I think that people with atsuim and autistic people often have their own, diverse views. I usually defer to what the individual prefers and that's the boundary I try to respect.In my case as a homeschooler, lone ranger, we have not had services since we left the school system twelve years ago. We have not pursued anything special from the system, but just having a word (autism) gave us a wealth of information and ideas. It was not enough because another phrase (syntactic aphasia) is more explicit on what we are seeing now. When she was younger, a more accurate word would have been full-blown aphasia.I do not care about cure. But, I do want Pamela to have as many doors open to her so that she can choose one of many. When she learned to use the potty at age 6.5, that opened doors that might have been otherwise shut. When she learned to read and write, that opened even more. Now that she is improving her ability to speak for herself, even more doors of possibility.Her little quirky behaviors (rocking for joy, running a victory lap, giggling, etc.) do not bother me because they are just how she expresses her feelings. I am not trying to stamp out personality traits, but I am helping her to be more functional in the world so she has the chance to be her own person.

by Elkin 01:41:15 AM 2013.06.28

Why does this have to be the ONLY reliable suocre? Oh well, gj!

by Lanette 04:19:26 AM 2013.06.28

If infomairton were soccer, this would be a goooooal!

by Davian 04:19:26 AM 2013.06.28