Funny how Jessica's dog is always with Val, sleeps with Val every night, cuddles with Val, wants on Vals lap.... Hides in Vals room on HER bed with the door closed SAFELY away from Jessica.... The ONLY reason Val lies to Jess about Zoey being HERS is because Jessica knows greed...if it's HERS she wants it...and MORE MORE...she's constantly talking about getting ANOTHER dog! Jessica hates the dogs...it's so obvious in the way she scream at them like a lunatic. Again...not autism. RAGE.
But Val wants dogs, doesn't care that Jessica hates them. ( notice the cat is gone?) Poor thing was sent outside last fall after Jessica lost her temper because the cat rubbed up against her leg. There's a couple videos when they first moved to Campbell's you hear Jessica say the cat can't come inside.
So...Val the loving human she is...just threw the cat out.... After reading this she will probably send Marlow out to film the cat for content.
Val use to be an advocate of ABA therapy among other autism programs...until she was called out.
We see this periodically when the parents are solely dependant on the programs and professionals to do ALL the work...as years go by changes occur, needs change, information and strategies change, newer better information and disciplines are practiced...autism information and understanding has changed dramatically over the past 2-3 decades... With those changes..we parents/caregivers have gotton more involved..the learning isn't just in the classroom by therapist ...WE have to continue today home...24/7... WE have to be consistent put in the work!
People like Val...want to put in their demands. Fight any change that alters their opinion of what they want, they want the teachers the therapists to do all the work...fix all the problems during school hours and then have their child come home.... " better". 20-30 YEARS ago... It was more like that..special schools for autistic kids to go to so parents could still go to work 9-5.
We've come a looooong way baby! Most parents, families I work with strive and fight to be more involved, to HELP, to be apart of their autistic child's learning! We have inhome ABA, teachers, life skills coaching, etc...
Val...stopped being involved in her autistic community when she was told there's nothing more professionals can do if YOURE not willing to help at home. That's the bottom line. There are waiting lists for placements for families who actually participate and WORK with their children along side the teachers and therapists ...they aren't hiring friends and babysitters, while hiding in their bedroom watching Netflix..because they don't feel like parenting today!
Val complains about every school, therapist, bus driver, teacher, doctor, community program ...because SHE got called out, and it's obvious Jessica was not being taught at home she regressed every time she was at home...no follow through...so there comes a point where the professionals SEE it... And they did.
So in true Val Brooks narcassist fashion ..it's everyone else whose wrong... NOT Val!
I have always thought Marlowe and Hannah were more than friends or maybe Augustina is something more special. Either way Hannah only chance at happiness is moving as far away as she can get from Val . It’s a really unhealthy codependency she has with her mom. It’s like misery needs company. This family is probably the most dysfunctional I have watched besides watching Bravo reality shows.
