What I want to know is what exactly IS the purpose of the Autistic Interpretations channels, blogs..etc...
I mean again... April ..autism awareness month... There's channels that are showing their contribution to their community , raising money, awareness, TEACHING others...
What is the reason for Vals channel?
Plain and simple.
The reason Val has no sponsers, no actual autism professionals in her life or in her videos, no followers who are REAL caregivers or REAL parents raising an autistic child, no community outreach in any videos, is because her platforms are just How she copes living with Jessica who is actually looked after more by Nonnie, Hannah and Marlow.
There's NEVER any working on issues, no showing how to redirect, teach...how to incorporate balance, change, address obsessions or daily issues.... No professional input, no therapy or doctor visits no addressing medications etc....
The only thing Val shows is how she manages ... How she believes she's a caregiver, selfless and trying to convince people how she sacrifices so much for Jessica.
As a MOTHER of 4, all my children in their 20's, one autistic who is dependent on me and my husband....I see nothing of any value on Vals channel...nothing to learn, nothing I can identify with, nothing to gleen... All I see are a million lost opportunities to help Jessica learn, no structure no discipline, no consistency , no professional input... Nothing at all...ever.
I see Val...and everyone in the house just nod and agree with Jessica to keep their Bessy happy..which is ALL every video is about.
We even hear Jessica ask a hundred times a day every day... " does this make your Bessie happy? " " will 2 cookies make your Bessie happy? "
Val has sat and said that's basically the plot period.
Life's simply easier if everyone just sticks to the script, give Jessica chicken nuggets, sausage gravy and biscuits and chocolate cake EVERY day, agree with everything Jessica says, lie to her about Zoe being her dog, she's Vals. Lie to her about being a nurse, moving to Disney, keep letting her believe she works and that Keely is her girlfriend and they are going to live together when Bessie gets independent.
It's DISGUSTING the way Jessica is dealt with... And that's the thing right there...Vals channel is all about HOW to DEAL with Jessica...not teach, not learn, not grow, not help, not support or encourage ...just the easiest way to DEAL with her on a daily basis then go to Disney every 3-4 months as Vals reward.
That's not how autism families live... That's not how caregivers care, or parents parent...
They treat Jessica like an absolute inconvenience and show that lying to her, isolating her from the autism community, removing her from any and all autism and vision impaired programs is simply just easier for Val. It's all about Val...and her blatant neglect ..because she doesn't WANT to DEAL with all the work, the time, the hours...to help create a better life for Jessica.
Val wants the world to give HER kudos for everything she thinks she deserves and is missing out of... Her poor life choices and lack of using birth control is she is where she is today. She's a professional " victim" and wants the world to feed her sympathy ...
I see REAL moms who don't pawn off their children on their other kids, friends or family ..who are busy! Active in the daily teaching of their children ... Taking their adult autistic children to regular appointments, classes, volunteer jobs, community gatherings with peers, play dates, therapy, dictators appointments, treatments, communication classes..plus keep up a house , tend to other children even work.
Val...does...nothing except spend money and dream of the life she wished she had...she doesn't even have a home...she's been to Disney twice this year, the beach getaway, bought a new camper, car.... While living out of boxes and staying in her ex's house.
She takes no responsibility for anything except what makes HER happy.
We've heard Jessica want to move, wants them to have a home, how does a 54 yr. Old woman not put her severely mentally impaired daughter whose unable to manage anything on her own..and never will..over trips to Disney??
A home is priority ...not their 250th trip to Disney.
It amazes me adult protective services has not stepped in...that
tit would not fly here.
Jessica would of been further along in her development and made friends and been properly treated for her schizophrenia and severe IDD had APS removed her years ago and put her into an adult assisted living centre geared for her illness.
Val is a disgrace.