Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had difficulty keeping still and inability to cope with loud music. Yet, he became one of the most legendary composers of all time.

Acclaimed artist Andy Warhol is very well known for his repetitive art style. Due to his inability to handle social situations, his inclinations to use the least amount of words possible when speaking and even his occasional difficulty in being able to recognise his friends; he is suspected of having autism.

Have you ever heard of the mathematical equation E=MC2? Albert Einstein was nonverbal until the age of 4. During childhood, he could not interact normally with others, and was once expelled due to his inability to pay attention in school. He later became one of the greatest minds in math and science. His work foreshadowed the development of atomic power and the atomic bomb.

Anthony Hopkins, the famous actor who played Hanibak Lecotor in Silence Of the Lambs, was not diagnosed with Autism until he was in his 70s. He later admitted it had a huge impact on his life.

So if you are like me with Ryley, stop stressing and let them free to fly. Who knows who or what our children will become some day. Autism does not limit them. It gives them an entirely different perspective to become whoever they want to become.