I rarely cry now when I drop off my autistic son at his group home. Not like I used to. Now the tears are bittersweet: missing him mixed with a tender pride. Back then, though, I feared that I was ...
MARTHA HALLORAN IS 26 YEARS OLD, AND SHE’S BEEN PART OF THE NASHOBA LEARNING GROUP FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO ON FRIDAYS AND ON TUESDAYS? WARREN CHILL. VOLUNTEERING. YOU GOT IT.
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.