You all sound so wonderful, and I'm glad to see everyone responding to the 'where is ..." by the way, I know I can go on a different sight but I like the sound of you all. So here it goes....... My friend has two children with Autism, 5 and 3yrs old. My question is, although they are seperate diseases (if you will) her autism boys and my CF. daughter, the on going argument between us is this. When she goes out in public, and her children act up sort of speak, she tells everyone they are autistic, yet when I am out with my daughter say at COstco, I refuse to label my child with something just because she has to swallow enzymes before she eats. Do you take it personally, or feel like it's labeling, if you have to justify your behaviour or your actions due to an illness? Do you have a complex from it, do you feel like it could have been handled differently??? thanks for your time and input...