Introduction

Autism is like this. It’s like someone sneaks into your house, in the middle of the night, and takes your precious baby’s mind, and personality—and leaves their bewildered body behind. —Cure Autism Now, “Kidnapped” Autism is a way of being. It is pervasive; it colors every experience, every sensation, perception, thought, emotion, and encounter, every aspect of existence. It is not possible to separate the autism from the person. …...