French in disarray as they admit EU treaty vote is lost. There may be hope yet. The French actually voted against the EU b/c they fear it will force them to trim their welfare state. Lazy inveterate Frenchmen, afraid of having to work for a living and actually compete with other national industries was enough to have them vote "Non!". France has long term problems I've spoken about here and others have covered in greater depth and with greater skill. I think the EU in it's proposed form was/is fundamentally undemocratic and very bad for both Europe and America. They're better off making something akin to a NAFTA style open market, perhaps moreso.
So....the autism thing
Since April is nearly over and it's autism awareness month, I suppose I should talk a bit about it. I guess the best way to start is to rehash the story of How I Got Here. My oldest was born in 1999. Healthy, happy and so on. One peculiar thing he did as an infant was to avoid eye contact. Our doctor assured us it was because he was so young and his eyesight was undeveloped and he was probably focusing on something in the background that was more interesting. Besides, babies don't recognize faces for a few months after birth. Only later did we find out that our doctor was an idiot. He was 16 mos. old when his little brother was born and he was walking and making wishes known by pulling me or my wife by the hand to whatever he wanted etc. He was fascinated with the wheels on toys. If you gave him a truck he'd turn it over and spin the wheels and smile. Only later would I find out this is a major warning sign. This was our first born and what the hell did I know? ...
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