I Cannot Emphasize Enough The Importance Of

Research Is Starting To Show That A Child Should Be Engaged At Least 20 Hours A Week. I Do Not Think It Matters Which Program You Choose As Long As It Keeps The Child Actively Engaged With The Therapist, Teacher, Or Parent For At Least 20 Hours A Week.

People Can Live Up To High Standards, But They Can't Live Up To Perfection.

I Know A Number Of Autistic Adults That Are Doing Extremely Well On Prozac.

I Am Much Less Autistic Now, Compared To When I Was Young. I Remember Some Behaviors Like Picking Carpet Fuzz And Watching Spinning Plates For Hours. I Didn't Want To Be Touched. I Couldn't Shut Out Background Noise. I Didn't Talk Until I Was About 4 Years Old. I Screamed. I Hummed. But As I Grew Up, I Improved.

I Think Sometimes Parents And Teachers Fail To Stretch Kids. My Mother Had A Very Good Sense Of How To Stretch Me Just Slightly Outside My Comfort Zone.