Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Jabberwocky of the Day : Age of Autism
on Smiting  As a parent of three children who suffer from
autism, I can fully understand the difficulties and challenges
that autism can bring to your life. I can understand that some
days it seems like nothing you can do can alter the course of
autism or make a dent in the problems that is causes. And I
certainly understand that having to deal with autism can
monumentally suck for both you and the child who, lets face it,
gets the worst of it.  I get all that because autism has been a
part of my family's life for many years now. And after all of
these years, I think I can say that I truly understand the
frustration and occasional hopelessness that that goes with it.
I don't think that you can really understand what autism can be
like unless you live it day after day.  I get that and so I
normally don't comment on what other parents say about their
experiences. I understand that these parents are under
tremendous stress and are simply trying the