ADDRESSING FATHERING AUTISM'S STANS || NONE OF THEM CAN ANSWER ONE SIMPLE QUESTION 

So no one in this comment section has answered this simple question. I wonder why that is?

just one question to the Stans: just how showing off their wealth and new possessions and going off to multiple vacations during the Pandemic serves to educate anyone about autism?

If child exploitation laws are in place for a child actors, it makes little to no sense that there isn't the same protection for children being placed on RU-vid!!

"Did you know you can take a photo and not put it on Instagram?" YESSSSS thank you, Josh

Ugh. As an adult with a disability (epilepsy), I absolutely cannot imagine if my family filmed me having a seizure and tried to capitalize on it. (And they would never think to do so, even though I could consent when not having a seizure.) There's no reason they can't give advice to other parents without using her. Education is hard enough as is.

Despite all our division, I think we can all agree: Josh needs a larger basketball hoop 🏀 😈

I am a mandatory reporter in NY. The law here states that if I have any inclination of abuse in ANY shape or form I am required by law to call and file a report. If I ignore the signs and something were to happen I can be found liable. So yes, teachers, any school staff, doctors, nurses, etc are all mandatory reporters.

I watched Fathering Autism for years and always loved them but recently things have felt different and wrong to me. They changed ALOT and then you popped up in my feed and it all just hit me. I never viewed it as exploitation and now its all I see. Thanks for opening my eyes.

Sam just sitting on you and loving on you makes me smile. He's a sweet boy.

As a former “leghumper” I’m really glad I started following you and can now see this family through a different set of eyes. With your movement and bringing to light all the ways children are being exploited on social media, I’ve had a huge change of opinion about this family and these channels altogether. So, thank you for doing what you’re doing. Keep fighting the good fight!

I used to love them. I started watching before the potty video blew up, they won the Shorty award, and moved into big house with "all the things." Once they won the Shorty away "fame" majorly started going to their head. Then there was a huge shift when they bought the house. I lost what little respect I had for them when the stuff about Asa's oldest daughter came out and his woah is me video about that, when it was uncovered that lots of stuff was put in Priscilla's name, now all made sence. Plus the fact both of them are calling the other mother "money hungry." NO. They are the money hungry people with the cash cow that they don't want this other daughter, who is no fault of her own alive, to mess with THEIR money.

Your livelihood should NEVER depend on your children PERIOD. People excusing this disgust me.

"I have 2 teenagers, They don't go anywhere...I don't know how they live. They never see sun. And they love it" Saaame 😂🖑

... Asa loves his child... If he can completely abandon his other children, especially one born from his infidelity, it says a lot about his relationship with Abby. She makes him money. He doesn't answer questions about Abby's consent, their trips or expensive materialistic things they buy. He loves what she can do for them.

once again, everything you're saying is on point! I hadn't even thought about how little time they can spend with her, without a camera in their faces. And when moving to another place with a "special needs " child, wouldn't you try to make her surroundings as familiar as possible? And why did they not keep the sensory room? It's so beneficial for her? this is crazy!

I have followed Fathering Autism and I agree with some of the comments below. Things drastically changed when they moved into the new home. It became less about Abby and more about house renovations, trips, buying things. It’s clear that Abby can learn sign language but why the limited modified language Why not teach her more signs. Why not spend money on more therapy for Abby. It sort of reminds me of Jim and Tammy Faye Baker At first it was about their message and then it was about extravagance!!!

I've heard a lot of examples of her exploitation but I have yet to hear people talk about the risk this notoriety could potentially bring her (Abigail). Her parents are basically telling hundreds of thousands of potential perverts that their teenage daughter has severe intellectual disabilities and is nonverbal. They tell what town they live in, and what school she goes to, and they even show the vehicles and go carts they ride in. I think it's scary that they share all this information about a teenager who is at a greater risk than most teenage girls that age. It is supposed to be Asa and Priscilla's job to protect Abby, yet they are telling countless strangers very important details that potentially put Abby in a dangerous situation since she has no idea that there may be bad people out there who know she is intellectually disadvantaged, making her an easier target for sick people out in the world. I wish this world wasn't that way, but unfortunately it is.

