Coping with a Lack of Services After Autism Diagnosis

Stephanie Thomas, whose 28-year-old son Jay Thomas has autism, stressed that it is vital for parents with autistic children to have friendships with other parents who also have autistic children. “Sometimes you just need a parent to talk to,” she said. Thomas said that it may be easy to judge parents who have an autistic child, but it is never okay. “You shouldn’t do that. You don’t know what’s going on at home,” she said. “Autism is everywhere and not isolated to one set of society,” she added.