Hello, My Daughter Anna, we call her Annie. She was born premature into this world almost 19 years ago with a birth defect that required surgery. Of course I was worred she would have massive damage but she was wide-eyed from the beginning. She did not cry alot,would just watch everyone around her all the time from newborn on. She learned to read letters from peoples shirts and t.v.'s, from 15 months on and astounded friends and family all the time. She was always reading the dictionary and encyclopedia's were never a punishment. I have never looked at Annie differently and never thought of her differently. She has always been bullied in school because she was considered different. I believe it is the outside world that is different...different because they can't accept something they can't quite understand and are afraid of. While Annie and all Autistic children around the world see our world in colors....we in our short-sightedness only see what is in front of us....in black and white. I believe they are lucky to see the colors and we are unlucky to only see what is put in front of us. My daughter draws beautiful pictures....writes beautiful poetry...animals love her...my daughter and all children with Autism have what all people in this world try to achieve....Colors.

Robyn Mackay
Lake Stevens, WA