Omar with Khalid
Today is our grandson Omar’s birthday. While I reminisce over the last 20 years, how far Omar has brought us, the places he has taken us, how he changed our lives. . . I am also looking forward to another birthday. A birthday that changed the world forever.
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I remember the day you were born. My first grandchild. What a novelty! You were beautiful and cuddly. At age one, you were a happy child. At two, you were witty, expressive and as loving as a two-year-old could be. At three, you changed. The doctor said it was autism.
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NY Police Academy: Autism Sensitivity Training
You are sitting in your living room when suddenly the front door bursts open and a young man barges into your home—a stranger. How would you react? Scream? Confront him? Pull out a gun? Call the cops?
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