[goodwithagun]

My oldest is high functioning ASD, but I still won’t put Sesame Street on.

[re_nortex]

It’s liberal, pro-islam garbage straight from red diaper dopers. The USSR produced children’s propaganda that varies not one whit from Sesame Street. Abolish the FCC, CPB and PBS! Let freedom ring!

[Tax-chick]

I’m not in favor of the ideology of “Sesame Street,” either. Hillary Clinton was on the board of Children’s Television Workshop at one point. (And Al Gore was on the board of Occidental Petroleum, but that’s something else again.)

Nonetheless, I think helping children to associate positively with those who are different is extremely important. One of the things we’ve found doing science competitions (Envirothon, Science Olympiad) is that students with autism spectrum symptoms or OCD can be extremely valuable teammates, once the group develops strategies to focus on their strengths.

[rabidralph]

Good for you. I hope you all are getting the help you need. I've been reading Temple Grandin's book, "Thinking in Pictures." It's been a real eye-opener for me, concerning people with autism, and the different ranges they function in. The movie was really good too.

I highly recommend any of her books or just viewing the movie. She does not feel sorry for herself, she took care of her many challenges and grew up to design many of the humane cattle handling procedures used in slaughter houses and holding pens.

[huldah1776]

What have you learned about the new stat that 68% of kids have autism?