I have no idea of the cost of the shots in the US. My friend recently had twins and we were discussing the vaccinations not long ago. I'll have to ask her what choices she was given and the costs involved.

I have worked with young children who are autistic....sometimes I am amazed at what they know and how fast they learn it...but I am ALWAYS amazed at the incredible individuals that each of them truly are and at what they have to teach me.

I once had a preschool child client who was non-verbal. We were at the park on that particular day and there was a woman with a baby in a stroller. My young friend went over the stroller and took his index fingers and moved them in a sideways motion near his face, pointing towards the sky. The mother didn't like this and quickly walked away. Later that day I asked his mother about that particular sign. It meant stars. The baby's stroller was navy blue and covered with gold stars. So, I learned something new that day and was completely in awe of the details that this young child was taking in.

Later I learned how I could be manipulated by the same 4 year old....and watched him manipulate others like a master....he had us all trained to not expect him to hit high expectations...fooled every single one of us.

ML