I am a 40-something-year-old and have had my share of challenges in life as is true for everyone I have been in contact with....

I am a 40-something-year-old and have had my share of challenges in life as is true for everyone I have been in contact with. One of those challenges has been my son's diagnosis with Autism or High-Functioning Asperger's Syndrome. I am in Colorado. I hope this reporting gives others some perspective and education about the diagnosis and maybe people will get some hope and open their minds as far as experimenting with interventions they may not have tried. Sometimes the wonder of life isn't seen until a challenge forces a person to reach deep inside themselves to extract strengths and weaknesses that previously were unknown.