“Finally, the words came out of her mouth, “Ruan might be on the autism spectrum.”

Autism? What was that? It was the first time in my life that I heard that word. Autism.

It was at that exact moment that our lives changed forever.

A simple word with a simple meaning.

Autism: “A serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact”. Simple isn’t it. If only we knew. We had no idea what was to follow.

For the first time in nearly a year, we had an answer. We were looking for an answer, weren’t we? We had starting point, it had a name. A name we could research, but sadly one with no cure.”