Well worth the read

I just read a wonderful essay by a woman with two autistic children. It made me cry.

It's called "My Children Want You To Know" and is on her blog is at:

http://staticvox.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-children-want-you-to-know.html

So much of what she wrote is true of Lonnie, how she processes the world around her. I have felt the sting of unspoken criticism from strangers and family members when they judge her behavior out of ignorance and intolerance.