Our 14-year-old son Chris behaves like any other teenager would; helikes to retreat to his bedroom with magazines and music and getting himto wash every day can be a bit challenging. However, along with the blueeyes and long lashes, determination and a strong sense of order, there'sa whole lot more that comes with Chris, who is severely autistic.
It's the practical problems of living with disability that neither myhusband Duncan nor I anticipated; how schizophrenic life would become aswe were forced to do different things with each of our three children:Chris, nine-year-old Jacob, who is also severely autistic, and ourdaughter, Chloe, who's eight.
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