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[Bobitis]

I know it's way outta the realm of pellet smoking. Yet I feel it's quite important to try and understand.
That someone you may not understand could be a genius that never gets recognized. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fy7gUIp8Ms

[rwalters]

Having an autistic daughter, I must say, this video is pretty spot on. Thanks for sharing

[Brushpopper]

My wife is an Assistant Principal at an elementary school and is a major advocate for the children with special needs.  There isn't enough awareness out there for them in my opinion.  Thanks for posting the link Bobitis!!

[GrillinGlen]

That’s an excellent video, I hope everyone takes time to watch it.  My middle son who’s 25 is autistic, he has a high functioning type called “asbergers”.  Although he has a college degree and works full time as a computer programmer he probably always will live with us.

[Darwin]

The main character on the ABC TV show "The Good Doctor" is autistic and has savant syndrome.  I am not sure how accurate the portrayal is, but it does cause me to think and try to understand things from his point of view.  The more we learn the better we are for it. 
Thanks Bob.

[rwalters]

As mentioned above, we have an autistic daughter. We adopted her at 3 years of age, she is now 7.  Her name is Teya.  Teya has shown me numerous things about myself, and without knowing it, has challenged me to the core... yes, she is special indeed!

- Teya doesn’t have a clue about pride and conceit.  She is unbelievably beautiful but has no desire to flaunt it. 
- She is ALWAYS the first to apologize.
- The thought of holding a grudge has never registered in her mind.
- She lives in the moment 24/7.
- When her basic ‘needs’ are met, she is content.
- She is compassionate beyond my understanding.
- If you cry, she cries.
- And the list continues...

Day in and day out, she continues to teach and challenge me!

This short video was a good intro into Teya’s world. I have come to realize that the further I delve into her world, the more I learn about my need for Jesus!  I didn’t expect that when I first met Teya. To be honest, she kind of scared me.

Many think of Autism as a bad thing. I have found it to be a blessing.

Thanks again for sharing!

[triplebq]

Thanks for sharing.

[KNIGHTDAD]

My sister has a son in his mid 20’s that was diagnosed at 3. They lived in Omaha Nebraska at the time. Public schools did not have adaquate schooling for him. They started a program called FEAT (Further Education for Autistic Treatment). After getting no where with the Omaha School district they moved to Madison Wisconsin for the schooling. Wisconsin and
California are by far the leaders in Autistic public schooling. The last year she has been developing a app (STIMMI) with another mother with a disabeled child that tracks the kids daily routeen to the finest detail. She has always feared what would happen to Evan if something happened to herself and husband.

[dk117]

thanks for the post.   My brother is one of the many un-diagnosed people on the autistic spectrum.    Independent and full time job, just a little awkward.   A very unique memory, but no rain man superpowers.   Many engineers are on the spectrum, that seems to be well accepted, yet there are others we'd just call socially awkward.  The video posted can help with that conversation.

DK

[bregent]

The book "Neurotribes" by Steve Silberman is a great read and describes the history and changing of diagnoses of autism.