Lizzie honey
I hear what you are saying, in fairness I only dealt with the severe cases and for those with it that consider it I gift I am very very happy for them and wish them continued blessings because every case is indeed different. Just the parents that I know with autistic kids it is so far from a gift that it is a Greek tragedy to say the least. So I only can talk about my direct involvement and it has always been such a terrible situation that for me, I can never see it as a gift but for those folks that do, I am so very happy for them that they did not have to experience this stuff ... it breaks my heart so I do whatever I can to help.