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I have a ten year old nephew who is autistic. Tyler spoke
until the age of 3. I refuse to beleive that he will never
speak nor be toilet trained. Tyler is very intelligent.
Only yesterday, I got Tyler to say on when he wanted me to
flick my lighter. It took alot of time and patience. Tyler
did it!! He can and will talk. These children are the
closest to angels on earth as we can get. They do not know
how to hate, be greedy, or vain. All of the emotions that
can make us very unpleasant people are not within them.
These people should be recognized for the blessings that
they are. No one knows how a diagnosis of autism affects a
family until they experience it. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT
IS THE END OF THE WORLD. FAMILIES OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN CAN
BE AS NORMALLY FUNCTIONING AS ANY OTHER FAMILY.
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My brother is what is now described autistic(although
probably closer to Asperger's syndrome), however 45 years ago
I'm not sure what the doctors thought he was. They did
however, tell my mother that he would never learn to talk,
read etc. and the best thing she could do was to
institutionalize him. He was de...See More
Jun 29, 2005


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