There’s a lot of unanswered questions surrounding that page. I’m actually worried about that child.

Hello. I was a “fan” (watching videos, never commented) of Fathering Autism. My husband and my 2 boys (teenagers/young adults) always said “they are exploiting their daughter for $$”. I tried to shut them down as “they are raising awareness!” But now that you put this out there I regress. My boys were correct. It’s very sad. I’m bummed their life turned into $$$$ and not their daughter. Again, I don’t know them, I can’t judge but things changed. I dont EVER post pictures of my boys without their permission. I don’t want to embarrass them. Just like I don’t want them to post a picture of me without my consent. You opened my eyes to “no consent” I get it.

Josh is raising awareness for children. A champion of the underdog and those without a voice.

Here’s the worst part about the MLM - if their videos are REALLY trying to reach and help other ASD parents then aren’t they also targeting these parents that are often under extreme stress, both emotionally and financially? In my opinion, it’s worse than the MLM mommy vloggers that are targeting parents of neurotypical children.

Their journey began with good intentions. It was meant to share Abbie's story, the good and the bad shown with truth and sincerity. All of it was aimed at helping other families. This family would not have the recognition they now have or any of the material items without Abbie. Not one of them is interesting enough to have found success on their own. They owe every penny they have earned since they began monetizing their channels to Abbie, for without her, no one would care who they are. They know that and they will ride this meal ticket as long as they can. Fast forward a few years and their vlogs are no longer about Abbie or how to help or guide families struggling with a diagnosis of severe Autism. In Abbie's case, she has both severe Intellectual Developmental Delay and Autism. Huge difference from a person who only has Autism. Yet, they focus mainly on Autism, and only touch on the IDD once in a while, which is not being transparent nor truthful to their followers who truly look to them for advice on Autistic matters. All the facts about Abbie are obvious if one actually has watched each vlog, from the very first one to the present day. The earlier vlogs were more honest and truthful about her abilities and lack of. Start with their first vlog, turn on the closed caption, get some popcorn because watching them all will take a long time, and pay attention. If you have watched ALL of their vlogs from the start then you are well aware of the following; Mentally Abbie is a two-year-old at best, a toddler. With toddler behaviors, thoughts, and wants. Chronologically and physically Abbie's body is that of a 15-year-old. Abbie will forever be a toddler mentally, yet her body will continue to grow and change. Think about that for a moment. Abbie is NOT a typical teenager, nor will she ever be a typical adult, or typical middle-aged or elderly person. Abbie is NOT potty trained and will more than likely forever wear diapers. Abbie will NEVER be independent or able to do anything on her own without supervision or prompting. Abbie does not have the cognisant understanding to navigate alone in her own yard safely, let alone in this world. Abbie will never go to college. Abbie will never have a paying job that she could independently do on her own. Abbie will never get married or have children. Abbie has never spoken a word. She makes sounds and noises, however, she has never said a word or sentence. That has been stated numerous times by Asa himself. ALL of this is OK, as this is who Abbie is. What is NOT OK is her family portraying her as anything other than who she is. Abbie should never be spoken about or portrayed as a "typical teen", she is not. A typical teen is what her family so desperately wants her to be seen as. It is deceitful to the followers and MOST IMPORTANTLY, unfair to Abbie to portray her as something she is not. Look beyond the numerous platforms this family provides. Do a few google searches of names and throw in words like "other daughter" or "arrests" and you will uncover more legal docs and information than you might be prepared to accept about this family. I honestly could care less about his affair, but the way he hid from being found for so long when he knew he had a first daughter (who was born years before Abbie) to support, is telling. We all make mistakes, (his affair) but living in a half a million-dollar home while behind on child support (all documented time-wise if you look for it) and living their best lives on camera speaks volumes about Asa and Priscilla. That was the moment for me. Signed, a former follower of this family, who finally took off the rose-colored glasses in March of 2020.

