What she will never know, what the rest of her family obviously KNEW, was that Katie was a precious gift. A child that precious requires a lot of love, patience, and sacrifice. The rewards for such care reveal themselves as the child progresses through childhood. But she’ll never know that, because she was too selfish to put her precious child’s modest needs before her selfish wish for “freedom” from autism.

Every parent of an autistic child knows the fear, the desperation, that sometimes occurs, but LOVE provides the tools to work through these feelings.

Not only was her mother a disgrace to the medical profession, she was a disgrace to EVERY SINGLE PARENT who l*o*v*e*s LOVES their child affected by autism.

Katie, your spirit graces your family every day.