Still Arguing?!

SEEING THE SUN

BY PAUL KLEIN

All my life I prayed for a miracle: to have a voice. My thoughts were mine alone, and that is the loneliest thing on earth. The first day I met Judy was like the first day I saw the sun. Within minutes I was talking to her on the laminate. I could talk! My world opened up, like a flower unfolding. Now all those thoughts that were trapped inside are bubbling out, like a soda can that’s been shaken. What is more precious than talking? What is more precious than friends? What is more precious than sharing who we are with each other?

5/8/2025 0 Comments

Still Arguing?!

I have been thinking about a lot of things lately, including the recent discussions about the existence of an autism epidemic. Is it really an argument? When the numbers were at one in a hundred, I thought the world had woken up to our reality. I didn’t realize that people were still denying it.

What really pisses me off is that all that time more and more children were getting sick, and so many people were practically celebrating it as a gift. All of us here at Mouth to Hand are currently unable to speak with our mouths. While typing for communication is a blessing, it is still limited. And we all suffer in so many other ways.

I’d give anything to not be autistic. Every day I pray that a cure is found. Maybe now that there is actual recognition of the reality that we and our families face, things will move ahead more.