Whew! Close call today. An appliance repairman was leaving our house through the front door this evening. As he approached the door, he thought Olivia wanted to go outside. He opened the door and she took off down the lawn and darted right into the street. This is what I was told anyway. I was busy making dinner at the back of the house and did not realize anything was going on until my neighbor burst through the back door saying, "Kelly, your dau" - that's all she got out and I immediately raced past her thinking that Lauren got hit by a car (since Olivia is never outside without supervision).
As I approached the street I saw Olivia in our neighbor's arms and the poor gentleman who almost hit her pulled over and shaking.
I am posting this because although Olivia looks pretty normal (despite the seizure helmet she was wearing), she is not safe without supervision. I know the service man's heart was in the right place, but she seriously was almost killed because of a gesture that was grossly inappropriate.
I am simply pointing out another anomaly of this autism epidemic. When I was a kid, I don't remember any "normal looking" kids with such a serious development delay. Sure, I knew kids with Downs Syndrome and Mental Retardation, but you could tell they were disabled because of their appearance. Think about it. In 1990, the autism rate was 4 or 5 in 10,000 -- now it is 1 in 88.
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