Of course it's real. I just thank God my son got such an early diagnosis. I also started a blog to show his behaviors for anyone who may be wondering what is it like. http://spdmamma.blogspot.com/
MY 3 yr old son will put balls in his shirt and play. As soon as he realizes I am watching him he runs and hides. He is VERY persistent about me leaving
I originally came to this site and just made this comment on somebody else's texture blog, but I figured, why not make my own blog and see how many people