Words-

love this from Autism Discussion page:

"The biggest mistake they we make is assuming that people on the spectrum with good verbal skills, have good ability to understand the "gist" of what is being communicated. When we do we interpret their misjudged behavior as intentional."

Words are words, but it might as well be silent if you can't COMMUNICATE ..... very misunderstood with my son... he is so verbal... and if you pay attention close enough (or you know him).. it's script from ESPN, from sports shows, from movies, from TV shows, from us his parents

and he gets very frustrated when he can't properly communicate his needs/ wants/ desires properly

leading to behaviors

and we've literally been told "he can't have Autism, he talks so well"

Pay attention people, pay attention!

and more importantly if you don't know anything about Autism, then really nothing should be said about my situation! Thank you very much!

My boy talks, he's smart, he's funny, he's caring, he's loving, he's an amazing athlete

but he struggles, he struggles some days to just exist

he struggles to communicate, he struggles to sit in a chair, he struggles to understand what is being asked of him

He struggles and well, he struggles more than the average child, and I will continue to fight stereotypes, fight to make life better for him, fight to help him be happy, fight for him and fight to get him the resources and tools he needs to succeed! I will fight for him- and I will continue to give him the words, language skills so that one day he may be able to fight for himself!