I meant to comment on this post some days ago and for sme reason the comment did not get posted.
This is an interesting read. My wife and I have been talking a lot about these issues. She is an elementary school teacher and despite her lack of training with children with special needs, she has to deal with a lot of situation (they don't have psychologist or social worker in her school).
Last night we watched Campeones (Champions) a beautiful Spanish movie that gives us a whole cast of special people that can make anyone laugh and cry about how little we understand neuro-atypicals.