Hi, all!  I live with my husband of 21 years and our 4 children and numerous pets.  Our oldest has high-functioning autism.  The rest of the kids are, apparently, normal.  I think that siblings can really help a kid with autism, but no doubt there are some costs to the NT siblings of children with autism.  That said, Daniel is very kind and helpful to his siblings and the opportunity to be socially competent at home is good for him.  I just hope to help him be socially competent in the wider world, too.