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CREATING THE VILLAGE by KIM MA­HARAJ If there was ever a par­ent that need­ed a vil­lage around them, it is the par­ent of a spe­cial needs child, and in this case, an autis­tic child. As com­pared to the in­ter­na­tion­al stan­dards, the so­cial sup­port and pub­lic health sys­tems in place for par­ents of autis­tic chil­dren in Trinidad and To­ba­go is se­vere­ly un­der par. The par­ent is usu­al­ly made to be the sole sup­port and care­giv­er of the child. This can take a huge toll in terms of the men­tal and emo­tion­al load.