Powerful Parent of Autistic son

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I have to agree with that. I see so much good going on with these children, and so much positive awareness, that I count my son lucky to be part of this generation, and not a previous one. We are, for the most part, keeping these children happy, willing to interact, able to interact, and allowing their inner life to be seen. Before my son was diagnosed as having Aspergers, he was getting so frustrated at school that he was starting to shut down, to withdraw into himself, and write off the world as not being fair. I see those feelings in adult Aspies often. My son is not growing up with them. The condition was caught, services were given, and he is very happy and self-confident. That alone is a supreme gift, and it comes simply from an evolving understanding of what the spectrum is, and what it means.

Although I am not personally going to give Autism Speaks any credit for it, lol. I credit some special and perceptive teachers, etc. Shoot, some of the best information I have gotten has come from the after-school childcare director, and her information is the result of simply being able to tune into kids of all sorts really really well. As I posted elsewhere, I do see things that trouble me with Autism Speaks as an organization.

BUT, not having a child more severely affected, I can only guess what the world of services looked like in the past, what funding was available, and what forces drove the change, so I can't say that certain organizations did or did not have a part in it.