Fabulous insight

Totally agree mickysf we only watched part but have recorded the series.

I used to work with Adults with Learning Difficulties and spent a lot of my time with people across the Autistic spectrum have seen their bad times and their good times.

We had a lady in our village and she said they should all be locked away well you can imagine my response but her OH did have more patience than she did.

All these things help people to understand a bit more Micky. Like RedKite I spent a lot of time amongst people affected with all sorts of disabilities and every person is special and unique.

Yes, they/we most certainly are. A practitioner once explained to us that possibly most people are somewhere on the allistic/autistic spectrum and that many idiosyncrasies which make us individuals can be attributed to how our brains are ‘differently’ wired. 
I thought Chris Packham is doing a superb job in explaining that uniqueness, the specialness you mention and the challenges met. The man is a role model and champion to the cause. 

Remember watching him when he did that monologue on a local walk of his, it was a walking programme, and he touched on his autism then. Very thought provoking. I have this on my list to watch on iplayer.

I used to have a Charity as a client that used to train and place disabled people of all ilk into the workplace as well as teaching "life skills". The centre used to accommodate Downs, Autistic and Physically Disabled and we as a company use  to sponsor someone, unchosen by us, to help out. Going there and speaking with the staff as well as the trainees was always informative and it was also a good way to stay grounded and remember others less fortunate with their start in life than you.

I read Packham’s book ‘Fingers in the Sparkle Jar’ several years ago prior to his diagnosis. It was obvious to us then that many of his behaviours were linked with autism. So many resembled those we were experiencing with our child. A very interesting and enlightening read. Unfortunately many have since attacked or possibly even bullied him both indirectly or directly for his uniqueness and beliefs.