@LukeAlmighty yeah if my kid ends up a little bit autistic i've always thought i'll try to treat him as normal as possible. after seeing how my aunt and uncle raised my autistic cousin, i think part of the reason why he ended up the way he did was because they basically just enabled his autism and used it as an excuse at every turn.

obviously there are some learning differences and such, but i think it is still something that can be overcome with enough attention paid.