Our autistic son is a loving, kind and compassionate man. He is also hilarious. About fifteen years ago we were on a family vacation trip to Florida. He is an early riser so I get the pleasure, and it truly is a pleasure, of taking him out to breakfast when we travel. This particular morning I was a little groggy when I woke ups so I did not review his clothing choices before we headed to the Chick Fil A.

After we received our meal and sat down to eat I noticed that his tee shirt was on inside out AND backward. I began to fuss at him about that and he listened patiently for a while. But as I went on and on, he raised his hand to stop me and then he scanned the entire restaurant with his eyes. He then looked at me eye to eye and said “it’s okay dad, nobody here knows me.” Pure gold!