Just a brief follow-up to last week’s post (Autism Awareness Has a Long, Long Way to Go).
As I implored at the end:
So please, be truly aware. Spread the word. And help us create a fuller Autism Awareness.
A good friend (and brilliant photographer of autism life, whose book Immersed I reviewed, which is how we connected — click here for that review), Bruce Hall, shared the piece on his Facebook page.
I value, more than you know, every comment, public and private, that I receive from simpatico parents and loved ones of people with severe autism.
But a comment on Bruce’s page comes from another perspective. It gets to exactly why I wrote the piece in the first place. And I want to thank Jan Warford Fisher for permission to share his comment:
I do not have an autistic child and don’t know much about autism. But, of all that I have read, this article taught me more and gave me more insight than anything else. It left me shaken but with a new understanding that I value. Do you mind if I share it?
To the contrary Jan. Thank you for sharing it, and helping us spread the word.