In My Daughter's Eyes, A Story of Autism
An editor's personal journey through autism.
This story is not mine to own. It could belong to you. It could belong to your sister, your friend, your neighbor, the waitress at Jersey Boys, the bank president, the school principal, the police officer directing traffic. In New Jersey, the story belongs to all of us. The findings of a federal study released last week show that one in 49 children, and one in 29 boys, are diagnosed with autism in New Jersey. Nationally, one in 88 children are diagnosed annually. Autism is a disease that gives itself freely and without prejudice. There is no way to protect your child from it; no diet or vaccine that will prevent it. It is, as experts will tell you, pervasive. Autism has been an unwanted guest in my house for 11 years. It has attached …
Madison
10:06 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
It is all part of God's grace. Many of us are given gifts that we may not see as "gifts" but as something to struggle with. The struggles and hurdles are what allow us to grow into each individual, special person. I believe it is largely up to us to make the most of what we are given and find the beauty. I say this as a person who deals with physical as well as neurological disorders in my … more ›