The main idea here is: KIDS ARE NOT CONTENT..,do I need to say it again for the people in the back? KIDS ARE NOT CONTENT! EVER! They cannot consent. Think people!!! Also, here in Texas it is close to IMPOSSIBLE for obese or unhealthy people to get life insurance. UNLESS THEY ARE PAYING A TON, LYING TO THE COMPANY, OR LYING TO THEIR AUDIENCE...hmmm...(IMO)

It blows my mind that anyone could possibly think what this family is doing is okay. I watched 5 min of one of their videos and could barely stomach it. It made me so uncomfortable .... they are 100% using her to fund their lifestyle.

You don’t “train” a child you teach them.

One of their “fans” at the beginning said it all; “this is their fill time job,” so does the “fan” not realize Asa will do anything to keep the $ coming in? Also, if the parents do not work, how do they have medical insurance? Are they both on Medicaid which is funded by tax payer dollars? And they probably get month payments from Medicare as Abby is on disability.

Thank God for you , standing up for children that can’t stand up for themselves!!!!Keep up the good work !!

The problem with Fathering Autism fans is that a lot of them are very vulnerable - they may have autism or special needs themselves, are poorly educated, lonely, have mental health issues or are desperate mothers looking for support. Some of them latch onto Fathering Autism as a way to feel like they belong or are a part of the family. Asa and Priscilla know this and are very savvy business people- they not only exploit Abbie but exploit the vulnerability of their fans. When you point out the truth, the fans become VERY defensive out of fear that their "family" support is about to be taken away. They just can't accept the truth - it's a defense mechanism called cognitive dissonance.

I am new to your channel. I have watched FA for about 2 years now and have never thought about explore Abbee Thank you for your insight. Made me think a lot about what you were talking about and sadly I have to agree with you. I want to say thank you.. my dad has always said if you keep repeating how great you are you are trying to convince yourself.. thank you again and have a blessed day🙂

He will be making a boo hoo we are victims vlog while he is away.

You don't "train" a child. You "reinforce" good behavior. And you do that will words, with play (ten minutes of uninterrupted play - whatever the child wants), with an art project. NEVER with food. That creates an addiction, especially if the food is sugary. It also creates this association that food needs to be earned. And in the future, if she regresses to the point that she doesn't "earn" the food, that will cause food insecurity, which may also lead to EDs. Guys, School House Rock did a video on this in the 80s! Get with it XD

When you said that the people watching the blogs are involved in the exploitation, I don’t think people realise how much power they hold over content creators. If we stop watching, stop clicking and don’t engage...they no longer have a job. They are out on their asses. STOP ENGAGING WITH PROBLEMATIC STUFF AND THEY WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GO AWAY.

At least Josh is old enough and has the capacity to give informed consent to be in Sam's video

As soon as I saw her picture sitting in the backseat, my heart dropped. I feel so bad for this girl. I also had to fast forward through the reading of the comments. 🤢 I’m not giving time to these people supporting these exploiting parents (although I appreciate you being cool, Josh.) It’s disgusting and their supporters are equally disgusting.

Dunkin is in all of their videos! Disgusting to see that a child knows only the signs for candy, donut, cart and sweets but not family, love, home...

Greed is the # 1 motivation of all these families. Look at the history of humans. Just because you or me love our kids, we assume everyone one else does. HA! Every time I turn on the TV or RU-vid there’s another true crime show about the💩ty things that happen to children. Take these people down.

Great job!!!! I’m disturbed by the fact that “Cilla” is always on her phone while Assa and Summer(the live in) discuss parenting Abbie, something strange is happening in that house!

I wanted to mention a few things with you. I mentioned previously I am an Autism mom. In the state I live in (not Canada) SSI is based on parents income and assets and acts as a supplement to the parents income. I am not sure if this is different depending upon the severity of the child's disability or needs. In my situation , as I got on my feet and made more money the amount of SSI I received decreased until I did not qualify anymore. I am also a Special Ed PreK Teacher which means I am a Mandated Reporter. This family walks a fine line however, it appears Abbie's needs are being meet, she is safe, and receives support in multiple areas. I think if a teacher or therapist reported the family it would not go far because Abbie is not in physical harm and lives in a safe environment. I think her parents create excuses for themselves to justify the exploitation of their daughter to make them feel better about what they do. Abbie's face does not need to ever be on screen for them to be amazing advocates! They are taking advantage of her because she can not voice her beliefs. This hurts my heart knowing this is happening to Abbie and so may other HUMANS! Thank you for speaking out!!!!!!!

