@mamacita well said. I know many people truly feel they are helping, by recommending their ideas of how to cure someone with autism, without realizing they may be dangerous. After 14 yrs of living with an autistic son, I am thankful I didn't listen to all the ideas everyone wanted me to try on him. Autistic people are not guinea pigs, and I would not chance experimenting on anyone's child with the next "natural cure-all" Of course there are awesome therapies and some medications out there to help anyone on the spectrum, or any disability to achieve their potential. Speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ABA have helped our little guy progress so much, and at the same time, teach parents to always gently push them out of their comfort zone. I've also learned not to take silly comments, that we all hear over and over, about what we did to cause Autism, try this, try that etc, etc... to fall like water off a duck's back. Life's much better that way. 🙂