That’s the impossible equation: We want our son to live a long, full life — longer than ours. Our son is profoundly autistic and only able to speak a few words, but he listens with a kind of alert stillness that most people miss. I know how it is; I’ve got kids of my own.”I couldn’t stop myself from asking if any of her children were autistic. AdvertisementAnd yet, for all that preparation, the fear remains because some parts of love don’t scale. His work explores memory, war, scarcity, migration and life with his neurodivergent son.

Source: Huffington Post December 02, 2025 14:30 UTC