hi kristen
just wanted to say welcome, i'm in the US in new york area and raising two HG kids, DD5 and DS8. DS8 is also PDD-NOS and like you we spent the early years doing all the ABA and now his needs are changing and we have to also nurture the gifted side. Luckily the teacher he has now recognizes his strengths. One of the big challenges is that its so easy for even professionals to fall into stereotypical thinking about kids on the spectrum. So if he reads really well he must not be comprehending (not true!!). And he must love math (which he does not!!).. i could go on and on. But all in all we are so glad to see this other side of him emerge and hope that it will save him in some way as an adult. I do feel that exceptionally bright people are given some "waivers" and allowed to be a bit eccentric (my father for one)..
