Autism speaks
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this on my site before, it’s kind of a touchy subject. My 6-year old son has been diagnosed with Autism.
This scares the hell out of me on so many levels, not so much because I know it means he’s going to have to work harder to maintain the “normal” relationships that people take for granted, but because he reminds me so much of me.
Autistic children almost have the appearance of being mis-wired.. Emotion takes work, so does empathy. Sensitivity to everything else is amplified. Touch, Sound, Sight. Any extremes can cause an overload and ruin everyone’s day.
Anyway – I’ve run across a site I wanted to link to, (which is the real reason for this point)
So when you see someone with a child melting down in the supermarket, or the airport. Think twice before you judge them. They may have their hands full.
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