Mangesh Hattikudur

Oh, so like, and was this the first time that this kid had been there or had it been a number of times?

Oh, so like, and was this the first time that this kid had been there or had it been a number of times?

Oh, my God. And roasting is the wrong word.

Oh, my God. And roasting is the wrong word.

Oh, my God. And roasting is the wrong word.

Until the 1980s? Yeah. That's crazy.

Until the 1980s? Yeah. That's crazy.

Until the 1980s? Yeah. That's crazy.

I mean, that still must be the case, right? Like there's so many like. High-performing, perfectionist parents who have kids who are autistic. One, they don't want to believe their kids are autistic for a very long time. They don't see it in front of them. But that sense that you can fix it or cure it is so desperate for so many of them.

I mean, that still must be the case, right? Like there's so many like. High-performing, perfectionist parents who have kids who are autistic. One, they don't want to believe their kids are autistic for a very long time. They don't see it in front of them. But that sense that you can fix it or cure it is so desperate for so many of them.

I mean, that still must be the case, right? Like there's so many like. High-performing, perfectionist parents who have kids who are autistic. One, they don't want to believe their kids are autistic for a very long time. They don't see it in front of them. But that sense that you can fix it or cure it is so desperate for so many of them.

Right. Yeah. No, I mean, there's an article, like an opinions piece in the New York Times this week from the editor of the journal Science who has, you know, said he figured out he had autism at age 53 and was talking about how like, you know, it's made him so much better of a scientist and he sees things that other people don't.

Right. Yeah. No, I mean, there's an article, like an opinions piece in the New York Times this week from the editor of the journal Science who has, you know, said he figured out he had autism at age 53 and was talking about how like, you know, it's made him so much better of a scientist and he sees things that other people don't.

Right. Yeah. No, I mean, there's an article, like an opinions piece in the New York Times this week from the editor of the journal Science who has, you know, said he figured out he had autism at age 53 and was talking about how like, you know, it's made him so much better of a scientist and he sees things that other people don't.

But also that late understanding that like he's in this field and didn't realize that he had autism until such a late period.

But also that late understanding that like he's in this field and didn't realize that he had autism until such a late period.

But also that late understanding that like he's in this field and didn't realize that he had autism until such a late period.

When you think about these parents, obviously they spend so much time warning the kids that they thought they'd have, right?

When you think about these parents, obviously they spend so much time warning the kids that they thought they'd have, right?

When you think about these parents, obviously they spend so much time warning the kids that they thought they'd have, right?