thats is how I handle my son, I don't treat him like there is anything "wrong" with him but I do use the techniques that seems to help.....I also want to do the same with my nephew, problem is...although I have seen autistic kids so I am familiar with a lot of the symptoms or behaviors, I have not had them in care, so my search is for proper sites to help or books that will direct me in healping him to deal with these behaviors.