Trusera's "experience the Power of Been There™" is absolutely true. There's nothing like hearing the experiences of someone else who's been through what you've gone through.

I witnessed it today, although not on Trusera, but in real life.

My son, Maxfield, has Aspergers. He throws tantrums almost daily. Most people have very little tolerance for his tantrums and believe that my method of calming him down and not confronting him on what he may have destroyed in the process is creating a monster.

Almost everyone that witnesses his tantrums offers criticism and disbelief.

Sometimes I defend my handling of Max by sharing that we've been seeing a wonderful occupational therapist for almost 2 years now and she supports my methods. Often I'll just shrug my shoulders.

Maxfield has made a friend. Ian is 2 years older than Max, and has Aspergers also. Ian has been hanging out at our house almost everyday. He's spent the night twice in the last two weeks.

The boys have a funny way of connecting. They tend to run in parallel conversation, but they seem to like it.

Today Maxfield had a tantrum. He started attacking me so I grabbed his arms and pulled them around his back. Then I pulled and dragged him towards his room. I stopped just before his door, because I couldn't figure out how to get him in.

Maxfield stayed on the floor whining that I'd made his limbs non-functional (his words). Ian who was still in the living room walked over to Max and told him that at least I wasn't trying to hurt him. Ian then told Max of how a few years ago in school, his teachers would yank his arms back, throw him to the floor and then sit on him. The worst was when the fat teacher sat on him because he couldn't breath.

Max laughed. Ian then cajoled Max into trying to use his non-functional limbs. Soon they were both playing again. Tantrum completely gone.

Ian's been there. Nothing is more powerful than that.