Ann Bauer of Salon.com wrote this piece about her autistic son Andrew.
The part that resonated most with me is this line: "I am not alone."
I've been thinking about public policy options that would help families with autistic children more. If any of you have ever seen mental illness or intellectual disabilities up-close, you know there is so little help out there. Doctors hardly understand it. But families have to cope with it.
My heart goes out to Ann and her family.
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Extremely sad, especially when his brother had to restrain him on the bed at the mental hospital. But also very insightful. Thanks for posting this.
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