Parenting A Son With Cognitive Disabilities: Looking To The Future

This week, I turned 47. I had a really beautiful birthday — my husband and I took the day off work so that we could share the day together. After weeks of rain, the spring weather in Philadelphia where I live was finally a perfect warm and sunny so we were able to enjoy lunch at a lovely outdoor café. I enjoyed talking with my Mom and Dad, close friends and family and reading all of the Facebook messages that came through the day. My daughter made me a beautiful painting and inscription and my son George, who is 15 and is autistic and…