Liz - Autism is a GIFT? What a crock. Not to this dad it isn't.Let's take a poll of every family that has a child with autism and see how many agree with you.

And your discription of someone with autism fits SOME people with autism but not all. Please don't make that assumption. My son is nothing like what you've described. I've said it before: If you've met one person with autism you've met one person with autism.