Heaven

I read another blog today.  The writer commented that her MIL (Mother In Law) had said that when her son gets to heaven he won't have autism.  The writer was upset by this comment.  I think because heaven is so far away & assumes no cure for autism. 

Bear with me as a ramble. I promise, I will tie these two strings together.  In a Christmas letter I received last year from a friend, she commented at the bottom..."just passing through".  That struck me.  I still think about that comment a lot.  We are "just passing through".  We are only on this earth for a time.  It seems like a long time.  But in the span of eternity, it is just a brief moment!  For me & you, we are just passing through on our way to heaven. 

Actually, I am often comforted by the fact that you won't have autism in heaven.  I am so curious about what goes on in your brain!  Yes, you talk & are actually a good talker finally (even though you didn't start until you were about 3 or 4). But, you don't really communicate.  At least not the way a NT kid will communicate. 

Here's an example. You missed your Christmas party at school last week.  You refused to do your schoolwork. You were warned that you needed to get the work done before the party. You didn't finish so had to go the resource room to finish while the party was going on.  You told me that evening & again the next day that you missed the party.  That's it.  That's all you said. You said it three times so I knew you were upset, even though you didn't act upset. You didn't complain. You didn't make any excuses.  You just told me, three times, you missed your party.  How do I know you were upset?  Because that day, I was paying attention. I wonder how many other times I'm not paying attention and I miss what you are trying to communicate to me.

I hope you get better at telling me what is going on in your brain. But if you don't, we can catch up on everything I missed once we get to heaven.  We will have an eternity to do it!