This book details the process of rearing our son Joel, autistic since birth. It contains many practical suggestions for parents, teachers, and community leaders for how to deal with children and adults diagnosed as autistic. The philosophies and suggestions contained in these pages are based on the trials, joys, successes, and failures along the pathway of parenting. While the lens is through the eyes of a parent, much of the information is applicable to educators, employers, and people whose lives intersect with autism in some way.