So my son can build the Seattle skyline out of toothpicks from memory, solve mysteries of quantum physics and play Mozart on the piano blindfolded with his left foot,
OR...
maybe he could just be a 3 1/2 year old little boy who likes dinosaurs, snakes, Nemo and jumping in mud puddles!
For the longest time we had to deal with peoples uncomfortable reaction to finding out Zander was Autistic, some acted like he was contagious or like we'd done something wrong, others acted like he was dying, a few evil people even thought it was funny, but now with all the media coverage over the last few years our society has actual become desensitized to it. Now it's like, "Oh he's Autistic? So what? like it's no big deal "doesn't everyone know someone now who has it? or the opposite which is my favorite..."So what's he good at? Autistic kids are genius at something right? Does he paint or do those cool line sketches? Oh is he a musical prodigy or can he solve the space time continuum and bring back Doc and the DeLorean?(Sorry to anyone who is under the age of 28 for that reference... Back to the Future... Go ahead Google it, you know you want to)
What happens if Zander just so happens to be an average little boy who happens to have Autism? What if my son likes to play with his zoo animals rather than writing his college thesis at the age of 3 1/2? So what if he grows up to be the kid at the Senior Kegger who thinks crushing beer cans on his forehead is awesome? What if he's quirky and can see pictures in everything he looks at, you know like those people who see Jesus in potato chips? Should I really have to worry about whether or not my child is Autistic ENOUGH? By society's standards my child has to either be mentally retarded and headed for a group home or a freaking Genius who's ready to change the world?
What if everyone just quits putting pressure on him and just lets him be plain old little Zander functioning as best as his little brain will let him.
