Are parents of children with autism “heroes?”

Posted by Beth Finke on January 7th, 2008

Our son Gus has obvious physical and mental disabilities. My husband Mike takes Gus out and about quite a bit, and when strangers see Mike comforting Gus after a fit, or feeding Gus in a restaurant, they call Mike a saint… or a hero.

Mike hates this.

“It’s an insult to Gus,” he says.

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