Posted on 03/31/2008 3:35:18 PM PDT by fishhound
Tito Mukhopadhyay shuffles to the front door of his home in Austin, Texas. He's coming home from school, something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
His mother, 45-year-old Soma Mukhopadhyay, is considered a pioneer in a breakthrough treatment for some autistic children who face the stigma of being considered "mentally retarded."
That was a label Soma never accepted for 19-year-old Tito. And after hearing Tito's story, you'll never look at an autistic child the same way.
"How was your day?" Soma asks.
Before Tito can answer, he obsessively moves around the house, placing the TV remote in its proper place, arranging the salt and pepper shakers just so. Then he sits down in front of his specially designed keyboard to type his response.
"It was like a floating kangaroo that kept itself invisible," Tito answers.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
I know it’s a couple days late but as a father of a son who has Asperger’s thank you and well said!
My son also had a botched delivery.
Amen.
Anytime is a good time. I’m away from home on a borrowed computer with limited time, or I would address all of the above with the greater attention the replies deserve.
Praise God for the open minded teachers who identify and assist students with autism spectrum disorders. Back in my day narrow minded adults would just classify them as retarded.
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