Quote Originally Posted by Howetzer View Post
Here are some things I have thought about.
In autistic children the signs of this disease are evident at birth. Children naturally make eye contact. It is a bonding method I think. In autistic children they often stare of, as autism is a disease where the person does not obtain social skills. They have no desire to look at you.[/b]
I'm not sure that is totally true Howie. I have an autistic cousin, he is now about 30 years old. Up until he was three, he developed normally. For some reason though, he began to withdraw. It was really kind of a creepy thing.

He lost most of the communications skills he had gained to that point and developed the 'stare' that is so common.

The funny thing though, when he was in his late teens, they gave him a flip-book of flash cards, common everyday phrases and pictures for stuff you would need to buy groceries, ride a bus, and so forth. He CAN use these quite well to communicate.

Autism is a really weird thing, on occasion, someone just snaps right out of it.
I hope some day they DO find a way to prevent it and to help those that are afflicted.