magnifies. I urge parents at this early stage to stay in the present moment and work their way slowly forward. Otherwise they may become overwhelmed thinking about the years ahead and paralyzed by the enormous reality of the present. The truth is, atypical children often need slow unpacking, symptom by symptom, treatment to treatment. Their foundations are built brick by brick. Some outgrow their original diagnoses, but many will mature into adolescents and adults who still exhibit differences.
