Source - Kat's Cafe - A blog about special needs parenting & advocacy In case you didn't know, April is autism awareness month. As a mother of two children with autism, I'd like to encourage you to take a few minutes and learn about this disorder. It may not be what you think. And, being a spectrum disorder, it's not the same from one affected person to the next. The main thing I want you to take away from this is that individuals with autism are often very productive members of society, but they interpret their world differently and have special needs. And so do their families. For information, visit Autistic Self Advocacy Network & Autism_Society.org And here's a great blog post I found: Autism awareness is not enough: Here's how to change the world " Put fences around parks, or at least part of the park . It’s not that I am too lazy to keep an eye on my son, but really, if I mess up for even a minute, he could end up as a hood orn...