Opinion: Life with an autistic child can be difficult. During a pandemic it can be grueling
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted daily life for most people around the world. It has completely upended it for people with autism and their families.
My son Muhammed — we call him Mu — is 15 years old and severely autistic. He has few words beyond “wanee” (for “I want to eat”), hums and paces incessantly, has the academic skill of a toddler, and is prone to breaking things (we eat off paper plates and have gone through more iPads than I can count).
