I know some people don't believe in mental disorders [[especially ones like Autism, ADD, and ADHD) and feel that they are just disorders made up by liberals trying to excuse otherwise unacceptable behavior or bad parenting. However, my cousin has Autism and I hardly think it's made up, this kid is seriously afflicted. I was wondering if there are any others on the board that have relatives that have been diagnosed with Autism and what their experiences were with this disorder.

There is an article on MLive.com that caught my attention today. I don't know if I agree with some of the arguments in the article but it just made me think about the real problems some children face and I thought it was worthy of discussion.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/inde..._on_backe.html