My heart just broke for that little boy. Thank you for pointing me to this story, Richard. It is interesing to me, and a good thing, to suddenly find out that a fellow I have been reading with admiration, and exchanging some little dialog, to find out you are autistic. I have very little experience with autism, but it reinforces for me that an autistic person is just another person. We all have issues and challenges, some more severe than others. In addition, my life partner, Misha, while not autistic, has issues stemming from childhood also. She often tries my patience, but you help me understand where it is coming from and open more forgiveness and acceptance in my heart. You know, the broken one.