Yeah, I guess I left out that group ... :-) ...
You didn’t leave the group out. I think group #3 is relatively small in percentage. A person has to be very involved and open minded. When one of my besties son was dealing with the initial elementary school, I was the “stand by” person on the emergency list. So, I was the person called to deal with an outburst etc... if his Mom was at a Doctor’s appt, etc. Therefore, I tried to educate myself as much as possible. “J” is now 19. He is doing extremely well at a Community College. He drives himself. Believe me... the road to get him to this point was HARD. Numerous medication trials, a special school in the county that dealt with Autism/and the spectrum, specialist visits, etc...
May I add that it was his Mom and her faith that got the family through. She heard her fair share of “slap him, punish him, send him away”. She dealt with “the stares” and the disapproving looks/words. In my book, she is darn near an earthly saint... never gave up on him and worked diligently to ensure that he would have a go at life.