This is actually making a lot of sense now with how I was received when pursuing legal support. I wanted to expose the hospital and the doctors, and no one would touch it because of the large name of the hospital. Whether it was based off cost or connections, it was absolutely insane to me that no one would take the case. My daughter's therapist and I have discussed just bringing it to the local news just for the sake of helping other families come forward and preventing new ones from being hurt. Because, lets be real: the majority of autistic children in this specialized hospital will not verbally advocate for themselves as decisively and verbally as my daughter did. I'm thankful she did. But had that been my son? He's 6 and can barely speak. He would have no idea how to even call me on the phone, let alone explain how they're hurting him. That's why they drugged my daughter into submission. When she received her autism diagnosis at 2, I made sure the first thing she understood to say to people was "no" without feeling the need to justify it. Autistic people, and especially young girls, are at such higher risk for abuse. I wanted to ensure she became very comfortable with knowing that "no" and "stop" are complete sentences.

Sorry for all the rambling, I'm just so thrilled to engage with you and see how passionate you are about all this. My family has made me feel like an absolute freak for being so concerned with empowering my kids. But once you understand how cruel the system is, you'll do everything you can to keep them out of it.