"My son sees the world differently than us. Thus he acts differently. Differences in people can be inspirational and joyful. Despite his challenges that cause him daily frustration, he smiles and teaches us something everyday. He figures out a way to live in our world and shows us to much love. I love that difference." -Donna Rosuck.
I've been doing a lot of research for our Walk Now letter and I'm finding that there is a whole sub-culture of autistic people who don't want to be cured. They see themselves as just people who are different. They consider themselves just one of the minorities in the world. Kind of like "leftys" I guess. I found some of their blogs very interesting and I can kind of see their point. S's autism is part of her. And she is the happiest kid I know. But I'd still like to be able to hear her thoughts. Maybe Walk Now is a selfish thing on our part. I don't know.
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