manhattan hotel suite last week.

But she cried for Jordan, too. She said she felt such a strong connection to the tortured mother, she even considered sending her flowers. Here is her story:

I feel for his mother. I can empathize with her pain and can even understand what drove this mother to an unthinkable solution.

It’s not that I condone what she did, but I can relate to the feeling of desperation she must have felt.

I am the mother of a nonverbal 8-year-old boy with autism – just like Gigi Jordan. Like Gigi Jordan, I stay home to care for my son.

If, by the time I die, he can say, “I love you,” I would faint. That would be great. I just want him to be able to dress himself so he’s not totally dependent on others for everything. What frightens me most is that nobody will be there to care for him when I’m gone.

I took him to the dentist today, and they had to restrain him and put the bite blocks in. He screamed through the whole thing. But toward the end, the nurse said it was almost finished, and he said “okay.” The nurse had no idea what a gift that was.

When I’m around other people with “typical” kids and people start sharing their problems, I feel like such a downer. It’s hard to find people who truly understand. It’s isolating.

When I get really down, I have to tell myself that no matter how bad it is, it could be worse. I actually cheer myself up thinking that at least I’m not a mother in Africa hiding from rebels who want to steal my children. That’s my coping mechanism.

To educate a child with autism is very costly. Many families have to battle with their school district to get appropriate services for their child. There is insurance discrimination for people with autism. Services are lacking when a child reaches adulthood. Individuals with autism are at a higher risk for abuse, both physically and sexually. The list is endless.

God gave me Nicky the way he is, and while I would be first in line for a safe way to make his autism go away, I’m deathly afraid to do anything experimental that might harm him.

If I had the financial resources like Gigi Jordan, I would hire a staff of special education teachers and speech therapists. With a staff of three or four, my son would be “on task” constantly from the time he wakes until the time he is sleeping. Imagine wanting that for your child.

I don’t know what her staff was like, but even with all that money, she didn’t find the help she felt she needed. It’s a very lonely existence, and there’s not one place to get the answers. There isn’t one thing that’s going to fix our kids. And with all her money, maybe she went down a path she regretted. I don’t know, but my heart breaks thinking about it.

April is Autism Awareness Month, and my other son – who’s 10 years old and “typical” – is preparing to do elementary school assemblies with my husband on “How to Be a Friend to Someone with Autism.” We feel that starting at the elementary level will give us a greater chance to reach the leaders of tomorrow who can make the changes we need.

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News 12 School Closings was first posted on February 11, 2010 at 10:15 am.

Cincinnati School Closings

Cincinnati School Closings, Several days of cold temperatures and some snow on the roads creating a dangerous combination Cincinnati-area morning in March Roads are slick, causing several accidents overnight and will lead to delay or cancel school for some children today.

Local 12 Meteorologist John Gumm said we had only maybe an inch dusting of snow in most parts of the Tri-State overnight. Snow showers and flurries will throughout the day. Could be an inch or less of additional collection.

Roads in the northern counties have been slick since late last night. To identify causes slick semi-truck to jackknife on I-71 in Deerfield Township around 9 pm Monday. No one hurt but because of fuel leak, I-71 north was to be closed until just after midnight. Also four accidents over night I-71/75 in Northern Kentucky officials who say their weather-related. Most serious include semi-trucks and two cars near the exit Florence.

Salt on the road crews have worked where the temperature stays in the medium to high teens, but if the temperatures dip much lower, road crews to use something stronger. Hamilton County crews have been out treating roads since late last night and reinforcements called in about 3 to try and find the ways to get into shape for the morning. Most of the major streets of the wet spots with a few slushy side streets, but much remains to be plowed or treated. The conditions leading to the decision by dozens of areas of local schools to cancel or delay the start of classes today.

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Cincinnati School Closings was first posted on January 5, 2010 at 7:58 pm.

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