"They're nice" is no argument. Ted Bundy was "nice."

I am a mandatory reporter in Texas. I agree that this exploitation. However, having worked in public education and having been a foster parent, I do not believe this falls under “reportable”. I also do not think that action would be taken by CPS. In my experience, the only thing CPS will respond to is physical abuse, extreme verbal abuse, sexual abuse or extreme neglect. It’s sad to say but our foster care system is broken and this would not even get a second look unless the media were involved or there were a very large public grievance.

The fact the they get government assistance when they clearly don’t need it! They should be reported for fraud!

She goes to school on a grant. If they didn’t send her back in person this year they would have lost the funding and would have had to pay out of pocket.

I have been waiting for someone to call them out. Something is off with these people and they hide behind the autism thing to seem like they are good people.

My daughter Stims more when she's over stimulated OR excited. Its VERY easy to tell the difference between the two. Example: when my daughter is excited she will stand on her tippy toes, flap her arms, shakes her hair/head to feel her hair on her face. When she's stressed or over stimulated she will grab her arms, aggressively rubs her eyes, rocks, throws her head back. But alot of Abbies Seem stress related to me. Very few I have seen that are actually happy.

No child should ever be used as a tool to teach anything. Especially a child with a disability.

I've been a Mandatory Reporter for over 16 years. If you see or think there is any sort of harm being done to a child...you are required by law to call the authorities. Even just suspicions....not my job to prove...my job to alert. I've alerted on mental harm, houses being disgusting, food problems, physical abuse. I see or suspect anything....and I DON'T report it...i'm considered accessory to the crime

One more thing, think about this, we only see what they want us to see with Abby. When she doesn’t like something or is on the verge of a meltdown due to overstimulation, they often turn off the camera, complain and we don’t see the full affect of that situation. There is no way to know how much this is making her upset and affecting her development and progress. I know what it is like to have ASD kids who don’t want to be filmed or photographed, that can be very harmful to their self esteem and put a lot of stress on them.

This entire series you've done has been so eye opening for me! I found FA thru another yt channel that I totally respect who is friends with them, but has a verbal autistic daughter. The one thing I've noticed different between Lauren's Channel and FA is that 1. Lauren's little girl is verbal and can communicate when she does or doesn't want to be filmed. If she's having a "hard day" they don't show her. They will even say "she's just having a hard time so she doesn't wanna be on camera". They also ask her if she wants to be on and say hey--and sometimes she is excited and wants to get the camera and talk to everyone. Sometimes she doesn't. 90% of Lauren's content has nothing to do with their daughter or her autism---she started out as a keto channel. She does still family vlog and she's about to give birth and we are all super excited to see their new little baby, but it's just SUCH a different vibe with Lauren compared to FA. Abby, while she can communicate somewhat on a tablet, has ZERO ability to understand what she's "consenting to". Everyone wants to say she can tell them no on her tablet, etc, but she doesn't have the understanding of a teenager to actually consent. She has the mental capability and understanding of a 4-5 year old (if that). I was a real FA stan in the beginning. I learned almost everything I "know" about Autism thru watching them and other autism family channels, but this podcast series has really opened my eyes to the exploitation of Abby and it makes me really sad! I can def see a regression in her knowledge and communication since they moved and they've become "more famous". She is most def not the #1 priority of their family anymore----and I've ALWAYS found it so odd that Priscilla seems so disgusted & frustrated with Abby all the time! I mean, I know i"d surely be exhausted and tired too--but that's still your child and any true mother who can muster up the energy to film a cooking show can certainly muster the energy to play with her child.

The we only see 15 minutes of their life comment drives me up the wall. To get a decent vlog you need to be filming most of the day especially for daily vloggers. They just condense it down to 15 minutes.

Wow... you're amazing...I thought I was the only person who thought this. I've seen where abby tries to walk away but the parent holds her in the video. Everything they have is because of HER!

Hi Josh! Great job today! The reason the humper commented about only seeing 15 minutes of their life is because that is Asa's tagline. Whenever there is a critical comment or topic, the next vlog he will bring it up and say "You only see 15 minutes of our life, you dont know..." He is like a broken record!

