I am my son's voice - for now. He is 5 and has autism. He works so hard every day in therapies in school and at play. He works 30 hours a week learning our way and he is getting better and better at speaking and social interacting. However he still has a hard time and so is treated differently in our society which I believe is wrong.  People just assume he can not attend church or fun activities just because he has Autism. I feel like he is not given a chance...

I don't understand why our society is so afraid of those that are different... He is smart, amazing with math and reading... He is loving and sweet, but he is different. He has to flap his little hands when he is excited, he sometimes has to sing his abc's when he is overwhelmed ... Very different in understanding social norms, but not any less of a person. He is just a little boy, but to me he is a warrior.

My husband is Active Duty Air Force going now on 22 years.  When people call him a hero for protecting our country, he often points to our 5-year-old amazing boy and says that he is his hero for working so hard to join us in this world. By the way, we have twin 5-year-old boys: one has autism and the other has Asperger's... Both great little minds that I just wish I knew how to show the world they are not just Autistic but also two little boys that just want to be boys.

Thanks,

A.