The story of his journey with Tariq and his work with families of children with special needs is told in his book. It will be issued in paperback in the Spring of 2000. His knowledge originated as a teenager with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. He remarks that chronic illness and developmental disability have a profound impact on all family members. For too long fathers and their unique needs have been neglected.
Men do care, and do want to be involved in their children's lives.
They deserve our full support in coping With their losses as well as celebrating their joys. Autism is a developmental disorder that begins within the first two years of life and affects how a child sees and senses the world and relates to others. Attention and approval are not important to them in typical ways for they are relatively but not absolutely disinterested in relationships. Repetitive, stereotypical patterns of behavior with preoccupations that appear abnormal and often an inflexible need for routines or rituals. If you are concerned the your child has the symptoms mentioned here, a developmental evaluation is strongly recommended.