And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.

As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment.

I strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at. Being with people who share your interests makes socializing easier.

Sometimes we forget about common sense. Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior.

Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices.

I'm pure geek, pure logic.

Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.