Living with Special Needs

Let's compare a life of an individual living with special needs in the Ukraine and United States of America

Ukraine
-In the Ukraine (size of Texas) today there are over 88,000 orphans who need to find good stable homes
-Of those 88,000 there are 30,000 neglected children who have a special need
-Children and adults with special needs in the Ukraine are looked at as second rate citizens and are shielded from public view
-Special need children are transferred to mental institutions once they reach age 4 (this is a nationwide standard)
-Once in an institution they will be dosed daily with heavy sedatives, tranquilizers  and other heavy narcotics used to control them better or just to promote "good sleep" if you ask the administrators
-In institutions they will be mistreated and malnourished and will have no quality of life and a low life expectancy

United States
-The United States have 114,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted
-Of those 114,000 there are 34,200-45,600 (30-40%) children that have physical and/or mental disorders
-Government provides many programs to children and adults with special needs: early intervention, schooling, therapy, medical and housing, etc.
-Individuals with special needs are widely accepted and supported by society: governments, families, schools, churches, businesses, etc.
-Will receive excellent care regardless of social status and plight of the child