Category Archives: difficult behavior.

he is anything, but he is not stupid.

David has a tendency to pretend to not be very smart. Yet, he can manipulate a conversation so that you believe you gave him permission to have the car for a couple of hours.  The conversation could have started with something innocuous, such as, can I take the dog for a walk. I keep telling him, that anyone who can manipulate conversations, and some people, are not stupid. He doesn’t do anything with out calculating a benefit for himself.  Sure some things he does appear to be spontaneous, but rest assured, he is thinking hard about the best way to get the situation to turn out to his advantage. If we could just harness his ability to argue, manipulate and calculate benefits – he could go so far. Tweet #fighting4answrs

my child with autism is not a monster

Let us get this straight.  Autism is not a monstrous disorder that makes people into killers. My son with autism is not a monster. My son with autism is highly intelligent. My son with autism is reclusive and at times shy. My son with autism doesn’t handle stimulation well. My son with autism doesn’t handle most social situations appropriately. My son with autism doesn’t respond to bullies appropriately. My son with autism is a human being who is different from those without autism. My son is not Adam in the making.  To imply that any autism tendencies that Adam displayed were the reason for his murderous spree, is doing a huge disservice to anyone with an autism spectrum diagnosis. My son knows he has a form of autism.  To us, the autism isn’t a hindrance, it is a bonus that has gifted him with extraordinary abilities in information recall and

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