The Tragedy of Autism?
"Deep Breath In... Long Breath Out." Thanks, Sunshine ! I really needed that advice... especially for this post. The tragedy of autism is compounded by one fact that makes desperate parents wish they could turn back the hands of time: symptoms of the neurodevelopmental disorder typically show up when a child is 2 or 3 or even older, but by then it may be too late to prevent or reverse whatever glitches in brain development (still pretty much a mystery) underlie the disease. It is even on the late side for getting a child the behavioral interventions and special education that might mitigate some of the worst symptoms. The tragedy of autism? Tragedy? Desperate parents wishing they could turn back the hands of time? Desperate? 2 or 3 years old may be too old for intervention? Too old? Newsweek's Sharon Begley has me on edge right now. I can literally feel the blood in my veins boiling, and at any moment, I could spontaneously combust. To open an article with such a de...