Do You Underestimate Your Child’s Potential? | Prospering with Aspergers: "Autism: Never Underestimate Your Child’s Potential
Last June, my son Jeremy graduated from high school and gave a commencement speech (you can hear it here) in which he highlighted his goals of following in Helen Keller’s footsteps of becoming a college graduate, writer and advocate.
Parents often write to me and ask me how I did it–how I got Jeremy to where he is today. It’s not an easy question to answer. But at the end of the day, I think there are three core beliefs that kept me going:
1. Every human has potential.
As his parent, it was ultimately my responsibility to ensure that Jeremy reached his potential, whatever that might be."
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