by Pat on Jan 2, 2009 at 1:59 PM
Filed in Autism Family Facts | Parenting Autistic Children | Stories from Readers
My son Tony is 26 years old, and he is high-functioning autistic. He is the most wonderful boy ever born. He is giving & funny, and intelligent. For the past number of years, he has been totally obsessed by politics, and all the politicians in Newfoundland, Canada, where we live, know Tony, and respond to his e-mails. When Tony was diagnosed, not much was known about his type of autism, because he wasn't the sit in the corner, banging his head child. His growing up was difficult, but now that he is 26, he seems to have found his niche. Tonight we were at a family gathering, and coming home in the car, he remarked on how attractive one of his relatives were. I asked him if he was interested in her, and he said "if I were normal, I would be". It doesn't break my heart so badly anymore, he is who he is. He is a gift from God.