Jeff Katz | Courtesy of Mission of Complex
There are a lot of laughs to be had when you have an autistic son. Sounds cruel, right? But let me explain. Nate is a funny kid. He does and says things that are intentionally humorous. Then there are the things he thinks are funny but aren’t. So, far, very normal.
But what do you do when he does nutty things, has ridiculous outbursts when, for example, he turns into a robot when he’s frustrated. On one hand, his response is beyond his control, almost a behavioral Tourette’s. On the other hand, when he says, “If you ask me one more question, I’ll turn into a robot,” and then starts to talk in a staccato mechanical way, well, it’s hysterical.