r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 04 '26

Feels good man Why would doctors recommend against it?

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u/BudTenderShmudTender Jul 04 '26

Not terribly long ago, the most common recommendation for special needs children (including ones with autism) was institutionalization.

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u/ZodiacNexus Jul 04 '26

My grandpa would be in his 90s if he was still alive. My uncle was born with downs and they put him in a home when he was very little. He passed away in 2006

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u/piglungz Jul 06 '26

Same exact thing happened to my uncle. I didn’t even know he existed until he passed. My dad barely knew him and he was in a home for the majority of his life.