babiedoll

Hi. You will get through this and be a great mom. There are lot of resources out there. Find a local support group of parents. This is more common than you might think with about 1 in 1000 children. Other parents who are along in the information and treatment process will be very sympathetic and helpful. It is easy to drown in the worries, but focus on one thing at a time and all the good things about Paris. Love and continuous treatment can make a big difference. The ASD has a huge range of implications from savant type autism as seen in the movie Rainman to social avoidance behaviours as seen in many of the people here. ;-)

I wish your family the best.


>> Good info here: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/autism-spectrum-disorders-pervasive-developmental-disorders/index.shtml

I feel better today and thank all of you for being so supportive!