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Here is what one mom of a 22-year-old with high-functioning autism says:
I wish I could say that over the years my response to people ridiculing, demeaning or rejecting my son has gotten better, but it has not. But what has gotten better is that it no longer overwhelms me and does not last as long.
How do you handle it?
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I try to put positive awareness of autism out into the world. I hope that it will come back to my little guy someday.
I've been trying to teach my son's teacher about autism, in the hopes that she'll be an example for the kids in my son's class.
We need more understanding of autism. The more the ...