And yes - I would trade away every Stephen Spielberg movie in a heartbeat if it meant my son could talk and not wave chopsticks in front of the TV.

I've sure your "stance" makes you feel like Donna Quixote but all you've managed to do is piss off someone like me who lives with autism IN OUR HOUSE every day. Maybe if austism lived next door and I was able to wave at it and say hello from time to time I would feel differently. Probably not.