This appeared in the Chicago Tribune Magazine over the weekend. The author, David Royko, is the son of my all-time favorite columnist. While it was great to read another Royko's work, I need to point out that this is gut-wrenching stuff, especially if you're a parent.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/featur...mepagenews-utl
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Thankfully Max is showing no signs at all of autism, but this is one of the best pieces of inside journalism I've ever read. There's no happy ending here, but if you know anything about the disorder, I bet you expected that.