Another good one Josh! I say it all the time how thankful I'm for someone finally having the balls to call these vloggers out! It’s been a long time coming and it’s finally here.

A lot of the things they're doing with her like going to Disney (around a lot of people) and going on a boat or skiing can be really overwhelming for someone with autism. For a while my son had a difficult time even going to a grocery store because there's a lot going on and it was over stimulating.

If you had covered FA a couple months ago I would have likely been one of these commenters. I really thought they were one of the good ones. I would have argued that. Now.... Blinders off, reality hits. Did I gain something from them, yes, to some extent, but at what cost? Reality is, they are definitely exploiting her. Their attitudes have changed. Their content has changed.

Life’s little twisted irony.... they don’t see how they’re exploiting Abbey but they DO see/and hear you “exploit” them... aka calling them out, being the voice for a minor! And especially one that is non verbal. Keep up the good work! 👏👏 Stay strong and safe.

Asa has mentioned numerous times that he started RU-vid because he couldn’t hold a normal job. He would quit after a month or two working because he didn’t want to be bossed around by someone. So then he opened up a mechanic shop that Priscilla ran before going full time on RU-vid. So imagine if their channel crashed what would he do next??

I know this will be long but hear me out...Yes they may buy things "she can Enjoy", but Abbie has the mental capacity of a small child and can not verbally communicate those feelings, so who's to say she does enjoy these things? They're luxuries, not needs and using Abbie to make the money to buy them is where it's wrong... All the shit they're buying and money they're spending could be spent on building Abbie her own damn house that's specifically made for her, with 24/7 care so she CAN eventually live on her own with paid help there to help her do so and give her some sort of independence.... That's Abbie's money, and they're not only exploiting their child for said money, they're exploiting the fact that she doesn't understand and never will be able to understand that she is entitled to part, if not most of that money. What happens when Abbie is an adult and the well has run dry?! She can't go and sue her parents because she can't understand what is happening around her and that's not fair to her. Sorry but to me this is worse than just exploiting a child without a disability because at least that child can see the camera in their face and will one day understand what happened along with the ramifications of this lifestyle and will hopefully be able to do something about it, if they feel they want to... Abbie will NEVER be able to ulunderstand how she was taken advantage of and why she was forced to show how to use the bathroom and other things that must be very confusing for her, especially with having sensory issues and being pushed and pulled in CONSTANTLY like a rag doll ALL for content... They're exploiting a child who will NEVER be able to give consent and all they're doing is confusing her especially when they have her sit on a closed toilet when A. She doesn't need to go and B. When that's not how she's supposed to do it, any change in an autistic person's routine can be detrimental and cause added stress so let's force her to sit on a closed toilet with her pants on after she learned how to use the bathroom in a COMPLETELY different way, like that isn't confusing the hell out of her?! A child without any of these issues can differentiate between "oh we're only doing this to show other people how" and "oh so THIS is how I'm actually supposed to be doing it?!" abbie CAN NOT, and when she's being used as an example for content I'm sure it gets very difficult when how she normally does things, is being done completely differently for the content, no wonder that sweet girl has regressed and is doing WORSE and that IS the parents fault. Consistency and routine is very important to someone like Abbie and using her as "an assistant" is hurting HER more than it's helping others!

Great video! My 4 year old son has Autism, and I would never treat him the way these people do. As far as stims go, my son stims when he is happy and when he is anxious or nervous.

Who else noticed that Cilla seems to not really be bothered caring for Abby past making her lunch? There’s a whole video about why Asa looks after her..

Every time I hear someone say all this child exploitation is for “educational purposes” I want to break things. That is the most short sighted cop out you can throw out in support of these monsters. This go-to excuse is wore tf out and y’all need to stop spewing that word salad all over the internet just cuz it’s sounds pretty to YOUR ears. #kidsarentcontent

As a person with autism, I have general understanding of stimming. Usually stimming is caused by strong emotions and situations, they can be good, bad, mad, stress, ect. From what I notice with Abbie, she seems to do more stims that look to be out of stress on camera. She needs the camera out of her face.

