It's all about the community. It's hard to explain the pure sense of relief that came from seeing that it wasn't just us, it wasn't bad parenting, it wasn't that my son only needed to try harder to comply/conform. And it's hard to explain the pure sense of joy from knowing my son IS different and that is GOOD and the things that seem unusual and cool ARE unusual and cool and there are other unusual and cool kids out there like him. I never realized how lonely and sad I was until I stopped feeling it thanks to the DYS community.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
