Posted By Dan Swearingen on August 20, 2009

There is a really good, huge article by Cintra Wilson in the September 2009 issue of O, The Oprah magazine titled An Inconvenient Youth: Raising Children with Autism

“I used to eat myself alive about how much money or time I was spending with Padraic,” says Heather, who has three other children. “You know that if you spend 24 hours a day with this kid, drawing him out of his inwardness, you’re going to make a difference. Ninety percent of my self-torture has come from not doing floor time with him because I’m making dinner. I’ve spent most evenings on the floor of my kitchen in tears.… There’s never enough you can do. Ever.

“It’s the old proverbial story,” she continues. “If a car fell on top of your kid, a mom would be able to lift it off.”

“The superhuman kicks in,” Erin agrees. “But it’s years of trying to lift that car.”

“And you can’t,” says Heather. “And everyone’s sitting on top of the car trying to hold it down. That’s the way it feels.”

“And you get tired,” says Corinda.

“Pretty soon you realize the car is on top of you,” says Erin.

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