Parents are expected to deal with an illness that doctors not only know little about but also are wary of diagnosing in the first place. Parents are set adrift inside a house that has become a war zone, dealing with feelings that alternate from extreme anger at the child to the most unbelievable yearning to help that child, from rage at the outside

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You know that Ryan has unique problems, and for some reason, he experiences any limit-setting in a catastrophic way. If we tell you “no” you are able to hear us. But, unfortunately, Ryan cannot, and we feel that it is better for the family to eat dinner, do homework, watch a movie, or play a board game without a three-hour rage going on in the back

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