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09 Apr 2021, 6:59 am

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South Florida is no exception; public and private sector support is scarce. There is a lack of trained professionals committed to developing and supporting neurodiverse children in schools. Furthermore, there’s a great need to create vocational schools to continue their education once they finish high school and companies that hire their services.


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Well, I go on the record to say, that living in Florida; means, unless you happen to live within one of the wealthy zip codes or areas, your most likely not to see sufficient resources for the autistic community overall.
I happen to live here in Florida though the Central area, yet employment resources are hardly adequate as well; a friend of mine whom is black literally struggles.Anyways, there needs to be something done to increase the resources for all autistic people across this entire state including the Southern region.