9 Conversations To Have With Your Autistic Child

Growing up, Paul McAuliffe says he “felt like a Martian.” He was always saying the wrong thing or overreacting, but he didn’t know why. Then several years ago for his job as a case manager, the Panama City resident started reading online about the symptoms of autism.

“And I said, ‘My god,’” recalls McAuliffe, now 57. “‘That’s me.’”