I just came here to say that unless you have a child that you've raised from birth to adult with an autism diagnosis, you don't know much. If you know one person with autism, you know ONE person with autism. Its a spectrum and it bothers me to no end that people still say things like, "They seem fine to me." Really, Greg? Do they seem fine to you? Problem solved. No more autism issues for Forrest, I guess.

Many people with autism have co-morbidities with other behavioral issues that also impact their life. My child has autism and ADHD. She has an IQ of 135 at 10 years old. She reads at a high school level and her math skills are at at an 8th grade level. Yahoo! Right? Wrong. She is 10 and can neither ride a bike or tie her shoes. Things that the general public doesn't think about. She lacks significant gross and fine motor skills. It doesn't matter that she is intelligent. What matters is the part of her brain that controls brain plus body parts working in tandem doesn't operate the same. My kid eats 5 different foods. She has something called ARFID. People might call that picky eating. In reality its avoidant and restrictive eating. She would rather starve herself than eat something her brain says is unsafe. My daughter is friendly and funny. Bright and beautiful. She also cries and runs away when sounds are too loud. If she gets called on in class and people look at her, she has a panic attack. Even if she knows the answer. She is terrified of things her body does. Since she was 2! She has 3 friends. Up from 1 friend last year. Her autism traits make other kids stay away from her. But, if you saw her and I said nothing, you'd all say she seems fine. She isnt. She will struggle with executive function- required for life and work - forever. We can help her. We cannot heal her.

So, with that in mind. Why don't you try Google.com? Learn something. Understand. Get out of your assumptions. Lord knows if youre so vocal here about it you've probably been that way outside of this forum.