I just watch this again.💙Thank you Josh for what you take on for other Chrildern.

I’ve seen a couple of their videos, some are semi educational but I felt really uncomfortable. I’m a special needs mom and while my son is much higher on the spectrum, I just find that they cross a line

Its so crazy that I can ask my children if it's ok to show private moments on camera and they say no, and I can ask them if they would want me to do that to them, and they say no, but ADULTS don't get it!

Abbie sitting in a room in a lodge during a pandemic while Mom is posting selfie’s of herself and Abbie every 10 minutes showing how close she is to Abbie, while the rest are skiing....yeah... okay. The trip is inclusive for Abbie, sadly she cannot stabilize herself on a boat dock; but somehow she can be fine on slippery snow. Her tik tok from MONTHS ago showing Abbie doing laundry and she says she is not prompting her is false...they have to prompt Abbie with everything. Too many things to point out, that they themselves say and post.

Everyone’s always trying to make Abby join in what they like but no one tries to join in with what Abby likes

Omg your cat Sam is soooo adorable!! I've always been a good judge of character esp when I see someone with their pet, the way Sam was head loving you tells me you are the sweetest nicest guy in the world. For anyone coming at you they should rem that and see you are coming from a place of love and concern!! Great video keep up the great work!! 😊💜😊💜😊💜

Well Asa believes that a child can give consent , he stated his other daughter did not want to see him , how a new baby decided this is beyond me but he stated this in his lies video , wonder if he is current on his child support and is it matching with Abby’s income oh I’m sorry I mean Asa’s income or is the money hidden in Priscilla’s name LOL

Thank you for all you do. Every person has the responsibility to protect the most vulnerable people in our society. It's crazy to me that anyone could actually argue against someone saying don't exploit your children.

one 'dislike' already?? must be one of their leg humpers watching, and helping you with your views/ratings at the same time. Lol

"LegHumpers". 😎 😂

You just gained a subscriber. Blew my mind with all the undeniable FACTS. Not being a HaYtEr just cold hard facts

I also have a diagnosis of autism and I stim when I am feeling stressed, the repetitive movement is relaxing, if she is constantly stimming then my guess is she is feeling uncomfortable being on camera. I make videos about my autism now as an adult and I am in control of the content but I can't think of anything worse than my parents exploiting my developmental differences and making money from making my private life public.

I never thought about the staring factor but it makes total sense.

sooo glad I'm off of work and caught this! :)

I went to his Facebook page and look at the comments on the last picture and all the ridiculous followers are saying they can’t wait to watch the vlog. Why is that people need to watch what others are doing? Since when we stopped living our own lives and looking up to others lives to be happy? Wth?

Stimming can let you know what the person may be feeling depending on the situation. It can be a frustrated, happy, tired, sad stim and it all depends on the individual. It's all about knowing the person and paying attention and UNDERSTANDING that all of their behavior is communication. I do not know much about Abby but the blatant Ableism and infantilization pisses me off. Just because she's non-verbal and has an alleged IDD does NOT mean that she has no age appropriate thoughts or feelings whatsoever. I do not view Abby's behavior and lack of communication as regression. She has just not been given the chance to be HERSELF. Her environment is not letting her show everyone what she feels because nobody seems to actually SEE her. Also, one reason why her vocabulary may not be expanding is because they may be doing ABA based therapy. Which, if anyone listens to the Autistic community, will learn that it is compliance based training and abuse. It has been shown to cause ptsd in the long run. You have to change the environment to the individual, not the individual to the environment.

I am a teacher in Australia and am therefore a mandatory reporter and the short answer is yes - if the laws are similar to ours - the teachers should be reporting this if they are aware of the channel. I face palmed so many times listening to the ridiculous comments from FA support base. As you said Josh, they don't address the fundamental focus of your stance......they definitely deflect 🙄

This is a amazing video and this is the josh I started watching from the beginning. Thank god for you doing this.

Leg humpers 😆🤣 love it! Freakin hilarious!

