Autism effects 1 in I don't know how many children each year. That doesn't matter when it's your child. Autism is also a syndrome that has a sliding scale of disability. Each child is different. Some seem almost normal, some are easily annoyed by sound or touch, some don't respond to any stimuli. Each child is different. This is the story of one such child and his parents. It's not sad. It's not redemptive. It just is.