My two sons are all grown up now. They are 32 and 27 years old this year. Yet they both still have the minds of1. Autism(自闭症)has limited their2growth and they still need to be looked after all the time. When I was a boy  the term used for people like my sons was Mentally Retarded. By the time I was an adult the term had3to Mentally Handicapped. 4, this was switched again to Mentally Challenged.5of these terms truly defined(定义)them, however.

    These days the6term is people with Special Needs. I like this one better than the older ones, because it is more7. My sons do have Special Needs8they also have Special Gifts. My oldest boy may only be able to9certain things. But when he10people by name, there is a catching happiness in his mood and manner. He always11love and hugs far more freely than I do. My youngest boy is12in his own world most of the time. But he also has an13to laugh and enjoy life. Often after he finishes crying his happiness will immediately14. My two Special Needs sons have15me more about how to live and how to love than I could have ever learned16.

    The fact is that all of us in this life have Special Needs. All of us also have Special Gifts. It is up to us to17our gifts. It is up to us to18the needs of each other. And it is up to us to19each other with kindness and love. Remember, we are all one20here. We are all Children of the same God.