This publication is a response to our growing recognition that:

• People with autism/PDD are a valued part of the spectrum of human diversity;
• Information about the many ways to support their development can be shared in a clear, accessible, and respectful manner;
• We are at the start of an important dialogue which has the potential to improve not only the lives of people with autism/PDD, but the communities in which we all live.

Rather than providing a set of answers in one-size-fits-all fashion, this booklet offer a way of organizing the questions before us and facilitating the dialoges which need to occur in the lives of citizens with autism/PDD.