Josh Defends A Child With Autism

The other day when Josh was at school he discovered a group of children making fun of a boy with autism. The boy's pants had fallen down and the other kids were laughing at him. Josh immediately told all the kids that the boy had autism and that autistic people don't always understand things like pulling up their pants. His lecture ended something like: he is like my sister and I better never catch you making fun of my sister. They promised they wouldn't. There are times it makes me sad that my children are so painfully aware of autism and people making fun. But times like that, it makes me proud that they are so aware and have the courage to stand up for what is right. As much as I would love to take the pain away, I wouldn't want to take the empathy it has created away.