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For Parents of Kids on the Autism Spectrum, It Takes a Village
In his book, “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell describes a village of Italian expats in the U.S. where everyone lived ultra-long lives. Was there some secret to their longevity? What, researchers longed to know, was their secret sauce? Did they practice an aesthete form of yoga? Were they strict vegans? No. In fact, they all smoked like chimneys and ate plenty of meat. They were, however, a close-knit community where everyone supported each other. That was it.