Hello smarti. I have four DGC. One girl and three boys. The two middle boys have ASD's. The elder one is seven yrs. old and had a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome when he was five. The younger one is five yrs. old and has a severe speech delay, he has been seeing a speech therapist since he was three, and is awaiting a diagnosis, probably of high functioning autism. They are both lovely boys, although the little one is very stubborn and belligerent. He has a fascination with all things electrical, we took them out for the day yesterday, we went to the Science Museum in Glasgow, in the car we discovered that he had brought a telephone socket from home, in his pocket. Life can be quite challenging with them, but I love them to bits, and couldn't imagine them any other way. My seven yr. old Aspie GS is gradually learning to cope with his sensory problems. He takes his ear defenders with him to anything that promises to be noisy. Neither boy is coping well at school, so my DD has taken the brave step of home schooling them, starting very soon. This is quite a long post, I could go on, but think I'd better leave it there. I'm glad you are all learning as you go along. So are we, it's all you can do. I try to offer as much support as I can, but we live about 90 miles apart. DD knows I'm only at the end of the phone though!