Would You Rather He Wasn't Autistic?

A close friend of mine had the audacity to ask me a question that had me thinking long and hard - would you rather he wasn't autistic? The Miss Universe answer would be "No, because I love my child just the way he is" but after giving it some serious thought, my actual answer would be a big "YES!" If I were given the chance to trade autistic for non-autistic then I would in a heartbeat. I love my bear more than anything in this world but I have to say it has been difficult and heartbreaking at times because of the problems brought about by the dreaded A word. If he weren't autistic I'm guessing life would be easier for him and me, but it is what it is and so we play the hand we're dealt. "And so it is just like you said it would be, life goes easy on me most of the time..." ♬♪♬♪♬