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18 Feb 2007, 3:04 am

Here's a fresh [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/magazine/18autistic.t.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5088&en=da14a98fc947f498&ex=1329454800&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss[url]New York Times article[/url] about an NT girl living with her 2 twin autistic brothers. (NY Times subscription or bugmenot required)



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18 Feb 2007, 12:11 pm

I liked it. It made me thnik about what it would be like for my siblings, if I had siblings, which I don't.


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18 Feb 2007, 7:40 pm

I feel sorry for NTs that have to live with autistics. I've read how NT siblings often are neglected especially when they have a low spectrum autistic in the family that requires ALL of the parents attention. Plus the fact that a lot of autistics are just plain pain the butts to be around. My parents are both on spectrum and my only sibling was stillborn so never have lived with NTs.