[Tempest]

I didn't mean to come off as insensitive in my last post but it seemed that you were being overly dramatic. Although I suppose I might come off like that too if it were something that affected me more directly.

[GeronL]

something that more directly affected you??

Like what??

[pollywog]

no offense taken Tempest. As you can tell , this is directly effecting so many that I know as well as our family. My nephew has a 19 year old severely autistic/non verbal son. His marriage has ended on the rocks from the constant stress and tension. Our granddaughter is Aspergers ( a form of autism).My daughter's home is constantly filled with stress with the outbursts and tantrums of our granddaughter. Our son often goes into fits and breaks things, causing much tension here in our home. Autism is one of the hardest handicaps to deal with.