I used to watch this channel and I do feel like I gained some insights into autism that I value, and I loved seeing A's personality and unique experience. I was a subscriber and looked upon them with admiration. When I started to see the MLM stuff, that rubbed me the wrong way, but I didn't think negatively beyond that. Thank you for your perspective in these two videos about them. It really made me see the exploitation in a clear way that can't be denied. I do think that their channel was probably started with positive intentions, but it's been highlighted to me here that they have always sailed by the fundamentally crucial issues of consent and dignity, and have morphed into something that is wrong overall because of the lack of consent and in the details is questionable on many fronts. Thank you for raising these red flags, and for helping me question myself about what I was watching and why. I've unsubscribed.

Come oooon 50k :D congrats Josh ! You deserve it...

As a teacher, I think I may know how Abby gets her school services. I don’t know about the respite care and such, but when I used to watch the channel I picked up on how they get Abby at the very special, and I am assuming, expensive school. Children with special needs have IEPs. These are individual education plans. These are federally mandated and anything that is decided is best for the child must be provided by the school system. They have said that they fought the school system, and I’m guessing that they fought to have the fact that the best educational placement for her would be this school. If they can get that in the IEP, the school system would pay for the schooling, not them, not the money made off of Abby. I would be interested in what else they are being provided by outside sources and what special services they actually pay for. I am not implying that every child like Abby should not get the best services, but if you make millions of dollars the financial obligations should to some degree fall to the parents.

Thanks for talking about this Josh!! You're greatly appreciated!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

For my nephew. Over stimulation is what causes the “stems” however you spell it.

The mom has her own RU-vid channel where she “cooks.” Same ridiculous name as her Facebook page. Cilla’s Stuff and Things. It used to be Pots Pans & Pricilla but the rebranded so she can show off her “decorating skills.” 🤣

I can't wait until you dig into Abbies BFF summer! You are in for a treat! She's constantly treating Abbie like a baby, tickling her, grabbing her and literally BLOCKING AND HOLDING HER to stay in a room, or in the 'shot'. She terribly annoying and often times inappropriate with her. She was the one that held Abbie down while Priscilla gave Abbie a bloody nose. It's a very strange arrangement they have. Definitely worth looking into!

You've opened my eyes to family vlogging channels. Thank you for doing what you're doing!

wait... do you not know Cilla has her own "cooking" channel? 🤣😂 you are in for a treat. and by treat I mean watching a teen being held captive in the kitchen while her mom puts cheese on everything.

Yeah! You hit 50k!!! You are doing great things with your growing platform, thank you for that

“Cuz a cat... it’s a cat” 😹 No but really, you are right on with this. I don’t know how anyone can watch videos like that bathroom one and say that that is ok, wth. They could so easily “raise awareness” without exploiting that girl!

If they only wanted to help others they wouldn’t monetize their videos.

I just unsubscribed. I never thought about it from this view. I have watched them for a year...I like some of the stuff they talk about and have learned some things from them, but I do think them doing videos every day as a job is not right because they literally are using Abby as a job...and no kid wants their whole life on camera.

I just don’t understand these ridiculous comments supporting this family. What the eff is wrong with our world. EXPOLITATION IS WRONG...

Hey Josh, love your content. I’m a SPED teacher and former early interventionist with focus on children with autism. To answer to your question about stimming...for children on the spectrum it can be done for a variety of reasons but most commonly it is a way to deal with sensory overload, adapting to a new or unfamiliar situation, or to help reduce some frustration or anxiety. Sometimes it is a coping mechanism for boredom or even to temper excitement. I have a daughter with high functioning autism that will also sometimes stim when she feels happy, but most often it’s in response to boredom or stress. Hope this helps, and keep fighting for these kids.

Great video! Thanks for opening my eyes and being so blunt, lm here for it. Lol

You bring up such a good point with the likes & comments on these family vloggers IG pages with the kids in the pics, so eye opening.

Let’s hear it from those that think this exploitation is ok and will defend it because it’s served as educational & raising awareness. Take off your blinkers! It is not ok! None of it! Great job Josh 👏👏👏

Kind of odd how it correlates to the story about Gypsy Rose and how her mother basically profited off of her daughter being “mentally ill”.

I have a question, when RU-vid did that whole thing by disabling the comments on channels that dealt with children, why are channels like FA allowed to keep them active?