  Few options for teens with autism  August 18, 2013 Tribune
Chronicle |   Recently my worst nightmare happened for a second
time when my 13-year-old autistic son vanished while I was
bringing groceries into the house. One minute he is shooting
baskets, and the next he is nowhere in sight.  If you are
wondering how this could happen again in such a short time, then
you've never experienced autism first-hand.  As a parent, I
think one of the most heartbreaking things I've had to
experience so far is to see my child watching his peers go off
by themselves or in groups on their bikes or their ATVs. I can
almost remember the exact second he realized he was not like the
other kids. That look of sadness and confusion.  He is now 14
and my husband and I are his whole life and he is ours. He is
with us 24/7. He has no friends to do things with. Only us.
Options for autistic children have come a long way. However,
most of them are for the very young. My question is, what
happens when they hit puberty?  When Christian