Your son is such a DARLING. I think he definitely takes after Dad, too, especially around the eyes. It is so hard to have anything bad or difficult to happen to happen to your children.

I've had a hard time w/bipolar BUT when my children both went through difficult bouts of depression in their late teens & early 20's it tore me apart. I so wanted to take their pain away. We got them treatment & they are doing well at 33 & 30 yrs. old!

But it is a killer to be a parent when anything is happening to your child. When my son was going into kindergarten the school tested him (private school) & said his fine motor skills were not up to par. I was devastated. Like I had disabled him in some way. I worked w/him as you are working w/your son & he made many strides in those fine motor skills--but Mom was a mess!

In your area NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness--though I don't think Autism is in the category of "mental illness"--it is like ADHD--they are in the DSM code). Anyway, they may have a "Family to Family" class (free, very supportive & informative).

Or contact the MHA (Mental Health America--formerly Mental Health Assoc.).

Take care.