Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170708:18:50:00
We were noticing some things that were peculiar. >> gracie would be off to herself in her own world. the other thing was hand flapping. in the very beginning when she was a toddler it was really, really bad. it was kicking, screaming, spitting, hitting, we would have tantrums pretty much daily. >> no cereal. we're going to eat dinner. >> oh, are you mad about that? >> it was very difficult just not being able to communicate with her, her being able to tell us what she wants. the day-to-day life was definitely a struggle. >> autism is a spectrum of disorders typically characterized by abnormali...