So does his brother, Derek, 8. Brock and Derek are autistic. Between them, they are at their 14th school, Del Sol Academy in San Diego's Bay Park. They also are learning with the help of in-home tutors. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by self-absorption and severe social, communication and behavioral problems.
Some autistic adults graduate from college, get jobs or marry.
The Fetts, who live in Bay Park, do not know what their sons' future will be, but Brock and Derek likely will live at home as adults. Having two autistic children remains the center of their lives. We don't drive a Lexus. But it isn't martyrdom, they said. It's an adventure.