**AUTISM AWARENESS OF THE DAY**

Autism is a neurological disorder. Most people believe, mistakenly, that it is a mental disorder.

AUTISM - Are you verbal?

For years, we tossed around the word Autism.

It didn't fit, it fit, it labeled him, it didn't, we cared, we didn't.

We used to look at the faces that stared while he screamed.

We don't even notice now.

AUTISM.

It was a word that held such power.

Now...it's just a word...

And Ronan James is just fabulous.

How do you talk about autism?