He had to or hold onto my purse or hold onto my belt buckle or hold onto the corner of my coat. He had to hold my hand. I had to stop and take a breath and realize that autism does not fit in. That child, which has struggled with social cues and had a really hard time in high school when he should have been succeeding because of all the group projects that he failed, is now exploring Japan by himself on a trip that he planned by himself