I applaud the film and the filmmakers showing some of the extreme edges of ASD. My family lives on one of those edges. The stress, anger, guilt, exhaustion, love, depression, fear . . . is overwhelming at times despite the best intentions and support of family, friends, and government services. ASD will teach you that everyone has a breaking point; that our individual humanity is not limitless. The scariest part of being a parent of an autistic child is the knowledge (if you are self-aware), that you will reach that breaking point, and you do know know what sort of person lives on the other side of it until you do. The hope is that, as Hemmingway wrote, "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places."
Review of Autism Every Day
