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There are countless moments I look back on now and realize my son was reading, understanding, and taking in far more than anyone believed. My son was diagnosed with “classic autism,” and years later I learned he had also been labeled with “global developmental delay.” In other words, he was considered intellectually disabled. Knowing what I know now, I am horrified by how low our expectations were for him—or perhaps more accurately, how quickly society gives up on autistic in

What If Everything You Were Told Is Wrong? I’m talking about profound autism, or what some are now calling Level 3. What if it’s not true that your child has an intellectual disability, but instead has a motor impairment called apraxia that prevents them from telling you what is going on inside of them? When the Labels Don’t Match What You See I was in denial about my son’s autism for a brief time because I couldn't believe he wasn’t smart. I held on to that belief, but after