Our son Colin is pretty high on the Autism Spectrum Scale. In fact, our school special ed department fudges a little so that he can continue to get the services he needs. Colin is not afraid to hug and he's getting better verbally all the time. I think that probably makes it easier for me to be nonchalant about autism. I've always seen it as the way God is creating Colin to be the man He needs Colin to be.
But there are thousands of parents in our country whose hearts are breaking every day because they don't see improvement and may never. Parents whose kids won't touch them. Parents whose kids can't tell them they love them. Kids who are locked in their own worlds. The group Five for Fighting has a website where they are donating money to Autism Speaks every time you watch a video on their site. Now that can't hurt much, can it?
http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/list/filter/autismspeaks
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