No Group Discount For Autism Care

Susan DeFord:

Randy and Lynn Gaston received the distressing diagnosis not once but three times.

Their sons, Zachary, Hunter and Nicholas, are triplets, and as the brown-haired boys grew into toddlers, Lynn noticed how oddly they played, how little they babbled, how they cried inconsolably at doctor's offices and family gatherings.

Two years ago, when the boys were 4, specialists confirmed the Gastons' suspicions: The boys have varying degrees of autism, a neurological disorder that hampers communication and social interactions and can include obsessive-compulsive behavior.

"It was shocking," Lynn said, "but in my heart, I knew, yes, somebody finally sees it."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 2, 2007 12:07 PM
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