YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Hey - I'm the mom of a 10 year old high-functioning boy with autism. He mainly struggles with focusing on the outside world, spending most of his time thinking about video games. He's a brilliant, sweet, empathetic boy with a whole bunch of quirks. I spend countless hours each month battling red tap...

I'm the mom of a 10 year old high-functioning autistic boy. Reading about both of your struggles - odd as it may sound - it gives me hope. I hope that my son has the ability to write so eloquently about his struggles and give a voice to his feelings. You are leading the way for younger boys and girl...