The Bigger Village...Bigger Is Better
I was talking to an autism mom that I know today. She told me about a mom and son that she had run into about a hour before. It was in a convenience store and the little boy was on the floor having a meltdown. The little boy was recently diagnosed as autistic. Well meaning strangers were trying to step in, as they do. The women that I know was running interference for the mom and boy. As the story was being retold to me I began to feel what that mom must have been feeling. My chest felt tight and I am pretty sure that my heart broke a little. I even caught myself as my eyes teared up. Every time that I see or hear about another family early in their journey I want to stop and hug them. I wish that I could share my knowledge and experience with them. More than anything in this world I want them to know that it will be ok. Those parents who are newly thrust into a world filled with a fresh set of unknowns have a lot of work ahead of them. I am not going to lie, it won&
