| This is gonna sound pretty sappy but I guess that I am ok with that at this point.
I got the best gift that I have ever gotten this year. Several years ago my (now) 6 year old son Ben was diagnosed as severely autistic.Yesterday morning, my son (who cannot speak) came up to me and looked me in the eye and ASKED me to read him a book about Thomas the Tank Engine! In case you are wondering what the big deal with that is, he cannot do anything for himself and doesn't seem to realize that other people exist as anything but objects in his little world.
I am under no illusions that he is suddenly going to get better (I know he won't)but it was great to have him sit on my knee and listen as I read him a story - that has never happened before - ever.
After that - my day was set. |