Thursday, January 17, 2013  Joys of Autism: Character Embodiment
I have been looking through the archives of Temporary Insanity,
revisiting the past and trying to determine a direction for the
blog in the future.  I have noticed that the vast majority of
posts with the label autism tend to be more on the negative
side.  They speak of the challenges and unique difficulties in
parenting a child with autism.  And while I wholeheartedly
believe in being real and true to what I am thinking and
feeling, I realize that there is a whole other side of autism
that has been neglected completely on Temporary Insanity.  Yes,
despite the struggles and tears, there are many beautiful things
that autism has brought to our lives as well.  I call them "the
joys of autism", and quite honestly, I would never get to
experience these amazing blessings if I didn't have an autistic
child.  Those of you that don't have any experience or contact
with a child on the spectrum, please listen!  These joys of
autism that I plan to share o