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Autism Mothers Chosen by God

The following is a modified version of a poem written by Erma Bombeck.  Also, yes, I know God didn’t cause autism in a lot of our kids, but somehow this has a nicer ring than Autism Mothers Chosen by Incompetent, Uncaring, Boneheaded and All Around Clueless Medical Establishment and the Pharmaceutical Industry Complex.

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Home is where the autism is …

One of the biggest issues looming on the autism horizon is where will all of these kids with autism live when the grow up to be adults with autism?  As we know, the range of independent living skills is vast amongst these kids / future adults.

We do know that parents of kids with an autism spectrum disorder are a hearty bunch to say the least and I suspect that we will start seeing some very innovative solutions in the coming years.

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