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I have long wanted to write a memoir about raising my autistic son.
I want to end it where he graduates from high school. Among the many things we were told he would never, ever be able to do, one of them was to get his HS diploma, so the day he walked on that stage in his cap and gown, I decided I wanted to write the book about how we got there.
At the time, he had been accepted into college and was going to study biochemistry. It was all coming together after 18 long years of struggle. We worked, and fought and we got there. That's my story.
Well, today, he's 22. He dropped out of college after one semester because he failed every single class. He tried again a year later and again, failed half of his classes (yes, an improvement, but not enough.) He's still living with us, and has gone through 8 jobs in that time, not yet finding his place. I don't want to talk about that in the book. Navigating adulthood is a completely different journey.
Is it too much of a deception to end the book where he's graduating and we're looking forward with hope?
I want to end it where he graduates from high school. Among the many things we were told he would never, ever be able to do, one of them was to get his HS diploma, so the day he walked on that stage in his cap and gown, I decided I wanted to write the book about how we got there.
At the time, he had been accepted into college and was going to study biochemistry. It was all coming together after 18 long years of struggle. We worked, and fought and we got there. That's my story.
Well, today, he's 22. He dropped out of college after one semester because he failed every single class. He tried again a year later and again, failed half of his classes (yes, an improvement, but not enough.) He's still living with us, and has gone through 8 jobs in that time, not yet finding his place. I don't want to talk about that in the book. Navigating adulthood is a completely different journey.
Is it too much of a deception to end the book where he's graduating and we're looking forward with hope?