People say that children with Autism don’t understand emotions; that they don’t know how to react to the emotions of the people around them. I think that those people are completely wrong. I have never been shown love like I have been loved by my little brother Christian. I’ll never forget the day that I was laying in bed crying when my grandma had passed away. Chris came into my room, moved my hair off of my face and asked “Are you okay, W?” When I started to cry even more, he kissed my cheek, and crawled into bed with me. He hugged me until we both fell asleep. If that’s not understanding emotion, I don’t know what is.
These displays of emotion and connection, whether from someone autistic or not, are so amazing. I have tears.
