played with a autistic kid today.

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today, i was hanging out with my cousins and they went to play with other kids on the reserve, and there was a kid there with autism, he was diagnosed with Classic but he didnt seem it at all.

very good verbal skills, and wanted to play with the other kids. i had some 1 on 1 time with him and he was quoting from a 2006 movie 'Monster House" almost perfectly. it was really interesting because i remember quoting movies too.

also, apparently the parents are very absent and detatched to this child.

Question: do you think certain autistic people would benifit better from less parantal help or more

NOTE: i understand some autistic people really CAN NOT do well without any support,

I did ok without parental people.

Sometimes, parents don't understand sensory overload. It's a difficult balance. Sometimes, parents have to back away, but still be around when needed.

My stepson is classic Autistic.

To me he appears normal. Heck, I even battled with their decision for a long time that he wasn't Autistic. He's a good kid. My god he his awesome on the piano. I'm still teaching him, but the way he picks up what I teach him is unbelievable. I said to him the other week "When you see two black notes, the note next to it on the left of the first black note is C then the white keys go C, D, E, F, G, A, B". And I showed him with an example. I told him once, and he done it straight away. I was amazed at how quick he picked it up. He's only 6. So the next morning I tested him, asked him to show me where C is, and to tell me the letters of the keys. Done it perfect. I said "Move down the piano, so me a different C". Done it right away, and I didn't even show him.

There is nowhere else he could learn that.

I treat him normal. I spend time with him on the areas where I am strong, and he is weak. Tell a lie, the areas where I am strong, he also appears strong, but I'm no good with the other subjects so I stick to teaching him music, computers and math.

He's so bright, and smart. Very loving too. We joke sometimes and I say "Jake, I'm fat" and he replies with "No, James your not fat you're beautiful". He wants to hug everyone. He's very attached to certain people. He will try to hug his friends who are male at school, but they push him away.

He makes these annoying noises constantly though, high pitched squealing, but I know that's him, and I know with AS there is no point in even trying to stop them. I'm probably just as annoying at times as he is so hey. We make a good team

We're on the same scale in terms of AS - and I'm not his Dad by blood - which is kinda odd.

Sorry, talking too much. He's awesome though.

My parents were more of a hindrance than any help.

if there's one thing I've learned from over 30 years of life, it's that folks generally seem to keep us at arms' length; this typically includes family as well.

as for my parents, my Mom was Autistic, and my Dad...isn't, but he definitely has something heading in that direction; my Mom was always in her own little world, and my Dad was usually more focused on his critical thinking studies.

And then, when we are given advice, it's usually from people showing flat-out they have no basic understanding of the person they're even talking to.

I would love to see what would happen if parents actually nurtured their Autistic child and encouraged him/her, and showed they honestly basically gave a $#!+