Autism....?

A co-worker and myself asked a mom the other day, "What is Autism to you?" She replied, "My entire life!"

This mom struggled through watching her young son disapear before her eyes. A seemingly "normal" child one day begins to turn inward and loose touch with those around him. Now his clothes are painful, his words are gone and he no longer looks at his mom's face.

Where did he go?

I wish I could tell her...