I started to respond in this comment, but I think I'm inspired enough that what I think about intentionality and change (in people and institutions) should probably be a separate post.

Any more I could care less how people "feel." I care what they do. If Florida makes it harder to abuse children in the classroom, good. I don't care if they do that out of embarrassment, fear that they're going to lose federal funds, fear of a lawsuit, or because they're trying to raise test scores. I think they'll do a better job if their motivations are more pure or noble.

But ultimately, it doesn't really matter much to the next autistic child WHY things were improved, just that they were improved.

I still want to know more about the children who were able to withstand the peer pressure and vote to keep little Alex. I can't believe that hasn't gotten more press. Why aren't we all trying to pick those parents' brains so we can copy whatever they did that was right with our own children?

But don't tell anyone I said that.