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When your child's abilities are dramatically uneven

My 7-year-old son with autism is brilliant at math but cannot tie his shoes and I watch other parents take their children's basic skills for granted and feel so envious it surprises me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The coexistence of exceptional gifts and basic limitations challenges conventional expectations while creating a unique form of parental pride and grief.

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