Yes, I'm strong, so are most of the parents of autistic children. You should try to relax and get out more. I won't dignify this one with a comment. Thank you Hollywood for yet another myth about autism. You've been watching 'Rainman' too much.
Savants are rare, in fact, some of our children are profoundly retarded.
If he was born 500yrs ago, I wouldn't have to worry about his future vocation. . Sometimes I wish mine would just shut up. This is by far the absolute worst, most insensitive thing you could possible say to a parent of an autistic child in my opinion. Many of us would give our lives to hear our son or daughter call us Mommy just once, or be able to tell us that they love us. Another undignifiable comment.