I'm sure I'm still preaching to the choir
While the "The Bait and Switch" and "Loss" aspects of Emily Perl Kingsley's essay "Welcome to Holland". resonated with me, there is a third aspect with which I struggled.
"The Very Lovely Things About Holland"
In the following lines, a reader is left with the impression that the author has learned to accept that she is in Holland and is glad to be there:

This post is probably preaching to much of the choir. I am interested in how others have responded to the essay.

I've been a member of Autismspot for nearly a year but took a while to build up the courage to post. I was originally inspired to join by the Dallas Morning News article about "Dad's Coffee". I've done a few "Dad's Coffees" of my own with a few friends with children on the spectrum and have found them very valuable. I'd like to do more. I've done some blogging on my own, but only a handful of friends really read it. I need to take some of my own medicine and continue connecting with more parents, especially fathers, with autistic children. Below is something I wrote last week.